(New York Jewish Week) — Rifling through stacks of dusty cardboard boxes, Sarah Hopley opened one and found a faded manilla folder that looked promising. Its label read “KKK, 1983 JUN-1989.” “Here we go. Klan from the ’80s,” she said. “We’ll...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Saturday that Jews in the United States are facing their greatest threat since World War II. “What’s happening with Israel and Jewish people, there has never been a more dangerous time since the...

As millions prepare to watch the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, tens of thousands of protesters are converging to rally against the ongoing war in Gaza. Inside the United Center arena, at least 30 party delegates are expected to...

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum is pushing back the date to present the 2024 Lutz Humanitarian Award from Nov. 19 to a new date sometime in 2025.  This decision was made to better align with the availability of nominees, who have more flexibility...

A major Jewish Democratic group is stepping up efforts to engage Jewish voters in crucial swing states ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago next week. In a 30-second digital ad, exclusively shared with the Forward and set to...

The popular summer festival season continues in our area, and like at any popular festival gathering, music is often a major highlight. This year's St. Charles Jewish Festival, on Sunday, Aug. 25, is no exception, with several musical acts of...

For many of us, the place and time where we grew up holds a special spot in our hearts, representing an iconic way of life filled with a deep sense of belonging and love. We've all likely felt that our story was one worth...

Get ready, St. Louis. The much-anticipated Sababa Jewish Arts & Culture Festival is back, bringing its unique blend of art, music and food to a new location. After previous celebrations on the campus of Washington University in 2018 and 2022, Sababa...

A group of 99 Jewish clergy from across the United States signed a statement calling for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire deal that would free the remaining hostages held by Hamas. The signatories of the clergy statement...

Minouche Shafik, the Columbia University president whose campus became an epicenter of unrest this year following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, has resigned weeks before the start of the school year. Shafik’s resignation, tendered Wednesday,...

Pro-Israel activists will mount a “Hostage Square” during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week, in a bid to spotlight the plight of Israeli captives at a time when the city is preparing for large pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The...

For days, Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has been dogged by criticism — including from the Republican Jewish Coalition — about his ties to a Minnesota imam who praised Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and once shared a link to a pro-Hitler...