When I was growing up in Memphis, a family pastime in December was driving around the city looking at houses known for their dazzling Christmas displays.  Although mom and dad would never have considered having a Christmas tree, wreath or any other yuletide...

If you’re after some fun Hanukkah activities during this holiday season, steer yourself and your family in the direction of the Jewish Community Center. The folks at the J have assembled a full line-up of family-friendly fun to help usher in the Festival...

For decades, women in St. Louis ages 60 and above have celebrated the joy of competing in the Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant, a showcase of talent, grace and life’s rich experiences. The pageant, now seeking contestants for its 2025 edition...

Writing a comprehensive history of Polish citizens during the Holocaust is challenging, especially under Poland’s controversial 2018 law criminalizing references to Polish complicity in Nazi crimes. Despite this, acclaimed Holocaust historian Jan Grabowski...

Rosalie Stein, a longtime leader in the St. Louis Jewish community, will serve as interim executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of St. Louis. Stein, who previously spent 13 years as executive director of Congregation Shaare...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. In college, I participated in an unforgettably tedious Birthright Israel trip. The students on my trip were bored by history,...

Dr. Fran Levine is someone who knows a thing or two about history. As the former president and CEO of the Missouri Historical Society and Missouri History Museum, and the interim executive director of the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum in 2022,...

The last pizza has been baked. The last broasted chicken has been served, and now the iconic Frank & Helen’s restaurant in University City is officially a "lost table." A "lost table" is what Dr. Harley Hammerman calls those St. Louis restaurants...

In a year filled with challenges, charitable giving has been a source of unity and resilience, particularly for the Jewish community expressing support and solidarity in response to the October 7th attack. Israel-related causes saw a surge in donations,...

Leo Brown was named to the St. Louis County Outstanding Leader Program. This award annually recognizes one senior student from each St. Louis County high school who performs vital services to their school and community, such as volunteering, fundraising,...

What happens when two friends—one Jewish, one not—break out of their comfort zones and tackle the questions most people are too afraid to ask? That’s the premise of “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew,” a collaboration...

Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israeli troops to occupy the Syrian side of a buffer zone on the Golan Heights for the first time in half a century. The Israeli prime minister said that the 50-year old agreement that kept the peace on the mountainous border...