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FROM LEFT: Ziv Shalev, Roni Shhory, Gaya Zohar and Roni Scheuer

Meet the Israeli teens bringing hope and culture to St. Louis!

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished September 25, 2024

Gaya Zohar is a biology and music major. She is a typical teenager in many ways, but as a young Israeli, Zohar, 18,  spends part of every day hoping for peace. “We really hope that there will be peace in Israel, but there are still hostages in Gaza,...

Rabbi Andrew Terkel (on far right) along with (from left) Ladue senior Georgia Bland, Clayton High School senior Micah Lotsoff and Whitfield senior Ella Wertman.

Be the Narrative expanding its national reach

Ellen Futterman, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished September 25, 2024

St. Louis-based Be the Narrative, a Jewish nonprofit that works to combat antisemitism and build leadership skills among Jewish teens through its signature Student to Student program, is partnering with Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) to further...

Actress Patricia Heaton, who is Catholic, puts up a mezuzah in solidarity with the Jewish community. (Screenshot via X)

Thousands of non-Jews order mezuzahs after a pro-Israel Christian puts one on her door in solidarity

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished September 25, 2024

A Jewish nonprofit that distributes mezuzahs has been inundated with thousands of requests from non-Jews ordering mezuzahs in solidarity. The surge follows a campaign led by Catholic actress Patricia Heaton, urging people to place mezuzahs on their doors...

A sheet from James Madison's ledger The sheet containing Haym Salomon’s name is the only known surviving page from the book. (Courtesy The Raab Collection)

Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished September 24, 2024

After 10 years on display at Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, a document penned by James Madison linking Jewish financier Haym Salomon to the American Revolution is now for sale. The document, a sheet from the ledger...

Josh Stein, then a candidate for North Carolina attorney general, speaks during Get Out the Vote at The Fillmore Charlotte on Nov. 6, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)

What to know about Josh Stein, the Jewish attorney outpolling Mark Robinson in NC governor’s race

Andrea Cooper, JTAPublished September 24, 2024

(JTA) — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor, is facing renewed criticism amid revelations that he once called himself a “Black NAZI” and a “perv” online. Josh Stein, his Jewish Democratic...

Tombstone of First Lieutenant Frank I. Yawitz

Honoring a forgotten hero: 80 years later, Lt. Frank Yawitz remembered

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished September 24, 2024

Just 11 months before World War II ended, a U.S. Army twin-engine B-26 bomber crashed in the village of Blackmore in Essex, England. Four American airmen aboard the Baby Doll III were killed. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, that flight crew was honored—80 years...

An illustration of Hezbollah using civilian homes in Southern Lebanon to store and fire rockets at Israel. Credit: IDF.

IAF hits 1,300 sites in Lebanon as Hezbollah pummels northern Israel

Joshua Marks (JNS)Published September 23, 2024

Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted massive airstrikes on Hezbollah targets across Lebanon throughout the day on Monday to prevent the Iranian-backed terror army from firing rockets across the border. As of Monday evening, the IAF had attacked...

Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib is photographed in his office at the City Hall in Hamtramck, Michigan, September 10, 2023. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Mayor of Muslim-majority Michigan city endorses Trump, in new sign of Gaza war’s influence on presidential race

Published September 23, 2024

The mayor of Muslim-majority Hamtramck, Michigan, has endorsed Donald Trump for president after meeting with him in private.  The endorsement comes amid a wave of anger among local Muslims over the Biden-Harris administration’s support for Israel....

Bagels on The Hill? Yep, you read that correctly

Bagels on The Hill? Yep, you read that correctly

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 23, 2024

The Hill, St. Louis' iconic Italian neighborhood, is known for its classic Italian bakeries and family-owned delis—but not as a place you'd expect to find New York-style bagels. That is, until now. Since 1916, Amighetti's has been a familiar name in...

Rabbi Cary Kozberg, right, sits with Temple Sholom President Laurie Leventhal inside the synagogue's Springfield, Ohio, sanctuary in 2016. (Courtesy Dayton Jewish Observer)

Springfield, Ohio rabbi says he ‘misspoke’ about Haitian immigrants

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished September 23, 2024

The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, has expressed regret and said he will meet with local Haitian leaders following widespread criticism of his remarks disparaging the city’s migrant community. Rabbi Cary Kozberg will remain employed with his Reform...

John Burroughs School  is naming its baseball field for Andy Katzman (left), assistant coach of the Burroughs Bombers, who was also a star student athlete at the school in the 1980s.

From player to icon: how Andy Katzman built a baseball dynasty

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished September 23, 2024

The knuckle curve is a potent weapon for a pitcher. It dips and dances, baffling hitters. In 1985, it was Andy Katzman’s go-to pitch. With a 10-2 record, he helped John Burroughs School to its first state championship. Katzman is now the assistant coach...

A display of copies of Adolf Hitler's book “Mein Kampf.” Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Hitler is trending on TikTok again — and they’re trying to make him seem like a nice guy

Published September 22, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Hitler is, once again, trending on TikTok. Speeches given by the Nazi Führer, translated into English and read...

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