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
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.

All content by Jordan Palmer
St. Louis newest bagel shop is ready to schmear

St. Louis’ newest bagel shop is ready to schmear

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 28, 2023
St. Louisan Jessica Radloffs The Big Bang Theory book coming soon in paperback

St. Louisan Jessica Radloff’s ‘The Big Bang Theory’ book coming soon in paperback

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 27, 2023
Rebekah Scallet is the New Jewish Theatre’s new artistic director

NJT’s Rebekah Scallet to direct ‘The Immigrant’ with her own immigrant story in mind

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 27, 2023
Jonathan Biss

Jewish “Beethoven specialist” coming to St. Louis for special show

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 26, 2023
Ashlyn Cooley

St. Louis 5th grader’s powerful, award-winning essay on antisemitism draws from personal experience

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 21, 2023
The Jewish Ed Sheeran returning to St. Louis

The “Jewish Ed Sheeran” returning to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 21, 2023
Missouri adopts IHRA antisemitism definition

Missouri adopts IHRA antisemitism definition

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 20, 2023
NCJWSTLS Couturier has been around 59 years, and I still cant pronounce it

NCJWSTL’S Couturier has been around 59 years, and I still can’t pronounce it

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 20, 2023
A rally in New York City against antisemitism. Credit: Christopher Penler/Shutterstock.

Local St. Louis television special to focus on the history and rise of antisemitism

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 20, 2023
Dr. Will Gillanders (breast oncology) and Dr. Terry Myckatyn (plastic surgery), and Dr. Ryan Fields.

Jewish cancer doctor explains how ‘Pedal The Cause’ is fighting back

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 19, 2023
Adam Pascal

One-on-one with Jewish Broadway star Adam Pascal before he returns to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 19, 2023
Dr. Will Gillanders (breast oncology) and Dr. Terry Myckatyn (plastic surgery), and Dr. Ryan Fields.

Jewish cancer doctor explains how ‘Pedal The Cause’ is fighting back

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 18, 2023
Artist Rachel Bray explains her blue work now on display

Artist Rachel Bray explains her ‘blue work’ now on display

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 17, 2023
Concerns rise as WashU schedules events, classes on Jewish High Holidays

Concerns rise as WashU schedules events, classes on Jewish High Holidays

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 14, 2023
Chabad of Chesterfield transformed a pavilion in Chesterfield’s Central Park into a Shofar Factory on Sunday, helping participants craft their own horn instrument and learn the traditional sequence of notes sounded on Rosh Hashanah.

‘Shofar in the Park’ mini-services return all across St. Louis

Jordan Palmer
Published September 13, 2023
Reliving my love/hate relationship with honey cake (with bonus recipe)

Reliving my love/hate relationship with honey cake (with bonus recipe)

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 11, 2023
From sportswriter to playwright, Ben Hochmans The Game’s Afoot takes St. Louis soccer history center stage

From sportswriter to playwright, Ben Hochman’s ‘The Game’s Afoot’ takes St. Louis soccer history center stage

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 11, 2023
Pavel Haas

Composer murdered at Auschwitz gets his due from the St. Louis Symphony

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 10, 2023
Grace A. Wolf

Clayton High School senior offers lessons in empathy in first published book

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 7, 2023
Dan Nichols

The story behind the new, powerful Selichot music this weekend at St. Louis congregation

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 6, 2023
Who was Josephus? Was he a traitor or a hero? And why is WashU talking about him

Who was Josephus? Was he a traitor or a hero? And why is WashU talking about him

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 5, 2023
Looking to order in for Rosh Hashanah in STL? These 9 businesses help with your holiday meal

Looking to order in for Rosh Hashanah in STL? These 9 businesses help with your holiday meal

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 5, 2023
Businessman and philanthropist Michael Staenberg was installed as the President of the Board of Trustees of the St. Louis Jewish Light

Jewish Light installs new board

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 4, 2023
Jewish Life Television joining Spectrums St. Louis area channel lineup

Jewish Life Television joining Spectrum’s St. Louis area channel lineup

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 31, 2023
Map of Jewish Palestine showing the growth of Jewish agricultural, commercial, and industrial activity in the region. Berlin, 1923.

