Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published April 21, 2021
On the latest episode of his podcast, Robert Koritz, the drummer of the Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra, welcomes a fellow Jewish musician: Jorma Kaukonen, legendary guitarist and member of Jefferson Airplane, the innovative rock band formed...
Alec Baris, Digital Content Manager
• Published April 21, 2021
It’s official: Alfred Molina has confirmed that he will reprise his role as Otto Octavius, or “Doc Oc” in the upcoming third installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man films, according to Variety.
Molina’s role as the villainous...
Amy Fenster Brown, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 21, 2021
It's not raining at my house right now, it's pouring. Don't even ask me if the old man is snoring. I've got two teenage boys and between them there are three broken bones, two separate jacked up dental issues and puberty hormones I'd rather not discuss.
Our...
Hanging on the walls in my Jewish Light office, along with STL Shakespeare Festival posters; a framed letter from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; an autographed Weatherbird print; and a vintage photo of Elizabeth Taylor, is a colored pencil illustration...
CHERYL BAEHR, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 21, 2021
St. Louis vegetarians and vegans – along with anyone who loves bold, flavorful food – have a new destination for Mexican-inspired fare. Terror Tacos, a restaurant from brothers Bradley Roach and Brian Roash, opened late last month on South Grand,...
(JTA) — Israel locked down new deals to purchase more Pfizer vaccines and added Moderna doses to its arsenal on Monday, just two weeks after Pfizer had cut off the nation’s vaccine supply over its failure to pay.
The country has the highest vaccination...
Jordan Palmer, Director of Digital Communications
• Published April 20, 2021
Jews all across the world are reacting to Tuesday's jury verdict on former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, touched off massive...
On Tuesday afternoon, not even 24 hours after starting its deliberations, a multi-racial Minneapolis jury of seven women and five men found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 20, 2021
Bob Odenkirk may not be your typical tough guy, but boy he can throw a punch. It just took audiences 30-plus years to see him do it.
Truth be told, the "Better Call Saul" star and "Breaking Bad" co-star wouldn't be the first guy that comes to mind...
Gabrielle Hoyt, Hey Alma
• Published April 20, 2021
(Originally published by Alma)
When Barbra-Streisand-as-Fanny-Brice enters the scene of her deflowerment in Funny Girl, she can’t keep her clothes on. Compelled by the throbbing power of vermillion walls, plush curtains, suggestive female statues,...
(JTA) — Two of the world’s most famous Nazi hunters, Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, are getting the documentary treatment.
Alexander Nanau, a Romanian filmmaker whose documentary “Collective” is up for both best documentary and best foreign film...
(JTA) — Walter Mondale, the former vice president who represented a time in American history when being pro-Israel and progressive were often synonymous, has died at 93.
He passed away Monday at his home in Minneapolis, multiple sources reported.
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