(JTA) — Nearly six months into Donald Trump’s term as president, the United States remains without a special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, an ambassador-level role at the State Department known colloquially as the antisemitism czar. Trump...

After casually mentioning Red Hot Riplets in yesterday’s Morning Light—while, tragically, snacking on snap peas—I got bunch of emails. Some were about snack deprivation, others about beloved junk food. A few said they’d heard Old Vienna—the...

A centuries-old Swiss village may be the missing chapter in your Jewish family story — and a European genealogy group is hoping someone in St. Louis can help close the book. The Swiss Society for Jewish Genealogy is searching for descendants...

Long before Larry King’s suspenders hit the auction block, they turned heads in St. Louis. The Larry King Collection, set for auction by Julien’s on Aug. 12, features nearly 400 artifacts from the broadcaster’s six-decade career — including...

The Jewish community needs to step up and fight antisemitism. That was a key message at “Antisemitism in our Backyard,” a conversation with State Rep. George Hruza, R-St. Louis County, and Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg of United Hebrew Congregation. Nearly...

(JTA) — A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week. Following a campaign by a local advocate, the creek was given a new name in the language of the local...

(JTA) — In an interview published Saturday, famed Jewish actor Mandy Patinkin and his wife, actress Kathryn Grody, condemned Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza and decried Jewish people who “allow this to happen.” Their comments to The New York...

The University City High School 2025 Hall of Fame inductees will include three Jewish members. A ceremony celebrating the 10 total inductees will be held Oct. 16 at the school, highlighted by another Jewish alum, Alan Spector, who will be the keynote...

I’m going to be completely honest with you: I’m not a coffee table book kind of guy. I’ve also never really had a coffee table that would justify owning a coffee table book. I don’t live in the kind of home where decorative hardcover books are...

Picture this: A party bus full of Jewish teens pulling up to Rec Hall in St. Charles, music blasting, laughter spilling out the doors and the energy unmistakably full of something new—new friendships, new beginnings and a new BBYO year. That’s...

Congregation B’nai Amoona has announced the appointment of Kevin Litt as its new executive director. He will officially step into the role on Aug. 4. Litt brings more than 25 years of nonprofit leadership experience to the position. He most recently...

Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host and a leader in the Republican Party’s isolationist wing, said that Americans who previously served in the Israeli Defense Forces should have their U.S. citizenship revoked over concerns of dual loyalty. At the...