“A Picture Taker’s Journal: Lenses, Cameras, Some Intrigues, Some Liaisons” by David HenschelDavid Henschel looks like what intelligence agencies describe as the “perfect spy”—an unassuming, quiet man who would not stand out in a crowd and...
BY DAVID LAUGHER, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 21, 2019
Rabbi Jessica Shafrin would like to start a conversation even if she knows that the topic of death isn’t one people are always eager to broach. “People don’t like to think about their life ending,” said Shafrin, 33. “Maybe they don’t want...
BY CATE MARQUIS, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 21, 2019
In “Transit,” based on Anna Segher’s 1944 novel, a Jewish refugee from Germany flees Paris as the Nazis begin their 1942 roundup of Jews only to get stuck in Marseille as he tries to escape the Nazi advance through free France. This French/German...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published March 21, 2019
Tom Schmidt, owner of the barbeque restaurant Salt + Smoke, has been eating falafel at Al Tarboush Deli in University City since “before I could drive,” he said.“Their tahini spread is particularly herby and zippy, with a lot of fresh lemon juice,...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published March 21, 2019
Somethings to chew onIt’s official. Café Coeur, a full-service kosher restaurant, will open April 1 at 10477 Old Olive Street Road in Creve Coeur. “It’s true,” said co-owner Moshe Plotnik, adding that he’s “excited and pumped. It’s beyond...
Lindsey Michelle Salant and Keith William Clements were married Sept. 23, 2018 at the Stone House of Saint Charles, where Rabbi Susan Talve of Central Reform Congregation officiated.Lindsey is the daughter of Gary and Sherry Salant of Lake Saint Louis....
Rachael Cassandra Freeman and Scott Richard Bernstein have announced their engagement. Rachael is the daughter of Mary Collins and Vince Freeman, both of Nashville, Tenn. Scott is the son of Mark and Barbara Bernstein of Chesterfield. He is the grandson...
Ingredients:Pastry Dough:2/3 up ice water1 tsp. table salt3 cups plus 2 tbsp. unbleached all-purpose flour1 cup plus 5 tbsp. unsalted butter (2 sticks plus 5 tbsp. cut into 1-inch pieces, placed on a plate and refrigerated until needed Garbanzo Bean...
Ingredients:1 pound portion of unbaked challah dough, kneaded and risen for 1½ hours, or held overnight in the refrigerator. 2 hardboiled eggsDirections:Cut off a fist-size portion of the dough, set small portion onto the side of your counter and cover...
BY MARGI LENGA KAHN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 14, 2019
Each of us is obligated to fulfill four Purim mitzvot: reading or listening to a reading of the Megillah (the Book of Esther); sending gifts of food to our friends and neighbors (shalach manot); giving gifts to the poor; and taking part in a Purim seder,...
BY ETHAN KALISHMAN, Junior, John Burroughs School
• Published March 14, 2019
For nearly two weeks in January, I traveled to Doha, Qatar with 27 classmates and friends from John Burroughs School to take part in The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) Qatar. Even with the grueling 14-hour flight and eight-hour layover,...
