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THEODOR HERZL AT THE FIRST ZIONIST CONGRESS

Quiz: Which of these Jewish historical events came first?

Published July 1, 2021

Can you identify the correct order of these notable events in Jewish history? /**/

Pastrami flavor chips are here and we’re never going back to plain again

Pastrami flavor chips are here and we’re never going back to plain again

SHANNON SARNA, MY JEWISH LEARNINGPublished June 29, 2021
Pairs perfectly with a sandwich, too.

The Great Pickle Quiz

Published June 23, 2021

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Obituary

Lois N. Schrier

Published June 21, 2021

Lois N. Schrier, June 18, 2020 Beloved wife of Edward Richman and the late Jerome Schrier. Dear mother of Bruce (Larry Weitkemper) Schrier, Alan (Laurent Braun) Schrier, Ellen (Lanny) Schrier Dacus and the late Scott Schrier.  Loving stepmother of...

Who is the ultimate TV/Movie 'Jewish Dad'? Vote for your favorite!

Who is the ultimate TV/Movie ‘Jewish Dad’? Vote for your favorite!

Jewish Light StaffPublished May 31, 2021

The Jewish Light has partnered with the J - St. Louis to celebrate Father's Day with our first annual TV and Movie Jewish Dad Bracket! How well do you know your Jewish TV/Movie Dad’s? Fill out the online Father’s Day Bracket to vote for an opportunity...

April 20, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Crowds at Hennepin Government Center after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Floyd died on May 25, 2020 while in police custody. A video showing Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck sparked world wide protests against police brutality.. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY

Commentary | One year later, a visit to George Floyd Square

ROBIN WASHINGTON, THE FORWARDPublished May 25, 2021

This commentary originally appeared on The Foward In the time it took to upload a video, Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street one year ago today became the most recognizable, and infamous, street corner on the planet. Now, closed to traffic for two...

Eleanor Lois Heiligman

Eleanor Lois Heiligman

Published May 10, 2021

Eleanor Lois Heiligman, 77, passed away peacefully on Mother’s Day, May 9th, 2021. Eleanor was born on November 9th to Isador and Esther Poe in St. Louis, MO.   After graduating from University City high school, she went on to major in Spanish...

Jewish day students

Jewish day students

Published April 13, 2021

Jewish day school students, like these at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County bearing signs with the Hebrew word for love, are increasingly pushing their schools to explore how they can foster greater diversity, equity and inclusion both...

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Fox PhotosPublished April 12, 2021

28th February 1973: Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins attends the SF&TV (Society of Film and Television Arts, later the BAFTA) awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He recently portrayed Count Pierre Bezuhov in the British television production of...

Tsila Schwartz

Tsila Schwartz

Published April 8, 2021

St. Louis artist Tsila Schwartz takes part in the first the Sababa Jewish Arts & Culture Festival in 2018. The festival, planned by Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the Jewish Community Center, is seeking artists for the 2021 festival, which is...

April 10

April 10

Photo by Moshe Milner, Israeli Government Press OfficePublished April 7, 2021

As shown by the wreckage of an Egged bus blown up Dec. 2, 2001, the blast April 10, 2002, was not the first suicide bombing on a bus in Haifa during the Second Intifada. The December 2001 bombing killed 15 passengers; the April 2002 attack killed eight...

Music and the Holocaust

Music and the Holocaust

Published April 6, 2021

Prisoners play ‘The Tango of Death’ during the execution of Soviet citizens at the Janowska concentration camp in Ukraine. AFP via Getty Images

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