Jewish Light readers get exclusive first look at new Yiddish exhibit in NYC

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 31, 2023
The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House Education Center in Chesterfield.

A brief Jewish history of the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House as it turns 25

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 29, 2023
Infamous billboards return to St. Louis to fight growing antisemitism

‘Infamous’ billboards return to St. Louis to fight growing antisemitism

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 28, 2023
Joey Carson and Norah Gross

Young BBYO leaders return from Omaha meetings with new perspective

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 28, 2023
Maxine Clark headlining first ever Staenberg Speaker Series for young Jewish professionals

Maxine Clark headlining first ever Staenberg Speaker Series for young Jewish professionals

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 23, 2023
Abby Goldstein

Abby Goldstein’s JFNA Ukraine mission began with night in bomb shelter

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 23, 2023
Becky Starr Rothman

Becky ‘Queen of Carpet’ auction, sale of designer clothing to benefit local charity

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 22, 2023
Bob Dylan. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Bob Dylan coming to St. Louis in October

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 21, 2023
Hidden for 35 years, a St. Louis family secret revealed in podcast

Hidden for 35 years, a St. Louis family secret revealed in podcast

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 21, 2023
Dani Wasserman and Benjamin Kruger

Applications now open for The Bronfman Fellowship

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 21, 2023
Mallory Palmer, Ingmar Glickma, Dustin Glickman and Max Palmer in the Eckerts apple orchard in 2008.

The Ultimate Rosh Hashanah Guide to family apple picking in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 20, 2023

How St. Louisans can see, hear and understand Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony as ‘Maestro’ controversy kicks off

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 16, 2023
Diplomat Carl Lutz, who worked in St. Louis in from 1933-1934, would later save thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.  

Who is Carl Lutz, namesake of Holocaust Museum’s new humanitarian award?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 15, 2023
Left to right: Anders Nils, Stephen Cadieux, Allison Becker, Paul DeSilva.

Hometown songwriter gets a ‘Hora Do-Over’ in first music video

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 11, 2023
Arbeit macht frei sign at the main gate of the Auschwitz I-Main Camp

St. Louis Holocaust Museum team returns home with new perspectives after visiting Holocaust sites

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 8, 2023
Kosher shopping options expanding in St. Louis area

Kosher shopping options expanding in St. Louis area

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 7, 2023
The entire Hakoah Vienna Soccer team prior to their match with the St. Louis All-Stars, on May 15th, 1926. Courtesy of St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, Jewish Community Archives.

How a 1926 soccer match divided the St. Louis Jewish community

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 3, 2023
From Left: Grant Rauner, Nathan Arst, Alyssa Weisenberg, Morgan Cohen, Annabel Brockman, Dylan Johns and Noah Kravetz.

Team STL back from Maccabi Games in Israel with medals and more

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 3, 2023
The Show Stoppers of St. Louis

A brief Jewish history of the St. Louis Show Stoppers and where you can see them perform

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 3, 2023
Paul Reubens estate announced his passing on the actors official Instagram page.

Pee-wee Herman actor and comedian Paul Reubens dies at 70 after cancer battle

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 31, 2023
Milton Rubenfeld, Public Domain.

This Israeli war hero was Pee-wee Herman’s father

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 31, 2023
Ziggy. Chief Dog In Charge.

Ziggy’s tips to help keep other pets safe in this heat

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 27, 2023
Matisyahu performs in St. Louis at Atomic Cowboy in 2018. File photo: Bill Motchan

5 facts about Matisyahu, the Jewish singer coming to St. Louis in August

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 21, 2023
How the Book of Jonah got a St. Louis kid hooked on sharks

How the Book of Jonah got a St. Louis kid hooked on sharks

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 18, 2023
Evening Barbie. Photo by Larry Torno.

See ‘Barbie’ like never before in new St. Louis exhibition before you see the movie

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 13, 2023
Laurels Hotel and Country Club, Sackett Lake, Monticello, N.Y.

