By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 7, 2018
As many readers may know, Ehud Barak is Israel’s most decorated military man. He grew up on a kibbutz in what became northern Israel after independence in 1948 and rose to chief of staff before leaving the military and going into politics on the Labor...
By Stephen Cohen, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 7, 2018
The works of Mona Hatoum, an internationally renowned artist who was born to a Palestinian family in Beirut, give powerful expression to feelings of dislocation, upheaval and confusion that can be experienced on a personal as well as a collective level.Hatoum,...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 7, 2018
The Tony Awards, given to recognize achievement in Broadway productions, will be presented at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 10 on CBS (Channel 4). The Tonys are being hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles. BETTE MIDLER, 72, is among the scheduled guest stars.The...
By Nancy Kranzberg, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 7, 2018
We see and hear art at many institutions around town where most, both large and small, have exciting education programs to offer both young people and older adults alike. I’ll just highlight a few of them.Jack Lane, executive producer at Stages St....
Kosher foodies uniteBig news in the St. Louis kosher restaurant world. A new kosher Italian-American eatery and sushi bar is slated to open in Creve Coeur after the High Holidays this fall, and on Monday, the Cold Stone Creamery in Creve Coeur received...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 6, 2018
The Muny Opera has maintained a high level of creativity and professionalism due in large part to Jewish actors and composers. A Muny Jewish alumni list reads like a who’s who of the Broadway stage and includes the writers and composers Lerner and Loewe,...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 6, 2018
A beloved St. Louis institution turns 100 this year: the Muny Opera, which opens it centennial season Monday, June 11. It is the country’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theater, and for Jewish St. Louisans of all ages, the Muny holds a treasure...
By Ariella Cook-Shonkoff, Kveller via JTA
• Published June 6, 2018
The supermom is revered in our society. I have seen countless headlines that boast about how incredible these supermommy multitaskers are. (The most recent was “Hockey Player Breastfeeds her Baby During Game Breaks — Like a Total Mom Boss.”) And...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published May 31, 2018
Aaron Posner’s ironically titled “Life Sucks,” a comedic adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” is closing out the 21st season of the New Jewish Theatre, appearing through June 21 in the Jewish Community Center’s Arts & Education...
BY CATE MARQUIS, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 31, 2018
Abraham Bursztein (Miguel Ángel Solá) is clearly feeling bossed around by his children in the Buenos Aires home he’s lived in for 50 years. The Polish-born retired tailor is miffed when his favorite great-granddaughter, Micaela (Pilar Alegre Alonso)...
Bobbi Miller is not Jewish but she subscribes to the Jewish Light and is a regular reader. She and her husband, Colin, own Strauss Peyton, the portrait studio in Creve Coeur located at 515 N. Lindbergh Blvd. The couple loves to entertain at their Olivette...
BY CATE MARQUIS, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 31, 2018
All of the hallmarks are there: classic noir style, soulful jazz, world-weary voice-over, and slanting light and city street. But this is not New York or San Francisco. It is Budapest in 1936, a “city of lights for some and city of darkness for others,”...
