Amy Kuo Hammerman and Robert Snidman were sworn in as Ladue Schools Board of Education board members.
A retired attorney, Hammerman currently serves as the NCJWSTL’s state policy advocate for Missouri and sits on the local board of the organization....
Jennifer Stempel’s first children’s picture book, “With a Needle and Thread: A Jewish Folktale from Cuba,” will debut in October.
The book is available for pre-order from major retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.). It tells the story...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 16, 2025
The St. Louis Jewish community didn’t waste any time. Just three days after launching an emergency fundraising campaign to protect its digital archive of Holocaust survivor stories, the museum reached its $130,000 goal—and then surpassed it—thanks...
Alice Ludmer is among 10 local leaders to be honored as the 2025 Women of Achievement (Volunteer Leadership) at the 70th Anniversary Luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton on May 13. A biography on the Women of Achievement website noted that over the past...
With 10+ years of service, Megan T. Wilson is the new president of the JFS (Jewish Family Services) board of directors for the 2025-2027 term. She is a senior compliance counsel at Edward Jones.
Lauren Appelbaum and Rabbi Dale Schreiber have joined...
Dana Sandweiss is the recipient of the 2025 Hannah G. Solomon Founder’s Award, given by NCJWSTL (National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis).
This is the highest honor awarded by NCJWSTL and is presented to an individual who has changed the lives...
Israeli researchers have developed a blood test capable of detecting Parkinson’s disease even before symptoms emerge, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Tuesday.
The simple test, which focuses on RNA fragments in the blood (tRFs), offers...
The man suspected of setting fire to the home of Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor, Josh Shapiro, said he targeted Shapiro because of “what he wants to do to the Palestinian people,” according to a search warrant signed by state police and quoted by...
In his first major public comments about Israel since early in the Gaza war, the Jewish actor Ben Platt said his Jewish identity is not defined by Israel.
Platt also voiced support for another Jewish actor, Hannah Einbinder, who has drawn criticism...
TEL AVIV — On the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, Reut Karp was staying with a friend outside Tel Aviv when she was awakened by sirens. It was Simchat Torah, and she was about two hours from home at Kibbutz Re’im, a close-knit community of 435 residents...
JProStL, the professional association supporting staff across more than 50 Jewish organizations in St. Louis, has announced its new leadership for 2025–2026—and the incoming board president is no stranger to storytelling.
Rebekah Scallet, artistic...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 15, 2025
When Ayala Hendin arrived in St. Louis in the summer of 2022, she wasn’t just beginning a new academic chapter. She was coming home—sort of. Her parents had made aliyah in 1975, after her father was one of the first volunteers from St. Louis to fly...
