A good neighbor is the kind you can ask for a cup of sugar, a better neighbor is the kind you can ask for a kidney. That’s what happened five years ago to Jimmy Fendelman. A friend and neighbor was desperately in need of a kidney donor to save his life....

If you’re a bagel lover in St. Louis, you’ve got plenty of choices. From longtime staples to newer bakeries, the city offers no shortage of fresh, hand-rolled bagels. But for those keeping kosher, not all bagels are created equal. The key difference...

U.S. President Donald Trump praised efforts to deport Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-Israel activist and recent graduate of Columbia University whom U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested on Saturday. “Following my previously signed executive orders,...

St. Louis’ newest bagel shop is now open. Bagels and Bliss at 8151 Delmar Blvd. in University City, is now selling a variety of freshly baked kosher bagels. Co-owners Giti Fredman and William Goldmeier described it as a “soft opening” to work out...

Liberal Jewish groups joined the chorus condemning the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian protest leader at Columbia University who was detained by ICE and threatened with deportation. The statements came amid a cascade of condemnation and protest...

On a typical afternoon in University City, you don’t generally see a pink and blue shark, Wonder Woman, Popeye, CIA spies and a guy dressed as a Rubik’s Cube walking down the street together. Or Haman and Mordecai chatting about their weekend plans....

Voting opens Monday in an election that gives American Jews a rare chance to directly shape the future of Israel. The U.S. election for seats in the 39th World Zionist Congress will help determine the balance of power in the legislative authority of...

A version of this story originally appeared on CincyJewfolk, an independent journalism and engagement site for Cincinnati’s Jewish community. When Rabbi Ari Jun learned that faith leaders were invited to speak at a rally in Cincinnati against neo-Nazis...

The Trump administration has canceled $400 million worth of grants to Columbia University, following through on threats to pull funding from the school over objections to campus antisemitism. The grants came from the Department of Health and Human...

It was the kind of message no school community wants to wake up to. Early Friday morning, Affton High School staff arrived to find swastikas and racist graffiti, including the phrase “wite [sic] power,” spray-painted on the front of the school. District...

David Schwimmer is no stranger to using his voice. Whether as Ross Geller in “Friends,” the bumbling paleontologist navigating love, or as a vocal advocate for the Jewish community, Schwimmer knows when to speak up. And at the Anti-Defamation League’s...

JPRO STL honored professionals who work in organizations that touch the Jewish community at its 20th annual recognition event on Thursday, March 6. A gathering of more than 350 community members thanked the honorees for their tireless work. Felicia Malter...