By Benjamin Ivry Archives - St. Louis Jewish Light

How James Earl Jones became a true friend of Jewish artists and the Jewish people

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published September 10, 2024

How ‘antisemitic morons’ tried to create a Jew-free world in Paraguay

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published August 15, 2024

$Disney artist and writer Roy Williams, right, with a drawing of Donald Duck. Donald's 25-year-old voice, Clarence \"Ducky\" Nash, is pictured with a Donald Duck dummy. Both were in Springfield for the promotion of the feature film 101 Dalmatians.$

The secret Jewish history of Donald Duck

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published June 30, 2024

The deep connection to Judaism found in Bob Marley’s music

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published February 14, 2024

Daniel Ellsberg, who Richard Nixon referred to as an ‘arrogant intellectual Jew’ has died

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published June 16, 2023

How the iconic Barbara Walters led the charge against antisemitism and social injustice (sometimes)

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published January 2, 2023

How Ava Gardner found her home in a Jewish milieu

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published December 21, 2022

Long a friend of the Jews, King Charles is a mensch for all seasons

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published September 11, 2022

‘He was not even a Jew or a person; he was a force’ — Sid Caesar at 100

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published September 7, 2022

How Bill Russell learned the spirit of Judaism

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published August 1, 2022

David Warner, the Jewish actor who played antisemites and other villains, passes at 80

By Benjamin Ivry, The Forward
Published July 26, 2022