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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 Larry Luxner
Amy Bach's organization, Measures for Justice, uses data to help improve the U.S. justice system. (John Schlia)

For legal crusader Amy Bach, data is the key to holding America’s justice system accountable

Larry Luxner, JTA
Published December 4, 2024
Muso cofounders Ari Johnson and Jessica Beckerman teamed up with retired Malian nurse Nana Niaré, center, in 2008 to begin offering free early-stage and preventative healthcare to Malians in places of extreme poverty. (Courtesy of Muso)

For this Jewish couple, saving children’s lives has become a life commitment

Larry Luxner, JTA
Published May 29, 2024
Karen Tal, right, visits with a student at an Amal school in Petah Tikva, Israel, Nov. 24, 2023. (Larry Luxner)

Amid war, this Israeli educator is finding new ways to promote Jewish-Arab coexistence

LARRY LUXNER, JTA
Published January 29, 2024
Survivors of the Nova party massacre on Oct. 7, 2023 participate in trance therapy as part of a trauma recovery program at Kibbutz Hazorea in northern Israel, Dec. 27, 2023. (Larry Luxner)

Survivors of the Nova massacre on Oct. 7 work through trauma at unique Israeli therapy center

Larry Luxner, JTA
Published January 26, 2024
Singer Idina Menzel, with microphone, performs in New York at AMIT’s Evening of Solidarity with the Children of Israel, Nov. 20, 2023. (Abbie Sophia)

With Israel still reeling from Oct. 7, Jewish educational group steps up its support at star-studded evening in NY

LARRY LUXNER, JTA
Published December 8, 2023
Cliff jumping off the Cypriot coast near Ayia Napa is one of the many activities available to participants at Free Spirit Holina Cyprus.

A new destination for troubled Jewish youth trying to kick drug dependency: Cyprus

Larry Luxner, JTA
Published May 18, 2023
Visitors to the digital Hunger Museum can explore virtual galleries by clicking through immersive exhibits that cover over 100 years of the history of hunger and anti-hunger policy in the United States (Courtesy of Mazon)

New digital museum looks at hunger through a Jewish lens

Larry Luxner, JTA
Published April 18, 2023
Hikes and outdoor experiences are an integral part of the therapeutic programming at Free Spirit, a unique in-residence therapy program based in northern Israel. (Courtesy of Free Spirit)

Unique therapy program offers troubled Jewish youth a distinctly Israeli alternative

LARRY LUXNER, JTA
Published January 8, 2023

Amazon will not pull antisemitic movie promoted by Kyrie Irving, says Jewish CEO

Larry Luxner, JTA
Published November 28, 2022
As Jews from the former USSR gather in Boston, the focus is on learning — and global worries

As Jews from the former USSR gather in Boston, the focus is on learning — and global worries

Larry Luxner, JTA
Published November 2, 2022

Armenia has had few Jews and a poor relationship with Israel. That could be changing.

LARRY LUXNER, JTA
Published October 17, 2022
Over 75,000 immigrants later, aliyah organization is about a lot more than charter flights

Over 75,000 immigrants later, aliyah organization is about a lot more than charter flights

LARRY LUXNER, JTA
Published September 6, 2022
Tamar Koren, an MD/PhD candidate at the Technion, is researching how patients' mental states may cause or exacerbate illness. Koren's work is part of the Technion Human Health Initiative. (Nitzan Zohar/Technion)

Israeli tech leader launches new human health collaboration to solve urgent real-world problems

LARRY LUXNER, JTA
Published August 22, 2022

Unique Canadian Jewish institution is back in force as hundreds gather at Niagara Falls

LARRY LUXNER, JTA
Published July 6, 2022
At Polish clinic for Ukraine refugees, Hadassah’s doctors dispense medicine and expertise

At Polish clinic for Ukraine refugees, Hadassah’s doctors dispense medicine and expertise

LARRY LUXNER
Published May 19, 2022
Jewish festival’s return to Russia’s Urals region is cause for celebration

Jewish festival’s return to Russia’s Urals region is cause for celebration

Larry Luxner
Published October 26, 2021

Black and Jewish Americans unite to talk about fighting antisemitism and all that jazz

Larry Luxner
Published October 21, 2021
Children celebrate at a Limmud FSU conference in Lviv, Ukraine, October 2021. (Boris Bukhman)

Ukraine Jews find cause to celebrate despite country’s challenges

Larry Luxner
Published October 18, 2021

Groundbreaking partnership combines Israeli technological prowess with pediatric medicine

Larry Luxner
Published October 13, 2021
Jewish day schools have increasingly diverse student bodies, including at the Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, California. (Courtesy of Prizmah)

With new initiative on changing school culture, Jewish schools focus on anti-racist education

Larry Luxner
Published April 13, 2021

Jerusalem cultural center launches rich online offerings for Passover — and beyond

Larry Luxner
Published March 16, 2021
Aaron Skaist, a student at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, says he was motivated to pursue emergency medicine by the opportunity to make a difference. (Touro)

With interest in health care careers soaring, Touro College sees pandemic’s impact

Larry Luxner
Published March 9, 2021
Alix Kramer, 25, designing her first sweater in Paris, is one of 10 artists to lead creative workshops as part of Camp Nai Nai Nai’s Expedition Maker program. (Courtesy of Alix Kramer)

Unique Jewish reality TV-style program lets artists, and viewers, show off their artistic talent

Larry Luxner
Published February 19, 2021
Former Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky recalls during an online tribute on Feb. 15, 2021 how the late George Shultz “felt with all his heart that it was his moral obligation to help us.” (Limmud FSU)

