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
Benny's Bagels launches via Instagram

Benny’s Bagels launches via Instagram

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 30, 2023
Puppeteer Ginny Weiss' tribute to Bob Kramer's Marionnettes

Puppeteer Ginny Weiss’ tribute to Bob Kramer’s Marionnettes

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 30, 2023
St. Louis' 'Bagel Renaissance" continues with opening of Bagel Union

St. Louis’ ‘Bagel Renaissance” continues with opening of Bagel Union

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 25, 2023
Randy Fleisher and Bruce Springsteen. Photo courtesy or Randy Fleisher.

My “rock ‘n roll rabbi’s” mini-sabbatical will be epic

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 23, 2023
Make the most of the Used Book Sale at the J with these tips

Make the most of the Used Book Sale at the J with these tips

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 22, 2023
Photo: Courtesy Bridge Bakery.

Bridge Bread Bakery is finding hope in the baking of bagels

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 17, 2023
Dunk Low Montreal Bagel sneakers. Courtesy nike.com

Nike’s new Montreal bagel-themed shoes drop today

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 16, 2023
Companion Baking puts 25 years of experience into every bagel

Companion Baking puts 25 years of experience into every bagel

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 16, 2023
"Lefty's Bagels" ever so close to opening its doors

“Lefty’s Bagels” ever so close to opening its doors

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 16, 2023
The Ultimate Guide to St. Louis Homemade Bagels

The Ultimate Guide to St. Louis Homemade Bagels

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 15, 2023
A brief history of bagels in St. Louis

A brief history of bagels in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 15, 2023
Understanding how bagels are made

Understanding how bagels are made

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 15, 2023
"Bagel Week" is coming, so where does St. Louis rank among bagel loving cities?

“Bagel Week” is coming, so where does St. Louis rank among bagel loving cities?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 12, 2023
Sid Salomon III (L) and Sidney Salomon Jr. Photo Courtesy of the St. Louis Blues.

Salomon family attending Hall of Fame induction of Blues original Jewish owners

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 12, 2023
Marcene Tockman and Vicki Fenster.

Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant is source of joy, pride for two Jewish St. Louis women

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 9, 2023
Sheri Glantz

Welcoming Sheri Glantz and her “Sunny Side of Life” to the Jewish Light

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 4, 2023
Judy and Dr. Robert Hellman inside Young Israel of St. Louis. Photo: Lisa Mandel

The Jewish Community Blood Drive is back thanks to Bob and Judy Hellman

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 4, 2023
Sam Deutsch’s good works come with ‘on the job’ philanthropy lessons

Sam Deutsch’s good works come with ‘on the job’ philanthropy lessons

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 2, 2023
Brothers Lazaroff offering special Hanukkah gifts for fans in St. Louis and beyond

Brothers Lazaroff offering special Hanukkah gifts for fans in St. Louis and beyond

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 18, 2022
Courtesy: The Royal Family

Video: King Charles dancing the Hora with Holocaust survivors

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 18, 2022
Lior Melnick (top left) and his fellow Six13 members.

Jewish a capella sensation Six13 returns with new video “Elton Johnukah”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 15, 2022
The four Jewish families of St. Louis sports left longlasting legacies to this day

The four Jewish families of St. Louis sports left longlasting legacies to this day

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 15, 2022
Here are all 4 versions of Adam Sandler's "Hanukkah Song"

Here are all 4 versions of Adam Sandler’s “Hanukkah Song”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 14, 2022
Adam Sandler bringing his comedy tour to St. Louis

Adam Sandler bringing his comedy tour to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 14, 2022
Richard D. Chorlins on the ladder of a U.S. Air Force jet.

The story of Capt. Richard Chorlins, a Jewish war hero from St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 13, 2022
Where to find great Hanukkah desserts in St. Louis

Where to find great Hanukkah desserts in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 12, 2022
Yep, Manischewitz introducing 'Crypto Gelt'

Yep, Manischewitz introducing ‘Crypto Gelt’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 8, 2022
The new Hanukkah and Shabbat pajamas are here

The new Hanukkah and Shabbat pajamas are here

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 8, 2022
St. Louis Jewish Film Festival lands doc on Jewish family who saved Jefferson's Monticello

St. Louis Jewish Film Festival lands doc on Jewish family who saved Jefferson’s Monticello

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 5, 2022
We now know when 'Fauda,' season 4 will begin

We now know when ‘Fauda,’ season 4 will begin

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 1, 2022
The Jewishish story behind a Mizzou football star's potato chip deal

The Jewishish story behind a Mizzou football star’s potato chip deal

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 30, 2022
You still have time to give someone a "Hanukkah Hug"

You still have time to give someone a “Hanukkah Hug”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 30, 2022
Robert Clary in the episode Man in a Box. Courtesy Hogan's Heroes Fandom.

