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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 Shira Li Bartov
Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah in "Nobody Wants This." (Stefania Rosini/Netflix)

How a real-life rabbi coached Netflix’s ‘Nobody Wants This’ about making interfaith relationships realistic

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published September 26, 2024
Fred Kormis in his studio in the 1980s. (Courtesy Wiener Holocaust Library Collections)

The forgotten Jewish sculptor who defied the Nazis—And left a hidden memorial

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published September 6, 2024
Eden Golan performs an emotional rendition of Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," surrounded by empty chairs representing the missing hostages, for her grand finale performance to represent Israel in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. (Screenshot via Mako.co.il)

Israel’s Eden Golan advances to Eurovision final as thousands protest in Malmö

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published May 10, 2024
The postcards returned to Lublin in an April 2024 ceremony included ones addressed to its head, Rabbi Meir Schapiro. (Courtesy Monika Tarajko)

German soldier’s granddaughter returns looted Jewish postcards after 80 years

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published April 30, 2024
Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events

Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published April 22, 2024
Joey King, as Halina, and Logan Lerman, as Andy, in a scene from "We Were the Lucky Ones." (Hulu)

The story behind the new series ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ and a Jewish family’s buried past

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published March 28, 2024
Rabbi Menachem Margolin of the European Jewish Association, Elon Musk and right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro stand on stage at an EJA conference in Krakow, Poland, Jan. 22, 2024. (Courtesy EJA)

Scholars say Elon Musk’s ‘fantasy scenario’ that X could have stopped the Holocaust is far-fetched.

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published January 25, 2024
In this photo illustration, the image of Elon Musk is displayed on a computer screen and the logo of twitter on a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkiye on Oct. 6, 2022. (Muhammed Selim Korkutata / Anadolu Agency)

Elon Musk says X could have saved Jews from the Holocaust

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published January 22, 2024
Darla Contois and Lisa Edelstein

Why you need to watch the Jewish story of ‘Little’ Bird’ this week on Nine PBS

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published October 31, 2023
Jeff Tweedy plays Debbie Friedman's "Mi Shebeirach" in an undated video. (

Ahead of St. Louis show, Belleville native, Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy offers Jewish prayer for healing amid Israel-Hamas war

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published October 16, 2023
Ben Platt and Molly Gordon in "Theater Camp." (Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures)

Jewish camp alums cheer ‘Theater Camp,’ Ben Platt movie shot at former Kutz Camp

SHIRA LI BARTOV, JTA
Published July 14, 2023
Ruth Handler holds a Barbie that was created for the doll's 40th anniversary party in New York City, Feb. 7, 1999. (Jeff Christensen/Getty Images)

Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained.

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published July 9, 2023
Hannah Pick-Goslar, on right, is seen with her friend Anne Frank

‘My Friend Anne Frank’ tells the incredible story of how Anne’s best friend survived the Holocaust

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published June 16, 2023
Alex Borstein, left, and Rachel Brosnahan

With ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ over, will its Jewish legacy be more than a punchline?

Shira Li Bartov, JTA
Published June 1, 2023
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