Power forward Sam Donald: ‘An energy on the court’ The 18-year-old will be the youngest member of the U.S. men’s basketball team competing in Israel this summer at the 2025 Maccabi Games. Bill Motchan Feb. 6, 2025
Honoring a fallen lieutenant, 80 years later Frank Yawitz crashed with his crew in England aboard a U.S. Army twin-engine B-26 bomber 11 months before the end of World War II. Bill Motchan Sept. 26, 2024
Girls from Torah Prep boast sweet scores with ‘Candy’ tech creation A group of nine teenagers from a St. Louis day school in grades five through eight advanced to an elite robotics competition. Bill Motchan May 21, 2024
War stories: Holocaust survivor meets descendant of Nazi scientist Oskar Jacob, 94, will sit alongside the granddaughter of one of the designers of the V-1 bomb and discuss their shared history at an event in St. Louis. Bill Motchan May 15, 2024
Esther Schimmel knew how to take a bite out of life A Jewish immigrant from Poland, she was an excellent cook, a savvy entrepreneur and a philanthropist who supported Jewish organizations. Bill Motchan April 9, 2024
The art of the haberdasher: In St. Louis, that means Levine’s “Hats are one of those unique fashion items where they don’t go out of style,” said Lance Levine. “I was watching ‘The Godfather’ the other night, and I thought, ‘We still have those same hats!’” Bill Motchan March 20, 2024
Oh, say, can she sing … Cantor Abbie Strauss belted out “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a pre-season game between the Minnesota Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals in Florida. Bill Motchan March 7, 2024
‘I got hot for nine holes,’ says pro-am champ of Amex golf tourney Lee Wielansky, at 72 the oldest amateur golfer in the 156-man field, hit ’em straight to take home the trophy from the PGA Tour event in California. Bill Motchan Jan. 29, 2024
For decades, this Jewish war veteran keeps St. Louis post ‘going in a straight line’ Jack Lite, 95, has held every volunteer local and state leadership role since joining Post 644 in 1960. Bill Motchan Nov. 10, 2023