This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Peter Sellers, the English Jewish comedian who was born 100 years ago on Sept. 8, 1925, lived at a time before leading...

Jews are the people of the Diaspora. Beginning in the first century, and then over and over again through the years and around the world, our people have been forced to leave their homes and scatter elsewhere. As a result, our rich culinary traditions...

A first-time visitor to the Jewish Community Center’s Marilyn Fox Building might not guess the facility is 28 years old. Inside and out, it looks brand new, following a comprehensive 15-month renovation. On Thursday, Sept. 4, the center took the...

(JTA) — After more than a year of strife over his handling of campus antisemitism, the Jewish president of Northwestern University says he is stepping down weeks before the start of the school’s fall semester. Michael Schill’s resignation...

There must be something about high walls and hitting a ball as hard as you can that resonates with St. Louis Jews. In the 1970s and ’80s, Jewish racquetball champions helped put St. Louis on the national map. But long before racquetball had its moment,...

This year, Saturday Morning Bible Study will be divided into two parts, both from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. either in person at Temple Israel or on Zoom. | RELATED: Rabbi Mark Shook honored for five decades of service to police and community Part I: A Jewish...

It should come as no surprise that many Jewish Light Unsung Heroes of the past continue to expand their volunteer repertoire with gusto. Take Susan K. Goldberg, a member of the Unsung Heroes Class of 2016 and self-described “professional volunteer.”...

The AEPi antisemitism toolkit is the fraternity’s latest effort to prepare Jewish students and administrators for the new academic year, aiming to protect campuses from rising hate and strengthen student leadership. Recently, several Jewish organizations,...

(New York Jewish Week) — Rodeph Sholom School diversity drew our family in when we realized that our kids’ Jewish lives needed more than Shabbat and synagogue — they needed a Jewish day school where learning and community come together. |...

(JTA) — The Pitt SJP chapter was reinstated by a federal judge, who ordered the University of Pittsburgh to lift its suspension, saying the school unfairly restricted the pro-Palestinian group’s ability to recruit students as the new school year...

  If an organization supporting the St. Louis Jewish community has a financial need, there’s a good chance it has received funding from the Staenberg Family Foundation. This year, the foundation celebrates a significant milestone....

(JTA) — Six major Jewish organizations that have pushed to expand federal funding for synagogue security are urging Jewish institutions to apply again for the grants despite any concerns about the Trump administration and its terms for grantees. In...