Vilna, often called the “Jerusalem of Lithuania,” was once a vibrant center of Jewish heritage, learning, and culture before being devastated by the Nazis during World War II. In 1941, when Germany invaded, Vilnius was home to 100,000 Jews, nearly...

Three years after pulling off an upset to win gold in his Paralympics debut, Jewish table tennis star Ian Seidenfeld, the nephew of St. Louisan and Jewish Family Services CEO Miriam Seidenfeld, earned a bronze medal in Paris on Thursday. Seidenfeld,...

LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump told American Jews that they will not survive and Israel will be destroyed if he loses the presidential election. He made the comments live via satellite to the annual conference of the Republican Jewish Coalition, urging his...

The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out in a desert fortress against their Roman foes. New research from Tel Aviv University has revealed that the siege on Masada in 72 CE, long believed to have...

(JTA) — MILWAUKEE — The document recommends encouraging church attendance, White House Bible study sessions, shutting out legal immigrants, restrictions on abortion and revenge on Donald Trump’s tormentors. But it’s not part of Project 2025,...

Art serves as a profound medium of expression for many, and for Jasmine Raskas, it is a canvas for revealing the unseen worlds of nature and imagination. On Fri., Sept. 6, the Angad Arts Hotel will unveil “Symbiosis,” a captivating cross-continental...

Mordechai Rosenstein, a renowned painter and calligrapher known for his dynamic Hebrew calligraphy and vibrant artwork, passed away on July 9, 2024, at the age of 90. The Mordechai Rosenstein art legacy blended '60s pop art with illuminated Hebrew manuscripts,...

At a time when political discourse feels more divided than ever, Congregation Shaare Emeth's Jewish values and politics debate offers the St. Louis Jewish community an opportunity to come together for civil dialogue. On Sunday, Sept. 15, the congregation...

Right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson used the latest episode of his online talk show to interview a self-proclaimed “historian" and Holocaust denier Darryl Cooper, who promoted falsehoods about the Holocaust. The episode of Carlson’s eponymous show...

In the mid-1980s, then-teenagers Michael and Rob Silverman, were captivated by music, especially jazz. The Jewish brothers used to sit on the steps leading to the lower level of Cicero’s Restaurant in the University City Loop. They were too young to...

The family of an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor in Virginia has filed a lawsuit against Boar’s Head, claiming that listeria from the company's products caused his death. The lawsuit marks the first wrongful death case related to the Boar’s Head...

Throughout Rick Kramer’s life, there’s always been one constant: music, specifically percussion. Kramer credits the evolution of this constant to his time in South America as a teenager. While his father was conducting agricultural research for...