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Bagels on The Hill? Yep, you read that correctly

Bagels on The Hill? Yep, you read that correctly

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 23, 2024

The Hill, St. Louis' iconic Italian neighborhood, is known for its classic Italian bakeries and family-owned delis—but not as a place you'd expect to find New York-style bagels. That is, until now. Since 1916, Amighetti's has been a familiar name in...

Rabbi Cary Kozberg, right, sits with Temple Sholom President Laurie Leventhal inside the synagogue's Springfield, Ohio, sanctuary in 2016. (Courtesy Dayton Jewish Observer)

Springfield, Ohio rabbi says he ‘misspoke’ about Haitian immigrants

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished September 23, 2024

The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, has expressed regret and said he will meet with local Haitian leaders following widespread criticism of his remarks disparaging the city’s migrant community. Rabbi Cary Kozberg will remain employed with his Reform...

John Burroughs School  is naming its baseball field for Andy Katzman (left), assistant coach of the Burroughs Bombers, who was also a star student athlete at the school in the 1980s.

From player to icon: how Andy Katzman built a baseball dynasty

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished September 23, 2024

The knuckle curve is a potent weapon for a pitcher. It dips and dances, baffling hitters. In 1985, it was Andy Katzman’s go-to pitch. With a 10-2 record, he helped John Burroughs School to its first state championship. Katzman is now the assistant coach...

A display of copies of Adolf Hitler's book “Mein Kampf.” Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Hitler is trending on TikTok again — and they’re trying to make him seem like a nice guy

Published September 22, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Hitler is, once again, trending on TikTok. Speeches given by the Nazi Führer, translated into English and read...

Israeli forces at the site where a missile fired from Lebanon hit houses and cars in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, Sept. 22, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Civilian effort to equip Israeli soldiers for war with Hezbollah ratchets up alongside hostilities

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished September 22, 2024

As tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have shot up to new highs, Israeli soldiers anticipating being deployed to the north are increasingly turning for help to civilian donations to Israeli soldiers, which have been crucial in keeping them stocked...

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jewish leaders express alarm at Trump’s blaming Jews if he loses

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has promised to protect Jewish Americans. But now, some Jews are wondering whether they need protection from him. In speeches Thursday night — the first to a small crowd of donors and backers billed as a “Fighting Antisemitism”...

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump says ‘Israel will be destroyed’ and ‘Jews would have a lot to do with the loss’ if he is defeated

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 19, 2024

WASHINGTON — Speaking at antisemitism event on Thursday, Donald Trump doubled down on attacks on American Jews — those who do not vote for him. He suggested that Jews would be to blame if he loses in November. He also said American Jews who vote...

(L-r) Rabbi Cary Kozberg of Temple Sholom in Springfield, Ohio, in 2016; a mural in Springfield, Sept. 16, 2024. (Courtesy of Dayton Jewish Observer; Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)

The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, says local Haitian migrants lack ‘Western civilized values’

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished September 19, 2024

Since Donald Trump amplified baseless rumors about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, last week, the community has been beset with bomb threats and white nationalist activity. Adding to the controversy, a local rabbi criticizes Haitian...

In the hours after the deadly pager attacks on Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, social media was flooded with memes about the operation. (JTA collage by Joseph Strauss)

The deadly pager operation in Lebanon is no laughing matter. Or is it?

Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAPublished September 19, 2024

First came the explosions. Then came the jokes. Within minutes of news that several members of Hezbollah were killed and hundreds wounded by pagers that had been doctored to explode en masse, allegedly by Israel, Jews on social media shared memes celebrating...

Actress Niv Sultan portrays an Israeli spy on the hit series Tehran. Courtesy of Apple TV+

Did a hit espionage thriller predict the Hezbollah pager attack?

By Benyamin Cohen, They ForwardPublished September 18, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. A sworn enemy of Israel hears his cell phone ring, and answers it. On the other end is a Mossad agent who hits a button,...

How to best experience "The Artist Who Captured Eichmann" exhibit now open at the Holocaust Museum

How to best experience “The Artist Who Captured Eichmann” exhibit now open at the Holocaust Museum

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 18, 2024

Visiting "The Artist Who Captured Eichmann" exhibit at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum offers a unique journey through both history and art. This exhibit, which opens today, Sept. 19 and runs through June 1, 2025 focuses on the duality of...

Funeral ceremony held for 4 people who were killed in Lebanon when pagers used by Hezbollah members were detonated, in Dahiyeh neighborhood, south Beirut, Sept. 18, 2024. (Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)

14 dead, 450 injured in Lebanon on second day of pager attacks

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 18, 2024

Hundreds of electronic devices held by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon exploded for the second straight day, killing 14 people and wounding 450, in a continuation of a mass attack that the terror group has blamed on Israel. The devices exploding on...

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