This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. I went to the first day of the U.S. Open’s Fan Week on Monday — it would be fair to say I wasn’t exactly the target...

University City police have arrested and charged a St. Louis County man in connection with vandalism outside the Jewish Student Union (JSU) Staenberg House after a sign was defaced earlier this month. Officials say the incident happened around 11 p.m....

The Staenberg Family Complex near Creve Coeur will glow with purpose on Wednesday, Sept. 10, as the St. Louis Jewish Community Center hosts its annual Lynnie’s Light for Life event—a gathering that blends community, compassion and commitment to cancer...

(JTA) — Efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be gaining momentum Thursday, with Hamas reportedly signalling satisfaction with assurances outlined in a Washington-backed proposal. The proposal comes as Israeli Prime Minister...

On Sunday, June 22, about 60 Jewish journalists gathered in Pittsburgh not to report, but to learn. The American Jewish Press Association annual conference got underway that afternoon with a powerful start. As the lights dimmed and the opening frames...

Jewish history spans more than four millennia—and Richard Gavatin is aiming to unpack it all in just one hour. On June 17, the Mirowitz Center will host his fast-paced presentation, “4,000 Years of Jewish History in One Hour,” where Gavatin will...

Two St. Louis Senior Olympics volunteers love sports and plan to enter the competition, but not for another 30-plus years. Owen Whalen, 18, and Jake Goldfarb, 17, could be seen at multiple 2025 St. Louis Senior Olympics venues, clipboards in hand. Both...

Imagine living through one of the most pivotal conflicts in modern history — and making it to 100-years-old to tell the tale. That’s exactly what three Jewish Centenarian World War II veterans will do on Tuesday, May 20, at Washington, D.C.’s Arena...

(JTA) — President Donald Trump said people are “starving” in Gaza and the United States will help “get that taken care of” as he wrapped up his trip to the Middle East. | RELATED: Pregnant Israeli woman killed in a terror attack on her way...

When Rabbi Alan Shavit-Lonstein was a first-year student at Washington University in 1984, he never expected he would be a rabbi conducting bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies for a congregation of 340 families with no building, and which only practices Judaism...

For over a year, an image of the Bibas family in Batman pajamas symbolized the global call for their return from captivity in Gaza. This Purim, children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor Ariel Bibas, the 4-year-old who was...