A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
Jewish genealogy workshop kicks off at the Holocaust Museum
A group from Explore St. Louis visits the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum’s Impact Lab in late October.
Then and now: Aron and Jeanne Katzman on their wedding day 65 years ago and at a recent anniversary celebration.
Then-University City High School students Bernie Steinberg and Myron Kinberg hold the state wrestling trophy.
Donald Trump and his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, speak at a press conference on Jan. 7, 2025.
Local News
Jewish genealogy workshop kicks off at the Holocaust Museum
Jewish genealogy workshop kicks off at the Holocaust Museum
Notes From A Jewish Mother: Set the bar low for 2025 to avoid shame and disappointment
Notes From A Jewish Mother: Set the bar low for 2025 to avoid shame and disappointment
A group from Explore St. Louis visits the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum’s Impact Lab in late October.
Holocaust Museum welcomes new board members, officers
Scott Bernstein
Scott Bernstein takes the helm at Complete Weddings and Events of St. Louis
Margy Weisman and Roey Kruvi
New leaders on board: Saul Mirowitz School welcomes Weisman and Kruv
Pro Bono Champion: Gail Wechsler honored for empowering self-representation in court
Pro Bono Champion: Gail Wechsler honored for empowering self-representation in court
World news
Donald Trump and his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, speak at a press conference on Jan. 7, 2025.
Trump again threatens ‘all hell will break out’ over hostages as envoy signals optimism on a deal
Peter Yarrow of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, take a bow during their sold-out concert at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center on March 24, 1984. The capacity-plus Jackson Hall audience of 2,462 was one of the largest crowds in the facility this year.
Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86
Rare first edition of St. Louis Jewish Center history book available for sale
Rare first edition of St. Louis Jewish Center history book available for sale
French far-right party Front National founder and honorary president Jean-Marie Le Pen looks on at the foot of a statue of Joan of Arc during the party's annual rally in honour of Joan of Arc in Paris, May 1, 2015. (Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images)
Convicted French Holocaust denier Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead
Protesters at a Jewish solidarity march in New York City on Jan. 5, 2020.
Can science finally stop antisemitism?
Adrien Brody poses with the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama award for "The Brutalist" at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, Jan. 5 2025. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images)
‘The Brutalist,’ Adrien Brody and Kieran Culkin win at Golden Globes

Get daily updates delivered right to your inbox

Trending Stories
1
Ivan Irl Schenberg

Ivan Irl Schenberg

2
Photos! Israeli siblings in STL see snow for very first time

Photos! Israeli siblings in STL see snow for very first time

3
Glass from the old East Wall.

Legal fight over Catholic stained glass reminds us to remember Jewish art treasures

4
Obituary

Lois Carol Alper

5
Brad Meltzer brings JFK bombshell to St. Louis—your exclusive look inside his new book

Brad Meltzer brings JFK bombshell to St. Louis—your exclusive look inside his new book

Obituaries
Arts + Culture
A funny thing happened on the way to watching the new Jerry Springer documentary
A funny thing happened on the way to watching the new Jerry Springer documentary
Adrien Brody poses with the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama award for "The Brutalist" at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, Jan. 5 2025. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images)
‘The Brutalist,’ Adrien Brody and Kieran Culkin win at Golden Globes
Eden Golan.
International music sensation Eden Golan shares her journey with the Jewish Light ahead of St. Louis performance
Stacey Farber and Daren Kagasoff in the Hallmark movie ‘Hanukkah on the Rocks.’
Hallmark does Hanukkah right
Celebrations
Then and now: Aron and Jeanne Katzman on their wedding day 65 years ago and at a recent anniversary celebration.
Building a legacy of love: Couple’s 65 years of marriage, family inspire generations
Sharon and Marshall Podolsky celebrate 60th anniversary
Sharon and Marshall Podolsky celebrate 60th anniversary
60 years of love for Harriet and Byron
60 years of love for Harriet and Byron
A Double Mazel: Sylvia and Willy toast 70 years of marriage and Willy's 96th birthday
A Double Mazel: Sylvia and Willy toast 70 years of marriage and Willy’s 96th birthday

Staenberg Family Foundation logo

Jewish Food + Recipes
Orly David Peters.
Your guide to open Chinese restaurants in St. Louis for Hanukristmas 2024
Margi Lenga Kahn’s Crisp Oven-Baked Latkes.
Opinion