Cool ways to learn more about ‘Borscht Belt’ now, and in the future

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 13, 2023
Students from The Innovation School at Cool Valley, as they learn to make challah during an internship

St. Louis students find ‘kismet’ through baking challah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 10, 2023
Margot Josefsohn and Ed Asner in Tiger Within. Asner died in 2021 (Courtesy of Menemsha Films)

No St. Louis theaters showing Ed Asner’s last movie tonight, but here’s how you can see it

Jordan Palmer and Jackie Hajdenberg - JTA
Published July 7, 2023
Kate Coen, 33, pictured above at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis Professional Society Thank You event at The Muny on April 30, 2023

St. Louis woman killed by fallen tree remembered by colleagues at JFed

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 6, 2023
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir

Tickets now on sale for special early release of ‘Golda’ biopic

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 6, 2023
From Left: Annabel Brockman, Dylan Johns, Morgan Cohen, Emilie Brockman, Nathan Arst, Grant Rauner, Noah Kravetz, Alyssa Weisenberg.

Seven St. Louis athletes competing in Maccabi Games in Israel this week

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 6, 2023
Alan Arkin, 2011.

Oscar winner Alan Arkin dies at 89

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 30, 2023
Fire destroyed the former St. Liborius Church, located at 1850 Hogan St

Fire destroys skatepark, arts studio in north St. Louis, created by Jewish farmer

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 29, 2023
$800,000 raised for Ukraine by St. Louis Jewish community since Russian invasion began

$800,000 raised for Ukraine by St. Louis Jewish community since Russian invasion began

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 27, 2023
Did you hear one about the guy explaining Jewish humor? Really, this is no joke

Did you hear one about the guy explaining Jewish humor? Really, this is no joke

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 26, 2023
Rabbi Robert P. Jacobs meets Pope John Paul II at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis in 1999. Photo from ‘Zion of the Valley: The Jewish Community of St. Louis’ by Walter Ehrlich.

How Rabbi Robert P. Jacobs is still helping fulfill Mitzvah of Tzedakah

Jordan Palmer
Published June 25, 2023
Falafel on a plate

There is great falafel in St. Louis if you know where to look

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 22, 2023
Understanding the history and the meaning of the word shiksa

Understanding the history and the meaning of the word “shiksa”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 20, 2023
“Chemnitz. Luisen Haus. Synagogue. Stephansplatz. Verlag u. Photographie Edm. Papezik. Posted on 14 April 1908, 13.8 x 8.7 cm. The Luisen Haus was a prestigious private clinic.” Excerpt From 24 German Synagogues This material may be protected by copyright.

Postcards keeping memories of old German synagogues alive in new e-book

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 19, 2023
Are you a young, Jewish professional? This Shabbats for you!

Are you a young, Jewish professional? This Shabbat’s for you!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 19, 2023
Drew (L) and Tyler (R) Patchin.

10-year-old FBI agent Drew Patchin solves mystery of missing Stanley Cup

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 18, 2023
Renowned Ukrainian Israeli American to update St. Louis Jewish community on Ukrainian war

Renowned Ukrainian Israeli American to update St. Louis Jewish community on Ukrainian war

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 16, 2023
Favorite from St. Louis Jewish Film Festival opens Friday at Landmark

Favorite from St. Louis Jewish Film Festival opens Friday at Landmark

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 15, 2023
Apple Strudel

How Jewish St. Louisans can celebrate National Apple Strudel Day

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 15, 2023
Suzanne Horwich

Jewish artist criss-crossing globe to ‘lift up’ Ukrainian refugees with art

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 15, 2023
Follow Up: More Banned Book clubs, programs around St. Louis

Follow Up: More ‘Banned Book’ clubs, programs around St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 14, 2023
Multiple ways Jews can celebrate Pride Month in St. Louis

Multiple ways Jews can celebrate Pride Month in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 13, 2023
Jerry Seinfeld bringing comedy tour to St. Louis

Jerry Seinfeld bringing comedy tour to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 9, 2023
Veteran journalist Peter Maer, along side some of his personal press passes, which are now exhibited in the new Capitol Jewish Museum.

How veteran CBS journalist and Granite City native Peter Maer became a ‘museum relic’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 8, 2023
Clayton 3rd grader Sasha Growe.

