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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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A new T-shirt campaign pushes back against hate

A new T-shirt campaign pushes back against hate

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published February 11, 2025
Clara Deitchman

Yiddish things my bubbe said to me

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published February 9, 2025
EMBY to honor four community leaders at 29th anniversary dinner

EMBY to honor four community leaders at 29th anniversary dinner

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published February 6, 2025
Jewish Jokes: Did you hear the one about the mayor's wife?

Jewish Jokes: Did you hear the one about the mayor’s wife?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 30, 2025
Jeff and David Lazaroff

Brothers Lazaroff launches inaugural Tuesday Tour in February

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 29, 2025
What reading the names of Holocaust victims means to me

What reading the names of Holocaust victims means to me

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 24, 2025
From Page 22, of the Feb. 19, 1975 Issue of the Jewish Light

Hats, heritage, and the Haas family: The story of the Bertha Hat Company

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 23, 2025
Sol Werdiger, CEO of OuterStuff and Michael Staenberg.

Staenberg Speaker series kicks off with ‘Sports Mogul’ Sol Werdiger

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 21, 2025
Amusing Jews podcast expands its reach with big-name guests and new merch

Amusing Jews podcast expands its reach with big-name guests and new merch

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 20, 2025
Lost Tables Podcast returns with episode on Danny Meyer

Lost Tables Podcast returns with episode on Danny Meyer

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 20, 2025
Vanessa Hidary

Meet or re-meet Vanessa Hidary, ‘The Hebrew Mamita’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 16, 2025
The legacy of Pratzel’s Bakery

The legacy of Pratzel’s Bakery

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 15, 2025
What is an Ess-a-Bagel and how did they find a home in STL?

What is an Ess-a-Bagel and how did they find a home in STL?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 15, 2025
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, 2025
Did Panera offer a cheesy olive branch to St. Louis bagel purists?

Did Panera offer a cheesy olive branch to St. Louis bagel purists?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 14, 2025
What is 'Missouri Jewish Advocacy Day' and why you should care

What is ‘Missouri Jewish Advocacy Day’ and why you should care

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 9, 2025
Steven Spielberg’s most haunting masterpiece now on Netflix

Steven Spielberg’s most haunting masterpiece now on Netflix

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 8, 2025
Jewish genealogy workshop kicks off at the Holocaust Museum

Jewish genealogy workshop kicks off at the Holocaust Museum

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 8, 2025
Bonnie Mann.

Bonnie Mann’s coffee journey is brewing a perfect cup of community

Jordan Palmer, Special To The Jewish Light
Published January 8, 2025
A United Hatzalah team transport a patient to a helicopter for emergency evacuation to hospital.

What is United Hatzalah and why St. Louisans should care?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 2, 2025
The St. Louis Jewish Light’s 10 most-read stories of 2024

The St. Louis Jewish Light’s 10 most-read stories of 2024

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published January 1, 2025
Staenberg Menorah in downtown St. Louis

The Staenberg Menorah amongst the world’s largest

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 23, 2024
Your guide to open Chinese restaurants in St. Louis for Hanukristmas 2024

Your guide to open Chinese restaurants in St. Louis for Hanukristmas 2024

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 23, 2024
Margi Lenga Kahn’s Crisp Oven-Baked Latkes.

Can you fry your latkes in olive oil?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 22, 2024
Two new Hanukkah ice cream flavors debut around St. Louis

Two new Hanukkah ice cream flavors debut around St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 17, 2024
Battle of the Cholent: Who’s serving the best stew in St. Louis?

Battle of the Cholent: Who’s serving the best stew in St. Louis?

Jordan Palmer, Special To The Jewish Light
Published December 2, 2024
Why the St. Louis Jewish Light needs you now, more than ever

Why the St. Louis Jewish Light needs you now, more than ever

Jordan Palmer, Special To The Jewish Light
Published December 2, 2024

When Bob Cohn became Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish Light

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 1, 2024

Bottom of the email photos

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 1, 2024
Amy Fenster Brown, Linda Sandmel, Sharon Weissman, Barb Kramer, Rich Kramer, Ken Weintraub, Ram Lakshmanam, Rachel Sanger, Wendy Flusser, Hillary Friedman, Peggy Cohen Voss, Ellen Schapiro and Debbie Lefton

The Jewish Light honors 11 ‘Unsung Heroes’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 20, 2024
What to know before you see 'First Date' at the New Jewish Theatre

What to know before you see ‘First Date’ at the New Jewish Theatre

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 18, 2024
On the left: Two video screen grabs from Ohio. A group of neo-Nazis marched through downtown Columbus, Ohio, waving swastika flags and displaying antisemitic language, Nov. 16, 2024. (Screenshot via CBS News)

On the right, image taken Oct. 5 in Town & Country, Mo.

St. Louis white supremacist group tied to hate-fueled rally in Ohio

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 18, 2024
From Slurpee machines to a synagogue: Inside JSU’s new teen center!

From Slurpee machines to a synagogue: Inside JSU’s new teen center!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 17, 2024
With limited STL kosher options new GLATT podcast could be a game-changer

With limited STL kosher options new GLATT podcast could be a game-changer

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 17, 2024
The St. Louis men’s group that’s turning isolation into inspiration

The St. Louis men’s group that’s turning isolation into inspiration

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 14, 2024
Sep 15, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Billy Crystal at the 76th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles. Mandatory Credit: Kevork Djansezian-USA TODAY

Billy Crystal to appear at this year’s Musial Awards

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 11, 2024
St. Louis Holocaust Museum launches study to gauge visitor impact

St. Louis Holocaust Museum launches study to gauge visitor impact

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 24, 2024
Wayne Kaufman.

Wayne P. Kaufman to be inducted into Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 23, 2024
How hiking transformed my Sukkot experience

How hiking transformed my Sukkot experience

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 15, 2024
The sukkah includes vibrant, hand-painted panels created by Samantha Zucker

B’nai Amoona unveils stunning hand-painted Sukkah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 13, 2024
Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah in "Nobody Wants This."

Love it or hate It, ‘Nobody Wants This’ is returning for season two

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 10, 2024
Dr. Peter Henderson, principal keyboardist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and associate professor of music at Maryville University

Temple Emanuel’s Selichot service blended prayer and music

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 10, 2024
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