My favorite episodes of ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ featuring Robert Clary

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 21, 2022
New lending library to keep Holocaust books banned in St. Louis, available

New lending library to keep Holocaust books banned in St. Louis, available

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 17, 2022
St. Louis born creator of cult-classic doc "Gefilte Fish" passes after fighting cancer

St. Louis born creator of cult-classic doc “Gefilte Fish” passes after fighting cancer

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 14, 2022

Muny kicking off 2023 with the story of a nice Jewish girl who could sing

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 14, 2022
Photos: Hazzan Sharon Nathanson's 'Sweet 16+'

Photos: Hazzan Sharon Nathanson’s ‘Sweet 16+’

Jordan Palmer and Bill Motchan
Published November 14, 2022
How to hear the oral histories of St. Louis Holocaust survivors and liberators

How to hear the oral histories of St. Louis Holocaust survivors and liberators

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 14, 2022
Stan Towerman

For decades, Stan Towerman downplayed his military service. How an Honor Flight changed that

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 11, 2022
Jewish Chaplain's kit which is on display in the new exhibit Vietnam: At War & At Home.

This Army chaplain’s kit represents large piece of heroic St. Louis Jewish history

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 11, 2022
Cody Rush

Cody Rush sentenced to 30 months in prison for threatening to blow up a CRC

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 9, 2022
Have you seen this menorah? Help us solve a mystery

Have you seen this menorah? Help us solve a mystery

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 7, 2022
Andy Cohen's "Peppermint Andy" ice cream is back at Clementine's

Andy Cohen’s “Peppermint Andy” ice cream is back at Clementine’s

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 6, 2022
Your Shabbat Challah Recipe: Salted Maple Challah

Your Shabbat Challah Recipe: Salted Maple Challah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 3, 2022
Otto Perl, who was dismissed from the Austrian Army in 1938 because he was Jewish, later immigrated to America. This photo shows his US Army unit at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, circa 1945. — US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Otto Perl

The Ritchie Boys could be awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 1, 2022
Hazzan Sharon Nathanson

Hazzan Sharon Nathanson’s story of musical beshert

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 1, 2022
My love story and understanding the power of Beshert

My love story and understanding the power of Beshert

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 27, 2022
Jewish bobblehead makers honoring the Gateway Arch on its birthday

Jewish bobblehead makers honoring the Gateway Arch on its birthday

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 27, 2022
Marc Enger and Gladys Smith, PhD, Program Director, St. Louis University

Marc Enger honored for work with Habitat for Neighborhood Business

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 21, 2022
St. Louisan Jessica Radloff's new “The Big Bang Theory” book cracks NYT Bestseller list

St. Louisan Jessica Radloff’s new “The Big Bang Theory” book cracks NYT Bestseller list

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 20, 2022
Tehilla and Elisheva Raskas make challah dough during the Great Big Challah Bake of St. Louis on Nov. 10 at the Clayton Plaza Hotel. The event drew close to 500 people. Photo: Kristi Foster

What you knead to know about the Great Big Challah Bake 2022

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 19, 2022
Marsha Schuman, AJ Tabek and David Schuman

Riding 3,038 miles for Noah Arnold

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 17, 2022
Luke Kunin © Robert Edwards-USA TODAY Sports

St. Louisan Luke Kunin among the top Jewish NHL players to watch this season

Jordan Palmer and Evelyn Frick
Published October 13, 2022
Missouri AG Schmitt tweets then deletes support for Ye "tour"

Missouri AG Schmitt tweets then deletes support for Ye “tour”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 12, 2022
Group photo at Linke Fligl's final gathering. Credit: Walter Hergt

Why a queer Jewish chicken farm is closing itself down

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 11, 2022
Monitoring reaction to Kanye West's antisemitic comments and posts

Monitoring reaction to Kanye West’s antisemitic comments and posts

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 11, 2022
How St. Louisan Jessica Radloff landed "The Big Bang Theory” book

How St. Louisan Jessica Radloff landed “The Big Bang Theory” book

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 10, 2022
Jewish Light readers can see new Israeli TV series on ChaiFlicks at a discount

Jewish Light readers can see new Israeli TV series on ChaiFlicks at a discount

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 6, 2022
Mallory and Sea Lion Fred.

Jewish Light writer, dad, continues to irk daughter by showing her viral shofar video again

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 3, 2022
How an Auschwitz survivor and conservative politician became an abortion rights champion

How an Auschwitz survivor and conservative politician became an abortion rights champion

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 3, 2022
Sid Salomon Jr, Blues first owner, to be inducted into new team Hall of Fame

Sid Salomon Jr, Blues first owner, to be inducted into new team Hall of Fame

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 3, 2022
Photos: NCJWSTL's Couturier event through the years as the 58th annual approaches

Photos: NCJWSTL’s Couturier event through the years as the 58th annual approaches

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 29, 2022
Mel Brooks drinking coffee photographed by Carl Reiner while the two were writers for Your Show of Shows, c. 1950-1954 in The Automat. Photo courtesy of A Slice of Pie Productions

A brief history of coffee and Jews on National Coffee Day

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 28, 2022
Fall in St. Louis means it's time to embrace the Jewishness of the pumpkin

Fall in St. Louis means it’s time to embrace the Jewishness of the pumpkin

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 27, 2022
Brisket

15 scrumpdillyicious brisket recipes from the Jewish Light archives

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 22, 2022
This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons

