Bill Motchan

Residents of the Crown Center senior living facility in University City now can enjoy a virtual art gallery as they walk through the halls.

The new kosher butcher and deli that will operate out of the shuttered Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli will offer high quality products at a fair price. Those are the primary goals planned by Avi Rosenberg, who will own and operate Nate’s Kosher Deli.

The St. Charles Jewish Festival returns this month to celebrate Jewish life and culture in a new venue. On Sunday, Aug. 25, the festival will run from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Lewis & Clark Boat House parking lot located at 1050 S. Riverside Drive in St. Charles, near the south end of Frontier Park.

A line of excited children waited patiently for their turn to get coats, hats and school supplies at the annual Back To School! Store held Sunday, Aug. 4 at Temple Israel. The event helps provide 2,100 elementary school children in underserved communities in the St. Louis area with school essentials. Back To School! Store is...

Nate’s Kosher Deli will officially open on Thursday, August 8, initially offering only kosher butcher service. Chicken, beef, and lamb will be cut to order and available pre-packaged. The business at 10405 Old Olive Street Road is working under the supervision of the Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis.

Nearly 40 members of the Jewish community gathered at United Hebrew Congregation on Wednesday evening, August 7, in a show of solidarity and support for Israel.

Elisabeth Greenwood always knew what she wanted to do for a living.

Nearly 3,800 visitors attended the fourth annual St. Charles Jewish Festival on Sunday, August 25. They were treated to food, music, crafts and other examples of Jewish culture. As the festival opened, attendees also learned the Hebrew word for love ( ahavah ) from Rabbi Yosef Landa, regional director of Chabad of Greater St. Louis. That was fitting because the theme for the 2024 festival was “Share The Love.”

In the mid-1980s, then-teenagers Michael and Rob Silverman, were captivated by music, especially jazz. The Jewish brothers used to sit on the steps leading to the lower level of Cicero’s Restaurant in the University City Loop. They were too young to go downstairs to Cicero’s Basement Bar. The stairs allowed them to hear the innovative jazz sounds emanating from the lower level. The artist they especially loved listening to was pianist Ptah Williams.

The knuckle curve is a potent weapon for a pitcher. It dips and dances, baffling hitters. In 1985, it was Andy Katzman’s go-to pitch. With a 10-2 record, he helped John Burroughs School to its first state championship. Katzman is now the assistant coach of the Burroughs Bombers, where he’s been instrumental in leading the team to 10 district titles and three state championships over the past 38 years.