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Missouri State Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur, speaks during a Jewish community vigil in 2018 at the Jewish Community Center near Creve Coeur for the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Sitting down with Jill Schupp after her 2020 loss to Ann Wagner
The individuals being honored as 2020 Unsung Heroes are (clockwise from top left) Mark Dana, Steve Rosenblum, Aleeza Granote, Alan Spector, Sheryl Kalman and Allen and Ronnie Brockman. 
Meet the 2020 Jewish Light Unsung Heroes
Holocaust Survivor to speak at Hillel’s Kristallnacht commemoration
Holocaust Survivor to speak at Hillel’s Kristallnacht commemoration
Susan Block
Newsmakers: November 2020
Jason Alexander
J’s fundraising gala will feature Jason Alexander
In this file photo, Jewish War Veterans Post 644 donates toys the organization collected  to the Hanukkah Hugs program organized by Women’s Philanthropy and Jewish Family Services. Pictured here are Harvey Bloth, Howard Holtzman, Pam Super, Lauren Gelber and Larry Chervitz. Photo: Howard Holtzman
Jewish War Veterans collecting toys for Hanukkah Hugs program
News & Schmooze
Shelley Dean (left) leads a Rhythm ‘N’ Ruach class at the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library in 2019. 
Movies, concerts, games and classes for families inch back this summer
Linda Weiner
Touching the void created by social distancing
News and Schmooze is a weekly column by Editor Ellen Futterman. Email Ellen at: efutterman@thejewishlight.com
Helping in high gear
Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the J sponsored the Sababa Jewish Arts and Culture Festival on Sunday, Oct. 14 at Washington University. Photo: Zach Dalin Photography
Sababa Jewish Arts and Cultural Festival rescheduled for 2021
Palestinian Authority parliment member Saeb Erekat, chief negotiator with Arafat talks with the press before a meeting at the Palestinian parliament in Ramallah, West Bank on September 6, 2003. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images) 
Saeb Erekat, long time Palestinian peace negotiator, dies of the coronavirus
Messages undermining election integrity are circulating on Orthodox social media
Messages undermining election integrity are circulating on Orthodox social media
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo talks to reporters in Albany at his daily news conference about the coronavirus crisis, March 29, 2020. (Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo)
NY reduces restrictions on Brooklyn Jewish neighborhoods as COVID rates drop
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, left, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper at the Pentagon in Washington, Sept. 23, 2020. (Shmulik Almani)  
Trump fires Defense Secretary, who was soothing Israelis over arms sales to UAE
AJ Edelman competing in the skeleton event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Photo by Viesturs Lacis
Israel’s bobsled athletes aim to go where no Israeli has gone before
Some of the weapons found in the possession of West Bank Palestinian minors reportedly recruited by Hamas to carry out terror attacks in Israel. Photo: Israel Security Agency 
Shin Bet thwarts Hamas attempt to recruits West Bank minors for terror attacks in Israel
Obituary
Betsy Lee Epstein
Alan Wayne Solomon
Alan Wayne Solomon
Carol Beilenson Katz
Carol Beilenson Katz
Robert (Bob) Bockserman
Robert (Bob) Bockserman
Toby Katz
Toby Katz
JJ Adler is the author of the “Inspired by Food” cookbook.
Jelly doughnuts (Getty Images)
Menu ideas for breaking the Yom Kippur fast
2020 Jewish Film Festival - trailers
2020 Jewish Film Festival - trailers
Nancy Kranzberg
How has the pandemic affected artists in St. Louis? Here’s what they told me
Yehuda Nahari Halevi stars in ‘Incitement.’
Chilling ‘Incitement’ dramatizes young man’s devolution to Rabin assassin
Rev. Traci Blackmon of Christ the King United Church of Christ in Florissant and Rabbi Susan Talve of Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis are featured in the documentary “Shared Legacies,” which is part of this year’s St. Louis Jewish Film Festival.
The full lineup: Jewish Film Festival
Films
Curtain going up on virtual Jewish Film Festival
Bar Mitzvah: Oliver Lee Stern
Bar Mitzvah: Oliver Lee Stern
Moley-Friedman Engagement 
Moley-Friedman Engagement
Appleson-Rodríguez Wedding
Appleson-Rodríguez Wedding
Love-Lewis Engagement
Love-Lewis Engagement
Lavi-Hoffman Wedding
Lavi-Hoffman Wedding

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Jesse Eisenberg, Jonathan Jakubowicz speak of "Resistance"
Old yarmulkes are the new face protectors
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