An article in the Jewish Light on Feb. 5 by Associate Editor Eric Berger entitled “St. Louis Jews doubt Trump peace plan will succeed” misled readers regarding the elements of President Donald Trump’s “peace plan” by mentioning only a few of...
Epidemiologist who studies community violence offers adviceSome commentators have used the word “epidemic” to describe the recent spikes in anti-Semitism. They may not realize how correct they are.Twenty years ago, upon my return to the United States...
Shayna Nobbe, the daughter of Chris and Michelle Nobbe of O’Fallon, Mo., will become a bat mitzvah this month at United Hebrew Congregation.Shayna is a seventh-grade student at Fort Zumwalt North Middle. She plays softball and is on her middle school...
Rebecca Feldman and Ryan Moran have announced their engagement. Rebecca is the daughter of Gary and Nancy Feldman of St. Louis, and the granddaughter of the late Irvin and Marcella Feldman, and the late Harold and Sarah Levin, all of St Louis.Ryan is...
(JTA) — When Adam Sandler was shut out of this year’s Academy Award nominations for “Uncut Gems,” the Oscars lost out on the chance to have an acceptance speech as hilarious as the one Sandler delivered Saturday at the Independent Film Spirit...
Spoiler alert! See Ben Zauzmer’s Oscar predictions at the bottom of this article.(JTA) — In 2012, the first year that Ben Zauzmer made Oscar predictions based on mathematical modeling, he received an email from a member of the Academy of Motion Picture...
The astronomical number of people harmed by guns last year — children, domestic violence and suicide victims — had me expecting that someone in charge might want to “do something” about it.
In a six month span last year, more than nine...
TEL AVIV — President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan will probably not achieve its stated goal of bringing peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but it might just bring about peace between Israel and more of its Arab neighbors. Here’s...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 6, 2020
Andrew Peterson cooks not only because he enjoys seeing others enjoy his food but also to honor his late mother, Arlene. She passed away when Peterson was in eighth grade in the Parkway School District.“Cooking was something that my mom found joy in,...
KFAR TAPUACH, West Bank — Put simply, President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” is bad news for Israel.In a historic event last week, Trump revealed his vision for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he says has been one of the...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 6, 2020
Jewish Women International (JWI) has a line of feminist-leaning Valentine’s Day messages to celebrate love on Feb. 14. The organization suggests that instead of the usual, “I Love You” why not say “Consent: It Takes Two to Tango”? Why say “You’re...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 6, 2020
As she explains it, Leesa Neiner was looking for something meaningful that she and her daughter, Alyson, could get involved in. “When my daughter was about 8 or 9 years old, we tried sports, we tried music, we tried everything and found we had talent...
