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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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Jewish students form radical new front against Zionism on campus

Jewish students form radical new front against Zionism on campus

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished September 14, 2025

(JTA) — An anonymous group of Jewish student activists has broken away from Jewish Voice for Peace to form a new national organization, the Anti-Zionist Jewish Student Front, that pledges to escalate campaigns against Zionism on college campuses. In...

The Jewish family secret hidden for generations comes to light

The Jewish family secret hidden for generations comes to light

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 14, 2025

When Clare Kinberg discovered her estranged Aunt Rose’s death certificate in 2016, she unlocked a family story that had been hidden for generations. That discovery became “By the Waters of Paradise: An American Story of Racism and Rupture in a...

They came for school. They found a Jewish home in St. Louis

They came for school. They found a Jewish home in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 8, 2025

In 2005, JGrads started on the Washington University campus with a few Shabbat dinners, a couple of ambitious grad students and the idea that St. Louis needed something more for Jewish graduate students. The thought was to create something that wasn’t...

Lauren Munsch Dal Farra

St. Louis leader Lauren Munsch Dal Farra honored

Published September 7, 2025

Dr. Lauren Munch Dal Farra was recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Shaping the Future of St. Louis (as listed by Briefcase Coach) in the Women in Healthcare and Science category. CEO of PALM Health in St. Louis, Munsch Dal Farra leads a team...

Amy Fenster Brown writes that her  sons, Davis (left) and Leo are now in the same fraternity, making them double brothers — DosBros.

Nest, Empty

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special to the Jewish LightPublished September 3, 2025

It’s so quiet. My house is so very quiet now that both kids are young men away at college.  I’ve woken up every morning for the last couple of weeks thinking about the number of days left having them live in our house full time. It’s like a...

Liev Schreiber, Austin Butler and Vincent D'Onofrio in Caught Stealing. 
Liev Schreiber, Austin Butler and Vincent D’Onofrio in Caught Stealing. Photo by Niko Tavernise

Film featuring Liev Schreiber as a tough, Hasidic mobster open all around St. Louis

By PJ Grisar, The ForwardPublished September 1, 2025

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Darren Aronofsky’s most formative encounter with Haredi Jews may have come when he was an 18-year-old in Israel at the...

When a racing legend told the 'Jewish Light' we got it wrong

When a racing legend told the ‘Jewish Light’ we got it wrong

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 1, 2025

Sometimes, the best stories don’t start in the newsroom — they start in the archives. While researching nominees for the St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame at the Jewish Community Center, I was scrolling through our digital archives when a letter...

Confessions of a honey cake hater turned recruit

Confessions of a honey cake hater turned recruit

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 1, 2025

It’s happening again. Three weeks before Rosh Hashanah, my inbox, analytics and fragile peace of mind have once again been overrun by honey cake. Back in 2022, I confessed to the St. Louis Jewish community that I couldn’t stand the stuff. In...

Smoke and dust rise over residential areas during Israeli army operations in Gaza City, Gaza, Aug. 25, 2025. (Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Quinnipiac poll: Half of U.S. voters say Israel’s Gaza actions amount to genocide

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished August 29, 2025

(JTA) — A new poll found that half of U.S. voters — including 77% of Democrats — believe that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide, in a finding that adds to mounting signals of deep public disapproval of Israel’s operations there. The...

Michele Steinberg, Marty Levy, Marti Zuckerman, Max Gornish, Holly Bernstein, Deborah Hirschfelder, Julie Hoffman, Harriet Turner, Marilyn K. Humiston and Nancy Litz.

Unsung Heroes event tickets now on sale

Published August 20, 2025

Ten standout individuals will be recognized as the 2025 Jewish Light Unsung Heroes on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3:30 p.m. This year’s 16th annual event will take place at Jewish Community Center near Creve Coeur and will be co-chaired by Debbie Lefton...

From clinic to community: Dr. Ron Bose takes center stage at Lynnie’s Light

From clinic to community: Dr. Ron Bose takes center stage at Lynnie’s Light

BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished August 17, 2025

The Staenberg Family Complex near Creve Coeur will glow with purpose on Wednesday, Sept. 10, as the St. Louis Jewish Community Center hosts its annual Lynnie’s Light for Life event—a gathering that blends community, compassion and commitment to cancer...

Life lessons my dad taught me—without meaning to

Life lessons my dad taught me—without meaning to

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 3, 2025

I lost my dad, Dr. Allen Palmer, on Friday. And as I sit in my backyard this glorious Sunday evening, I find myself reflecting on what I actually learned from the man. There are a few very specific things—but none of them happened in some dramatic movie...

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