In extraordinary tribute, George Shultz hailed by Jewish leaders for helping free Soviet Jews

Larry Luxner
Published February 18, 2021

Itzhak Perlman, Rep. Jamie Raskin and a blind rabbi highlight the need for disability advocacy

Larry Luxner
Published February 11, 2021
Dr. Oren Parnas of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University is profiling individual pancreatic cancer cells from early stage tumors in a bid to discover markers for early diagnosis. (Aviad Weissman)

Israeli researchers use novel methods to seek treatments for deadly pancreatic cancer

Larry Luxner
Published February 1, 2021

Israeli researchers use novel methods to seek treatments for deadly pancreatic cancer

Larry Luxner
Published January 11, 2021

With new local clubs, Russian-speaking Jews bolster unique Jewish identity

Larry Luxner
Published January 6, 2021
Michael Vivier, 25, shows off his new immigrant card upon arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, Sept. 2, 2020. (Courtesy of Vivier)

US immigration to Israel holds up in 2020 despite pandemic, and interest is surging

Larry Luxner
Published January 4, 2021

Global celebration highlights achievements of Masa Israel fellows during pandemic year

Larry Luxner
Published December 17, 2020

Jewish groups giving employees off for Election Day – to get out the vote and safeguard democracy

Larry Luxner
Published October 27, 2020

Controversy and record participation reflect renewed US Jewish interest in Zionist Congress

Larry Luxner
Published October 26, 2020

As Genesis Prize goes to a vote, its impact on Jewish causes grows

Larry Luxner
Published October 6, 2020

Azerbaijan hopes its new Museum of Mountain Jews will (eventually) spark tourism revival

Larry Luxner
Published September 22, 2020

Israeli researchers are discovering how stress affects the body’s fight against COVID-19

Larry Luxner
Published September 16, 2020

Jerusalem’s Beit Avi Chai creates unique High Holiday programming for the age of the pandemic

Larry Luxner
Published September 14, 2020

Israeli scientists identify new culprit behind cancerous growths: tumor-specific bacteria

Larry Luxner
Published July 27, 2020

Deluged by pandemic needs, Israeli doctors get help from unlikely source: robots

Larry Luxner
Published July 16, 2020

Amid pandemic, Jewish groups get creative for Shavuot festivities

Larry Luxner
Published May 26, 2020

Despite crises at home, US Jewish charities keep sending money to Israel

Larry Luxner
Published May 18, 2020

Jewish day schools to get creative as they eye uncertain financial future

Larry Luxner
Published May 7, 2020

Rocket science, Hasidic wisdom and cooking at unique online Russian Jewish festival

Larry Luxner
Published May 6, 2020

As emergencies grow for Holocaust survivors amid pandemic, helpers try to keep up

Larry Luxner
Published April 22, 2020

Israeli group keeps at-risk teens out of trouble through feeding the hungry

Larry Luxner
Published April 7, 2020

How Jewish communities are deploying Passover aid amid coronavirus lockdowns

Larry Luxner
Published April 6, 2020

Hundreds of Russian-speaking Jews gather in Vienna for unique festival despite anxiety

Larry Luxner
Published March 5, 2020

Simon Wiesenthal’s granddaughter leads march marking 75 years since Mauthausen’s liberation

Larry Luxner
Published March 2, 2020

In Moldova, Jewish teens go to schools to dispel anti-Semitic stereotypes

Larry Luxner
Published February 6, 2020

What red hot chile peppers might be able to do for cancer pain treatment

Larry Luxner
Published January 30, 2020
Brad Shulman and his wife Shoshanna live with their four kids in Hashmonaim, a community near Modiin, Israel, but telecommute to jobs in the United States. (Courtesy of Brad Shulman)

Living the American aliyah dream: Residing in Israel, but keeping a US job

Larry Luxner
Published January 7, 2020

More doctors changing approach to end-of-life care, Hadassah study finds

Larry Luxner
Published December 16, 2019

Israeli researchers at forefront of fight against breast cancer

Larry Luxner
Published October 17, 2019

Israel gives new hope to patients with multiple myeloma

Larry Luxner
Published August 26, 2019

At Israel’s first student-run health clinic, the mantra is health care for all — and it’s free

Larry Luxner
Published June 26, 2019

Hadassah immunologist saves Israeli boy from life-threatening allergy to light

Larry Luxner
Published June 19, 2019

These young American women are moving to Israel to serve their new country

Larry Luxner
Published May 15, 2019

Meet the Catholic-born Polish Orthodox Jew who’s reviving Yiddish tango

Larry Luxner
Published August 20, 2018
This backgammon tournament in Jerusalem was organized by Kulna Yerushalayim. (Larry Luxner)

In Jerusalem, backgammon becomes peacemaker between Jews and Arabs

Larry Luxner
Published June 8, 2018

Israeli scientists are giving new hope to kids with cancer

Larry Luxner
Published April 16, 2018

Curing infertility after chemotherapy: This Israeli-Arab scientist may have the key

Larry Luxner
Published March 8, 2018

At unique ‘errands day’ event, lone soldiers triumph over Israeli bureaucracy

Larry Luxner
Published January 29, 2018

With year’s last ‘aliyah flight,’ American immigration to Israel takes a new turn in 2017

Larry Luxner
Published January 4, 2018

Meet the American Jewish coach behind Israel’s only Arab ice hockey team

Larry Luxner
Published November 30, 2017

In Tel Aviv, a free co-working space becomes a hub for new immigrants

Larry Luxner
Published October 26, 2017
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