Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 15, 2024
The St. Louis Art Museum's upcoming exhibition features works by French artist, Henri Matisse. “Matisse and the Sea” opens on Feb. 17 and is the first to examine the significance of...
The St. Louis Media History Foundation honored former St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist Judith Newmark for her years of dedication to the paper. Currently residing in Chicago, she continues to freelance...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 14, 2024
In a heartwarming story of generosity and life-saving intervention, former St. Louisan Dr. Irvin Pretsky’s gift to Israel has resulted in four new lives being brought into the world under unique...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 14, 2024
On stage, Andy Gross merges stand-up comedy, mind-bending magic and remarkable ventriloquism. It's this unique brand of entertainment that Gross is bringing to the Lincoln Theatre in Belleville on March...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Since Oct. 7, a growing number of Democrats have called for a ceasefire in Gaza, harshly criticized Israel or refused to send it more money.
But increasingly over...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 13, 2024
Following the events of Oct. 7th, misinformation and denial have proliferated, particularly on college campuses across the nation. The "Faces of October Seventh" project was created to combat this by bringing...
ELLEN FUTTERMAN, Editor-in-Chief
• Published February 13, 2024
On this day that celebrates love and romance, meet Herb and Nancy Seidel, childhood sweethearts who went their separate ways after dating in high school, only to find each other several decades later.
The...
The J announced that Avital Kadosh will expand her role as director of Jewish Experience & Innovation. She now has full oversight of Nishmah, programming, and fundraising efforts and activities.
Kadosh...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 13, 2024
The Holocaust might seem to be a daunting topic for a children’s book, but author Chana Stiefel handles it with finesse and sensitivity. Her illustrated book, “The Tower of Life,” tells the story...
When Alon Fishman visited Israel in early January on a group trip, it wasn’t his first time in the country. But Fishman, 23, had never seen Israel like this before.
When his Birthright Israel group...
Cindy Greenberg, JTA
• Published February 13, 2024
It’s not hard to feel a sense of despair in these extraordinarily difficult times for Jews in Israel and around the world following the horrors of Oct. 7, the upsurge in antisemitism close to home, and...
Sarah Glasser opened YENology, a retail boutique in Frontenac selling high-end smoking accessories and luxury goods for those seeking peace and wellbeing. Wanting to change the stigma surrounding cannabis,...
