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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

Jordan Palmer

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer

Jordan worked at KSDK from 1995 to 2020. Jordan is a three-time Emmy award winner who produced every kind of show from news to specials during his tenure, creating Show Me St. Louis, The Cardinal Nation Show. He started ksdk.com in 2001 and won three Edward R. Murrow Awards for journalistic and website excellence in 2010, 2014 and 2020.

Jordan has been married for 25 years and is the father of two college students. He is an avid biker, snowboarder, and beer lover. He created the blog drink314.com, focusing on the St. Louis beer community in 2015. Jordan has an incredible and vast knowledge of useless information and is the grandson of a Cleveland bootlegger.

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Yiddish Word Of The Week: Vilde Chaye

Yiddish Word Of The Week: Vilde Chaye

JORDAN PALMER and RABBI BEN NEWMAN
Published May 24, 2021
Yiddish Word(s) Of The Week: Shmatta and Schlump

Yiddish Word(s) Of The Week: Shmatta and Schlump

JORDAN PALMER and RABBI BEN NEWMAN
Published May 17, 2021
April 20, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Crowds at Hennepin Government Center after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Floyd died on May 25, 2020 while in police custody. A video showing Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck sparked world wide protests against police brutality.. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY

St. Louis Jews react to Chauvin guilty verdict

Jordan Palmer, Director of Digital Communications
Published April 20, 2021
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Jewish actor Jack Black is trending and for all the right reasons

Jordan Palmer, Director of Digital Communications
Published April 20, 2021
A young visitor to the Independence Hall museum in Tel Aviv. Photo: Richard H. Weiss

WashU professor has new take on looking at Israel’s future

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 5, 2012
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