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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
All content by BY JORDAN PALMER
You can’t drink King David’s wine—but this comes close

You can’t drink King David’s wine—but this comes close

By Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 13, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird before the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images

Fredbird’s hall of fame moment has Marty Hendin written all over it

By Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 25, 2025
How a 131-year-old shul is reinventing itself—again

How a 131-year-old shul is reinventing itself—again

By Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 12, 2025
German Nazi doctor Josef Mengele standing at a train window in his SS uniform. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

From Mengele to money trails: Argentina unlocks Nazi-era rat-line files in explosive release

By Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 6, 2025
Outside Affton High School.

Affton High School vandalized with hate symbols, but its response was ‘by the book’

By Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 7, 2025
Remembering Tanya Palmer, my sort of other mother

Remembering Tanya Palmer, my sort of other mother

BY JORDAN PALMER, DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
Published November 9, 2021
Photo courtesy of the artist.

Here’s ABBA’s Jewish history, and how St. Louis fans can see the next best thing to the band itself

BY JORDAN PALMER, DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
Published November 9, 2021
Photo: Screenshot from ‘Sabrina’ trailer

Was Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn a teenage Nazi fighter?

BY JORDAN PALMER, DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
Published October 28, 2021
Bassist John Wallach among diverse group of artists in new UPRISING show

Bassist John Wallach among diverse group of artists in new UPRISING show

By JORDAN PALMER
Published October 20, 2021
Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk, the Three Stooges are back in new comic book series

Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk, the Three Stooges are back in new comic book series

BY JORDAN PALMER
Published April 16, 2021

Celebrating the great Jewish comedians: Mel Brooks as a waiter at the Last Supper

BY JORDAN PALMER
Published March 18, 2021

Celebrating the great Jewish comedians: Groucho and Chico Marx

BY JORDAN PALMER
Published March 11, 2021

Roger Waters pleads with Stevie Wonder to not to accept Israeli award

BY JORDAN PALMER
Published March 10, 2021

Celebrating the great Jewish comedians: Sid Caesar

BY JORDAN PALMER
Published March 4, 2021

Toy company apologizes and pulls Nazi themed toy car

BY JORDAN PALMER
Published March 2, 2021
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