Senior Columnist Rob Eshman, The Forward
• Published January 10, 2025
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LOS ANGELES — There will be Shabbat services in Pasadena this weekend.
That’s far more remarkable than it seems,...
(JTA) — Daniel Sher’s voice broke as he related the latest to members of his Pacific Palisades synagogue. Kehillat Israel had just sent a message saying that its building had so far survived the devastating Palisades Fire, but, the associate rabbi...
Before Oct. 7, 2023, before the hostages, before the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and beyond, Israel was being torn apart by a fight almost entirely within its own borders: the judicial overhaul.
Now, that debate is on its way back.
It feels like ancient...
By Louis Keene, The Forward
• Published January 9, 2025
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Louis Keene is covering the fires in Los Angeles, where he is based. Follow him on X for live updates on the fire.
LOS...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 9, 2025
Members of the St. Louis Jewish community are invited to join representatives from nearly a dozen local Jewish organizations in traveling to Jefferson City on Jan. 22 for Missouri Jewish Advocacy Day. The event is designed to amplify Jewish...
Rami Chris Robbins, JNS
• Published January 9, 2025
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The last few weeks have not been good for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)....
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 8, 2025
If you’ve been scrolling through Netflix wondering what to watch, here’s a suggestion: turn off the true crime docuseries and settle in for a cinematic masterpiece. Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1993 film “Schindler’s List” is now streaming on...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 8, 2025
If you’ve ever wondered who your ancestors were, what paths they took and what stories they left behind, the Jewish Special Interest Group (J-SIG) of the St. Louis Genealogical Society has just the event for you. Their first meeting of the year, an...
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum recently announced the appointment of five new board members and the election of its officers for 2025.
Greg Yawitz has been elected the new chair of the board of directors, succeeding Carol Staenberg,...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published January 8, 2025
If you’re anything like me, a feel-good story is exactly what you need right now — especially after the tragedy in New Orleans that started off the year. So when I heard how Aron and Jeanne Katzman’s family helped them celebrate their 65th anniversary...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published January 7, 2025
Myron Kinberg and Bernie Steinberg were best friends. Both were born in 1945 and grew up in University City. They met in the sixth grade at Delmar-Harvard Elementary School. They excelled at sports, especially wrestling, and attended Wesleyan University...
Donald Trump repeated his threat that “all hell will break out” if Hamas doesn’t release the hostages it is holding in Gaza as his Middle East envoy signaled optimism about a ceasefire deal that would see some of the captives go free.
The president-elect...
