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Mothers  of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza protest for their release outside the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, July 8, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Israeli hostages Daniela Gilboa, Liri Albag, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev slated to go free on Saturday

Ben Sales, JTAAPublished January 24, 2025

Hamas has published the names of the four hostages it will release on Saturday, the second group of captives to go free in the initial phase of the ceasefire that began this week. The four hostages expected to be released on Saturday are Daniela Gilboa,...

What reading the names of Holocaust victims means to me

What reading the names of Holocaust victims means to me

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished January 24, 2025

For the past several years, I’ve sat at a table in a conference room of the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum and read the names of Holocaust victims aloud for 15 minutes. It’s only 15 minutes—a fleeting moment compared to the immeasurable...

Under Elon Musk, the social media platform X has been at the center of several antisemitism-related controversies.

As latest Elon Musk controversy swirls, some American Jews come to his defense

By Louis Keene, The ForwardPublished January 24, 2025

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. The ADL’s defense of Elon Musk — after his hand gesture resembling a Nazi salute — outraged many in the Jewish world...

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders on the first day of his second term, as Vice President JD Vance (center) looks on, Jan. 20, 2025. Credit: White House.

Trump: ‘Would be nice’ if Israel didn’t need to strike Iran

JNS StaffPublished January 24, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he hoped that Israel would not attack Iran’s nuclear faculties, but appeared to suggest that this was a possibility if the Islamic Republic does not accept a deal on its nuclear program. “We’ll have...

Elon Musk's gesture during an Inauguration Day rally ignited debate over whether he intended to deliver what looked like a Nazi salute, Jan. 20, 2025. (Screenshot)

Elon Musk makes Holocaust jokes after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel’

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished January 23, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come to the defense of Elon Musk, days after the billionaire and prominent Trump ally was accused of delivering Nazi salutes at a presidential inauguration rally. One hour later, the world’s richest man...

Guy Pearce (front), Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in a scene from "The Brutalist." (Lol Crowley/A24)

Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished January 23, 2025

A postwar epic about a Holocaust survivor, a contemporary comedy about Holocaust tourism and a biopic of a Jewish musical legend helped lend a formidable Jewish presence to Thursday’s Oscar nominations. Meanwhile, nominations for a documentary about...

Steve Witkoff, businessman and developer, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum.

Trump to put Witkoff in charge of nuclear talks with Tehran, reports say

Published January 23, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to task his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, with leading diplomatic negotiations with the Islamic Republic, according to widespread reports on Thursday. The Financial Times and Axios, citing sources in Washington...

Former president Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Madison Square Garden, New York, Oct. 27, 2024. (Peter W. Stevenson /The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump signs executive order to redesignate Houthis as terror group

JNS StaffPublished January 22, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday calling on the U.S. secretary of state to designate the Houthis as a terror group within the next 30 days. Trump designated the Iranian-backed group, which is also known as Ansar Allah,...

Is the new film “September 5” worth your time and money?

Is the new film “September 5” worth your time and money?

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish LightPublished January 22, 2025

Steven Spielberg's "Munich," among other films, have told the tragic story of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, when Palestinian terrorists took Israeli athletes hostage with heartbreaking results. "September 5" is a taut historic drama that also takes...

The cast of the North American tour of ‘Shucked,’ which is coming to the Fox Theatre. Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

St. Louis comes alive! From fire festivals to Disney on Ice, your ultimate winter escape awaits!

Patricia Corrigan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished January 22, 2025

Museum exhibits, theater (musicals galore and dramas, too), rock concerts, lectures, flower shows, a blues festival, art shows (indoors and out), dance concerts, live jazz, kids’ programs (Disney on Ice is back!), cabaret shows, operas, a sake tasting,...

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Hamas not defeated, ‘think it’s a victory,’ Michael Oren tells PragerU

Alex Welz, JNSPublished January 22, 2025

The Hamas terror organization isn’t defeated, and in fact, “they think it’s a victory,” Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States, said in a video interview that PragerU, a conservative nonprofit, aired on Tuesday. The former...

The J’s Fox Building renovation, adult day center on target for fall

The J’s Fox Building renovation, adult day center on target for fall

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished January 22, 2025

Renovation of the Jewish Community Center’s Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield reached the midpoint Jan. 15 and is on schedule for completion in September.  The 27-year-old facility contains 65,000 square feet of space, which will not grow. But...

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