Former President Donald Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of hating Israel during Tuesday’s presidential debate, a charge that Harris forcefully rejected.  “She hates Israel,” Trump after the moderators asked how he would end the...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. The Republican Jewish Coalition launched a major TV ad campaign on Monday targeting Jewish voters in battleground states....

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. James Earl Jones, the actor celebrated as the voice of Darth Vader who died Sept. 9 at the age of 93, modestly claimed...

Back in May, the Jewish Light told you: If anyone, or in this case, any two, are up to the challenge of asking members of the St. Louis Jewish community to donate to Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign, it’s Galia Movitz and Janie Roodman Weiss, this...

(JTA) — As an art director at the United States Postal Service, Antonio Alcalá has designed stamps honoring Woodstock, the Emancipation Proclamation and Ezra Jack Keats’ children’s book classic “A Snowy Day.” But this year’s USPS Hanukkah...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. As Joe Biden’s wobbly performance at his June matchup against Donald Trump proved, sometimes presidential debates really...

United Hebrew Congregation unveiled its newly renovated Millstone Sanctuary to members on Friday evening, Sept. 6. The Shabbat service included a dedication of the sanctuary following completion of the rehab. It includes a redesign of the overall floor...

The evidence of Hamas using sexual violence as a weapon on Oct. 7 is both overwhelming and undeniable. While reading reports of these atrocities is distressing, hearing survivors and witnesses recount...

The resurgence of antisemitism in 2024 has been deeply troubling, with incidents rising both globally and locally. From hate crimes in the streets to harassment on school campuses, many Jewish communities are feeling increasingly unsafe. This context...

Vilna, often called the “Jerusalem of Lithuania,” was once a vibrant center of Jewish heritage, learning, and culture before being devastated by the Nazis during World War II. In 1941, when Germany invaded, Vilnius was home to 100,000 Jews, nearly...

Three years after pulling off an upset to win gold in his Paralympics debut, Jewish table tennis star Ian Seidenfeld, the nephew of St. Louisan and Jewish Family Services CEO Miriam Seidenfeld, earned a bronze medal in Paris on Thursday. Seidenfeld,...

LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump told American Jews that they will not survive and Israel will be destroyed if he loses the presidential election. He made the comments live via satellite to the annual conference of the Republican Jewish Coalition, urging his...