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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
JCC Fox Building renovation brings new life to Chesterfield
Michael Schill, President of Northwestern University, testifies at a hearing called "Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos" before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. University leaders are being asked to testify by House Republicans about how colleges have responded to pro-Palestinian protests and allegations of antisemitism on their campuses. (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)
Will Goldstein and son with friend Dave Streibig at the Missouri State Handball Championships.
Rabbi Mark Shook brings Jewish lens to Bible and Qur’an study
Volunteers with the St. Louis nonprofit organization Joy Petalers.
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JCC Fox Building renovation brings new life to Chesterfield
JCC Fox Building renovation brings new life to Chesterfield
Will Goldstein and son with friend Dave Streibig at the Missouri State Handball Championships.
How one St. Louis Jewish family built a sports dynasty that lasted a century
Amy Fenster Brown writes that her sons, Davis (left) and Leo are now in the same fraternity, making them double brothers — DosBros.
Nest, Empty
Robert Colton book release explores family, faith and postwar secrets
Robert Colton book release explores family, faith and postwar secrets
St. Louisans honored as champions of reproductive justice
St. Louisans honored as champions of reproductive justice
World news
Visual arts teacher Ariel Bassano (L) stands next to a painting identified by Dutch newspaper AD as believed to be "Portrait of a Lady" by Italian baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, as it is displayed at the Public Prosecutor's Office in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Sept. 3, 2025.(Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)
She tried to sell her Nazi father’s looted Jewish art. Then came the raid
Michael Schill, President of Northwestern University, testifies at a hearing called "Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos" before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. University leaders are being asked to testify by House Republicans about how colleges have responded to pro-Palestinian protests and allegations of antisemitism on their campuses. (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)
Northwestern’s Jewish president resigns amid pressures over handling of campus antisemitism
Trump on Israel: ‘They’re not winning the world of public relations’
AEPi brothers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., painted the campus rock on Yom Hashoah. Credit: Courtesy.
AEPi builds out toolkit to help fix campus antisemitism
At Manhattan's only Reform Jewish day school, the relatively new Makor program puts students into direct conversation with texts from the Torah, Mishnah, and other rabbinic writings. (Courtesy Rodeph Sholom School)
My kids found diversity and serious Jewish study at this unique Jewish day school
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