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National Education Association President Rebecca Pringle speaks during the Get Out the Vote Rally in Detroit in 2022. (Dominick Sokotoff/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

NEA Delegates Pass Non-Binding Measure to Reject ADL Materials

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished July 9, 2025

(JTA) — The National Education Association, the United States’ largest teachers union, has passed a non-binding measure barring the union from using, endorsing or publicizing any materials from the Anti-Defamation League. The proposal, supported...

Stones are laid at the monument for Walter and Else Berger.

Two generations later, Holocaust survivor’s gravestone is made right

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 9, 2025

A St. Louis Holocaust survivor was honored with a special memorial service late last month — 60 years after his death.  Walter Berger’s family members gathered June 30 to unveil a new monument at his grave in Memorial Park Cemetery in Staunton,...

'Wandering Twos' roll into St. Louis for Holocaust victim's mission

‘Wandering Twos’ roll into St. Louis for Holocaust victim’s mission

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 9, 2025

Members of the Jewish Motorcycle Alliance’s local chapter—the “Wandering Twos”—arrived at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum on Wednesday morning, July 9, in their quest to raise awareness and support for Holocaust museums in the...

Record producer David Foster, left, and entertainment executive Haim Saban speak onstage at Friends of The Israel Defense Forces Western Region Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Nov. 1, 2018. (Shahar Azran/Getty Images)

Friends of the IDF in crisis after internal report alleges financial abuse and toxic culture

Asaf Elia-ShalevPublished July 9, 2025

(JTA) — An American charity that has raised hundreds of millions of dollars by promising to meet the emergency needs of Israeli soldiers after the war in Gaza broke out is now facing internal turmoil over allegations of financial mismanagement,...

Paul Ingrassia, White House Liaison to the Justice Department, left, announces the release of brothers Andrew and Matthew Valentin outside of the DC Central Detention Facility on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump issued pardons to over 1500 people who were charged with crimes related to the event. (Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Report: Trump administration boasted of Jewish endorsements it did not receive for nominee with white supremacist ties

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished July 9, 2025

(JTA) — Last week, following a request to defend the controversial senior federal watchdog appointee Paul Ingrassia, the Trump administration told CNN that he had the “support of many Jewish groups.” But after CNN reached out to the Jewish...

Dr. Sherman J. Silber

How a St. Louis fertility pioneer helped two sisters defy odds

Kathleen Lees, Special To The Jewish LightPublished July 9, 2025

Gwendolyn Brady, a teacher in Corning, Ark., received a probable multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2005. That year, her sister Felicity Brady Ray was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Prior to chemotherapy, Ray, then 28, wanted to look into preserving her...

This St. Louis-made kosher bourbon has a backstory — and a bite

This St. Louis-made kosher bourbon has a backstory — and a bite

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 9, 2025

For years, St. Louis distiller David Hermelin has been crafting spirits and bourbon that do more than taste good—they tell stories rooted in Jewish tradition. First came Righteous Seven, an award-winning fruit liqueur made from the seven species mentioned...

Covenant Place

Covenant Place marks a major milestone

Published July 9, 2025

Covenant Place—which initially began in the 1970s as Covenant House — celebrated its 50th Anniversary on June 22 with an hour-long retrospective that included awards for community leaders, a historical video and a birthday tribute. The event featured...

A still from "Sevap/Mitzvah." (©geminisnakeproductions)

St. Louis screens powerful film on Muslim-Jewish rescue during WWII

Shira Li Bartov, JTAPublished July 8, 2025

(JTA) — In 1941 Sarajevo, a Muslim woman hid her Jewish friend from fascist roundups. Half a century later, that same Muslim woman was trapped in the besieged capital during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War — and her Jewish friend made sure she got out. These...

Not your parents’ Jewish dinner: just schmoozing, no sermons

Not your parents’ Jewish dinner: just schmoozing, no sermons

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished July 8, 2025

They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch—but what about a free dinner? That’s exactly what you’ll get if you’re part of Not Your Parents Group. Once a month, this crew of 20- and 30-something Jews gathers at a local St. Louis restaurant...

Items lie scattered inside a cabin at Camp Mystic after deadly flooding in Kerr County, Texas, U.S., July 5, 2025.   REUTERS/Sergio Flores     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Camp Sabra among Jewish camps expressing grief after flooding disaster at Camp Mystic

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished July 8, 2025

(JTA) --- Jewish camps — including Camp Sabra in Missouri — and camping leaders are joining a chorus of condolences after a flash flood in Kerr County, Texas, killed dozens of children and counselors at a summer camp there. In an Instagram...

Dan Rosen (right), co-founder and co-chair of the new Emissary app, teaches Jewish community members how to use it. Credit: Courtesy.

Pro-Israel content app launches

Mike Wagenheim, JNSPublished July 8, 2025

(JNS) -- A new pro-Israel content app called Emissary aims to streamline and amplify Jewish messaging online by making it easier for users to share curated social media posts about Israel and antisemitism. Developed in 2024, the app has gained traction...

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