Clayton third grader sparks ripple effect against antisemitism after ‘blue square’ presentation

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 8, 2023
Docent Bill Sitzer conducting a Interfaith Art Tour as the St. Louis Art Museum, in 2019.

Popular interfaith art tours return to St. Louis Art Museum

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 7, 2023
Kosher Chinese Food

Where to find kosher Chinese food in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 4, 2023
Learning more about long term care and all it means

Learning more about long term care and all it means

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 1, 2023
Tony Award-winning Jewish actress and singer to headline St. Louis Pridefest 2023

Tony Award-winning Jewish actress and singer to headline St. Louis Pridefest 2023

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 31, 2023
President Joe Biden.

How Jewish groups and organizations are responding to new national antisemitism strategy

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 25, 2023
Yvette Drury Dubinsky returns to St. Louis for latest art exhibition

Yvette Drury Dubinsky returns to St. Louis for latest art exhibition

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 23, 2023
Burton and Benita Boxerman

The 5 baseball books of Burton and Benita Boxerman

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 22, 2023
Supporting and understanding LGBTQ+ youth through a Jewish lens

Supporting and understanding LGBTQ+ youth through a Jewish lens

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 21, 2023
Photo courtesy of the St. Louis Zoo.

Remembering the Jewish past of the St. Louis Children’s Zoo as plans for its future move forward

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 18, 2023
37 unmarked graves of St. Louis Jews to get new headstones

37 unmarked graves of St. Louis Jews to get new headstones

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 18, 2023
Shalom Baby playdate planned for this Sunday. All welcome.

Shalom Baby playdate planned for this Sunday. All welcome.

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 17, 2023
Missouri State Capitol Building. Image: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication

How to understand what Missouri lawmakers did regarding trans children and their families

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 16, 2023
Natan Levy proudly shows an Israeli flag before his matches. (Amy Kaplan)

Israeli UFC fighter Natan Levy coming to Temple Israel

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 14, 2023
Memphis by Lazaroff Brothers

Brothers Lazaroff album and documentary release party sold out – here’s how to enjoy both

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 10, 2023
Inside the Stiffman Sanctuary, where the Chihuly stain-glass windows have been on display since 1980.

The remarkable true story of Shaare Emeth’s Chihuly stained glass windows

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 4, 2023
Bagels from C&W on a rack.

C & B Boiled Bagels opening Thursday morning!

JORDAN PALMER, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 2, 2023
Dale Chihuly Macchia Forest (detail), 2003 Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Columbus, Ohio Images courtesy of Chihuly Studio.

Two ways to see Dale Chihuly artwork and how living on a kibbutz changed his life

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 1, 2023
How Mi Alma is rethinking the traditional obituary

How “Mi Alma” is rethinking the traditional obituary

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 1, 2023
A young visitor to the Independence Hall museum in Tel Aviv.

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

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 28, 2023
Karen Kaye

Karen Kaye trying to ‘boot scoot’ to win in Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant this weekend

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 26, 2023
Jewish Life Television rebranding, features St. Louis based kids show

Jewish Life Television rebranding, features St. Louis based kids show

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 26, 2023
Isabel Wilkerson

Pulitzer prize winning author whose book was banned, coming to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 25, 2023
Andy Cohen kneeling with is new Star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Andy Cohen gets a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 25, 2023
American burger and shake franchise Shake Shack is set to open in Israel in 2024. (Courtesy Jackie Hajdenberg)

Six years after telling the Jewish Light he wouldn’t, Danny Meyer is opening a Shake Shack in Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg and Jordan Palmer
Published April 20, 2023
Jews being led to Umschlagplatz; photo taken from a window of St Zofia Hospital at the corner of Żelazna and Nowolipie Streets, most likely (to be confirmed) overlooking Nowolipie Street; author’s comment noted after the war at the back of the print held in the USHMM archive in Washington, DC: ”Scenes from the evacuation of the ghetto, ca 20 April 1943” Photo: Z. L. Grzywaczewski / from the family archive of Maciej Grzywaczewski, son of Leszek Grzywaczewski / scan of the negative: POLIN Museum, Archaeology of Photography Foundation

A look at never-before-seen Warsaw Ghetto Uprising photos

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 16, 2023
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