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 2. Now, if that name, Andy Gross, sounds familiar...
(JTA) — An icon of Black history took center stage in an ad placed by the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism on Sunday night’s Super Bowl LVIII, viewed by an estimated 100 million people.
Robert Kraft’s foundation launched the “#StandUptoJewishHate”...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published February 5, 2024
For the past 43 summers in St. Louis, thousands of athletes aged 50 and over have competed in more than 90 events as part of the St. Louis Senior Olympics. This year, the 44th annual event is adding three new events to the slate.
New events
Long-time...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 24, 2024
Lee Wielansky had an especially good vantage point to watch the American Express Tournament in La Quinta, Calif. last weekend. He was competing in the PGA Tour event. Wielansky, 72, was also the winner of the pro-am portion of the tournament at 34 under...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 23, 2024
Nelson Vickar always puts on his left sock before his right one. It’s a routine and a superstition that’s common for an elite hockey player like Vickar, who first put on a pair of ice skates when he was 2 years old. Vickar, 17, is now a top goalie...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published January 9, 2024
As the war following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel continues in Gaza, now nearing 100 days, it felt good — like a much-needed respite — to talk about Jewish pride and competition with three young Jewish St. Louisans upon their return from the...
Jon Kalish, The Forward
• Published January 8, 2024
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Chicago Bulls’ forward DeMar DeRozan honored the memory of an Israeli basketball fan murdered at the rave near kibbutz...
The St. Louis Cardinals have hired Chaim Bloom as Advisor to the President of Baseball Operations. The team made the announcement Monday afternoon on X. Bloom most recently served as Chief Baseball Officer for the Boston Red Sox from 2019 through 2023.
Bloom,...
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA
• Published January 8, 2024
(New York Jewish Week) — A public high school in New York has fired its varsity girl’s basketball coach after players on its team uttered antisemitic slurs during a game against a Jewish day school.
A student has also been dismissed from the team...
(JTA) — The “H” in NHL may as well stand for Hughes.
Jewish brothers Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes made hockey history on Tuesday night when they became the first trio of Jewish brothers to play in the same NHL game. Jack and Luke’s New Jersey...
(JTA) — Ryan Braun has no shortage of career accolades. The 14-year MLB veteran, who retired in 2021, won an MVP award and slugged 352 home runs.
Now the longtime Milwaukee Brewer and all-time Jewish home run leader can add another accomplishment...
(JTA) — A standout at perennial powerhouse Duke. An Israeli WNBA prospect with a twin sister in the Israeli Defense Forces. A member of the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Those are just a few of the compelling stories from the best...
