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(L) 1969; Cleveland, OH; USA; FILE PHOTO; Chicago Cubs pitcher Ken Holtzman in action on the mound against the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tony Tomsic-USA TODAY NETWORK (R) Jul; 1975; Anaheim, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Oakland Athletics pitcher Ken Holtzman in action during the 1975 season at Anaheim Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports

St. Louis icon Ken Holtzman, 3 x MLB champion and two-time no-hit pitcher, dies at 78

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Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators square off outside Columbia University in Manhattan, February 2, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Antisemitic incidents in Missouri soar 317% – 140% nationally

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Obituary

Kenneth Dale “Kenny” Holtzman

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Marty Oberman.

Marty Oberman to be honored for his legacy of hope and community service

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Everything you need to know about the new 2024 Mah Jongg card

Everything you need to know about the new 2024 Mah Jongg card

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Postseason Asset: Ken Holtzman pitched the Oakland A’s to three straight World Championships, winning six games and posting a 2.30 ERA in 13 playoff and World Series appearances from 1972 to 1975. (Getty Images)

Why ace Jewish pitcher and St. Louisan Ken Holtzman wouldn't pitch on Yom Kippur

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Barbara G. Finkelstein

Barbara G. Finkelstein

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Esther Panitch, a state representative, in the Georgia House of Representatives chamber in the state Capitol in Atlanta, on Jan. 25, 2024. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives.

‘My southern Jewish … way of saying bless their hearts,’ says state rep who buys trees in Israel for trolls

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Marilen Pitler holds her special seder plate.

Unveiling the some of the quirkiest seder traditions in St. Louis

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Joseph Raymond Sander

Joseph Raymond Sander

Mirowitz eclipse event

Published August 24, 2017
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Mirowitz eclipse event-Aug. 21, 2017

Students and parents check out the total solar eclipse Monday at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, which was located in the path of totality. Mirowitz celebrated the solar eclipse ‘through a Jewish lens,’ with music by Mirowitz dad Rick Recht, and Jewish and secular eclipse learning. All photos: William Motchan
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