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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

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Lee Wielansky and Nick Dunlap.

Lee Wielansky hit ’em straight to become Pro-Am Winner at American Express Tournament!

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished 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...

A junior at Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Nelson Vickar is a top goalie prospect and last year was named one of Jewish Telegraph Agency’s 36 Jewish student athletes to watch for the 2023-2024 school year.

Ladue junior slides up ranks of elite amateur hockey players

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished 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...

Peyton O’Shaughnessy and Sammy Goldstein at Maccabi.

Sports, Judaism and inspiration converge for local teens at Pan American Maccabi games

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished 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...

DeMar DeRozan displays the jersey he signed at Madison Square Garden.

For an Israeli Chicago Bulls’ fan slain on Oct. 7, a final gift from that team’s star forward

Jon Kalish, The ForwardPublished January 8, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Chicago Bulls’ forward DeMar DeRozan honored the memory of an Israeli basketball fan murdered at the rave near kibbutz...

Cardinals hire Chaim Bloom, formerly seen as Jewish baseball wunderkind

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished January 8, 2024

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,...

Aviv sports company participates in the #StandUpToJewishHate campaign by hanging the blue square symbol on basketball nets in the Pais Arena in Jerusalem, April 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

Coach of prep player who said ‘I support Hamas, you f–king Jew’ faces consequences

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished 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...

From left to right: Luke, Quinn and Jack Hughes pose for a photo before their NHL game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Dec. 5, 2023.

Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes make Jewish NHL history (again)

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished December 6, 2023

(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...

Ryan Braun looks on prior to Game Five of the 2018 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Oct. 17, 2018.

Jewish MLB star Ryan Braun headlines International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s 2024 inductees

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished November 14, 2023

(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...

Camilla Emsbo is introduced at a Duke preseason event at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Oct. 20, 2023.

20 Jewish men’s and women’s college basketball players to watch in 2023-24

Greg Levinsky, JTAPublished November 3, 2023

(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...

Craig Breslow speaks during the 2023 Boston Red Sox Winter Weekend at MGM Springfield and MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., Jan. 21, 2023.

Boston Red Sox hire former Team Israel pitcher Craig Breslow to lead baseball operations

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished October 25, 2023

(JTA) — The Boston Red Sox have reportedly hired former Team Israel pitcher Craig Breslow to lead their baseball operations department. Breslow, 43, replaces Chaim Bloom, a fellow Jewish Yale University graduate who was fired by the team last month....

Michigan State University displayed an image of Adolf Hitler as part of a trivia quiz prior to a football game, Oct. 21, 2023.

Michigan State University says it is ‘deeply sorry’ for showing Hitler on screen at football game

Published October 23, 2023

(JTA) — Michigan State University apologized after an image of Adolf Hitler was displayed on the school’s video board at its football game against the University of Michigan on Saturday. The photo was shown during a pregame trivia quiz at Spartan...

From left: Adam Fox, Jack Hughes, Zach Hyman, Devon Levi and Jason Zucker. (

St. Louisan Luke Kunin among the Jewish NHL players to watch in the 2023-2024 season

Published October 20, 2023

(JTA) — When it comes to Jews and sports, baseball often reigns supreme — both in terms of Jewish fan interest and the number of high-profile Jewish professional players. But as some Jewish sports fans may recognize, the NHL has long had a large...

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