If you’ve been scrolling through Netflix wondering what to watch, here’s a suggestion: turn off the true crime docuseries and settle in for a cinematic masterpiece. Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1993 film “Schindler’s List” is now streaming on...

If you’ve ever wondered who your ancestors were, what paths they took and what stories they left behind, the Jewish Special Interest Group (J-SIG) of the St. Louis Genealogical Society has just the event for you. Their first meeting of the year, an...

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum recently announced the appointment of five new board members and the election of its officers for 2025.  Greg Yawitz has been elected the new chair of the board of directors, succeeding Carol Staenberg,...

If you’re anything like me, a feel-good story is exactly what you need right now — especially after the tragedy in New Orleans that started off the year. So when I heard how Aron and Jeanne Katzman’s family helped them celebrate their 65th anniversary...

Myron Kinberg and Bernie Steinberg were best friends. Both were born in 1945 and grew up in University City. They met in the sixth grade at Delmar-Harvard Elementary School. They excelled at sports, especially wrestling, and attended Wesleyan University...

Donald Trump repeated his threat that “all hell will break out” if Hamas doesn’t release the hostages it is holding in Gaza as his Middle East envoy signaled optimism about a ceasefire deal that would see some of the captives go free. The president-elect...

(JTA) — Peter Yarrow, one-third of the hit-making 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, and a Jewish activist who promoted Israeli-Palestinian coexistence and other progressive causes, died Tuesday at age 86. The longtime resident of Manhattan’s...

An important part of St. Louis Jewish history has resurfaced and is now for sale by a respected international dealer in used, rare and out-of-print Jewish books. Originally published in 1964, the book “The ‘Y’ Story:...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right French leader who espoused racist and antisemitic rhetoric and was convicted of Holocaust denial, has died at 96. His death was announced on social media by Jordan Bardella, a leader of the party Le Pen founded. “Enlisted...

Here’s a story I never thought I’d tell publicly, but with legendary Jewish talk show host Jerry Springer back in the headlines, it feels right to spill some behind-the-scenes tea. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, Netflix drops "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera,...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. What’s the best thing to say to someone when visiting them during shiva, the week of Jewish mourning following a death...