Takeaways from Episode 2 of “The U.S. and the Holocaust”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 21, 2022
St. Louis author Daryl Rothman releasing 2nd installment of his David Rose series

St. Louis author Daryl Rothman releasing 2nd installment of his David Rose series

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 20, 2022
"The Americans and the Holocaust" traveling exhibition opens on Missouri S&T campus

“The Americans and the Holocaust” traveling exhibition opens on Missouri S&T campus

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 20, 2022
Guy Stern, a 100-year-old scholar of German literature

St. Louis war hero makes appearance in Ken Burns’ Holocaust documentary

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 20, 2022
Reader says this recipe will change my mind about honey cake

Reader says this recipe will change my mind about honey cake

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 19, 2022
Takeaways from Episode 1 of “The U.S. and the Holocaust”

Takeaways from Episode 1 of “The U.S. and the Holocaust”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 19, 2022
Andy Cohen in an episode of PBS' "Finding Your Roots." (Screen shot)

Andy Cohen’s 1980s St. Louis life is coming to NBC as a comedy

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 15, 2022
Winslow’s Table debuting babka!

Winslow’s Table debuting babka!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 15, 2022
Jewish actress Julia Garner just won the Emmy for her role in "Ozark"

Jewish actress Julia Garner just won the Emmy for her role in “Ozark”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 12, 2022
Do you want to build a Sukkah?

Do you want to build a Sukkah?

Jordan Palmer
Published September 12, 2022
Bunny Burson returns to St. Louis with new work celebrating family, art and faith

Bunny Burson returns to St. Louis with new work celebrating family, art and faith

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 8, 2022
CRC needs your help collecting bottled water for Jackson, Ms. synagogue

CRC needs your help collecting bottled water for Jackson, Ms. synagogue

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 8, 2022
Engraving of astronomers looking at the sky. (iStock)

How Judaism and science come together every month in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 7, 2022
The Jewish history of The Fabulous Fox and how Mary and Leon Strauss saved it 40 years ago

The Jewish history of The Fabulous Fox and how Mary and Leon Strauss saved it 40 years ago

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 6, 2022
Metro Theater Company turns 50

Metro Theater Company turns 50

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 6, 2022
Lucy Greenbaum

Lucy Greenbaum to be featured Jewish performer at Arts & Faith St. Louis Interfaith Concert

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 1, 2022
Final 5 episodes of the New Black drop Aug. 31

Final 5 episodes of the New Black drop Aug. 31

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 30, 2022
Where St. Louis Jews find their favorite Reuben sandwiches

Where St. Louis Jews find their favorite Reuben sandwiches

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 29, 2022
Broyt Baking closing its doors for good

Broyt Baking closing its doors for good

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 25, 2022
The lure of family lore can tighten up families and sometimes be true

The lure of family lore can tighten up families and sometimes be true

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 22, 2022
Never too early to get sweet on St. Louis apples

Never too early to get sweet on St. Louis apples

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 21, 2022
Who is in this 1967 photo from United Hebrew?

Who is in this 1967 photo from United Hebrew?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 18, 2022
Amy Firestone Rosen

Killing dresses is just part of how Amy Firestone Rosen is “Rethinking The Party Dress”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 18, 2022
How every Holocaust story, memory or artifact in our new Holocaust Museum will be sharable

How every Holocaust story, memory or artifact in our new Holocaust Museum will be sharable

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 16, 2022
Al Franken speaking to the Jewish Family Service of St. Paul, June 2, 2019. (Jewish Family Service of St. Paul)

Jewish comedy legend, former U.S. Senator Al Franken hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 15, 2022
Award-winning chef Michael Twitty coming to St. Louis with new book ‘Koshersoul'

Award-winning chef Michael Twitty coming to St. Louis with new book ‘Koshersoul’

CALEB GUEDES-REED, JTA and Jordan Palmer
Published August 12, 2022
Matt Marton/USA Today Sports

Harrison Bader is such a mensch in heartfelt goodbye letter to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 10, 2022
Coming soon! Jewish deli fare at Disney World, and how to eat kosher as well

Coming soon! Jewish deli fare at Disney World, and how to eat kosher as well

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 9, 2022
Cody Rush

Cody Rush admits threatening to blow up CRC

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 8, 2022
Shakshuka

St. Louis’ newest Jewish band is “mixing it up” with two gigs this month

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 8, 2022
Marc Schreiber to become new president of St. Louis Sports Commission

Marc Schreiber to become new president of St. Louis Sports Commission

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 7, 2022
Lenny Mink ready to reopen Westport Playhouse with new show this weekend

Lenny Mink ready to reopen Westport Playhouse with new show this weekend

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 4, 2022
Bret Rich. Grand Canyon back in 2016.

Bret Rich to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to honor his grandmother, all cancer survivors

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 3, 2022
Matt Marton/USA Today Sports

Cards outfielder Harrison Bader commits to Team Israel for World Baseball Classic

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 1, 2022
Multiple medals for St. Louis’ Maccabiah Games athletes

Multiple medals for St. Louis’ Maccabiah Games athletes

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 26, 2022
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