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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

President Barack Obama presents Ina Bass, left, and Elsie Shemin-Roth with the Medal of Honor for their father, Army Sgt. William Shemin, at the White House in 2015. Sgt. Shemin was recognized for risking his life during World War I to save the lives of others. Photo: Department of defense/Lisa Ferdinando

Mistakes to remember, Medal of Honor, Poremba’s latest

Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished April 11, 2018

To err is human...but still!Regardless of the work we do, being successful requires us to pay close attention to detail. Certainly in the case of a doctor, paying attention to detail could mean the difference between life and death. But no matter what...

St. Louis Jewish Film Festival

St. Louis Jewish Film Festival

Published April 6, 2018

2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63146314-442-3169email: [email protected]: stljewishfilmfestival.orgZelda Sparks, Festival DirectorThe J’s St. Louis Jewish Film Festival showcases national and international cinema that explores universal...

2017 St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

Published April 6, 2018

JCC Staenberg Family Complex: 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63146314-442-3152 (festival hotline: 314-442-3299)email: [email protected]: stljewishbookfestival.orgAmy Pakett Bornstein, Director of Literary and Jewish ArtNow in its...

Shir Ami members (from left) Jan Fishman, Judy Medoff, Elaine Unell, Amy Gage, Carol Kaplan-Lyss and Michael Lyss. 

Shir Ami

Published April 6, 2018

c/o Carol Kaplan-Lyss12 High Acres Drive, St. Louis, Mo.  63132314-997-2887email: [email protected] Ami (Song of My People) is a spirited, freelance troupe of six with a joy of performing Jewish music. For decades, Shir Ami has been committed to...

Meshorerim

Published April 6, 2018

3962 Flad Ave.St. Louis, Mo. 63110314-772-2171e-mail: [email protected] is a Jewish men’s a capella singing group founded in 2008 by Fred Blumenthal. The group has performed at Kol Rinah, Congregation B’nai Amoona, Missouri Botanical...

Andrew Michael Neiman (left) as Mitch and James Anthony as Morrie in the NJT season opener, “Tuesdays with Morrie.’Photos: Eric Woolsey

New Jewish Theatre

Published April 6, 2018

Marvin & Harlene Wool Studio Theatre: 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63146314-442-3257 (voice & fax)email: [email protected]: newjewishtheatre.org or jccstl.orgEdward Coffield, Artistic DirectorProviding award-winning professional...

Klezundheit!

Published April 6, 2018

email: [email protected] (or text): 314-882-2788Contact: Lauren BuchsbaumKlezundheit! is the only klezmer big band in Missouri. Founded by bandleader Bob Herman in 1998, the band has been featured performers on Classic 99’s From the Garden...

Michael Lyss of Ha-Shemesh

Ha-Shemesh

Published April 6, 2018

c/o Michael Lyss, #12 High Acres Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63132314-452-7477 email: [email protected] (The Sun) has performed for families and organizations throughout St. Louis as well as in Kansas City and Illinois since the mid-1970s. Our...

Sara Sitzer performs during the Gesher Music Festival in 2013.

Gesher Music Festival

Published April 6, 2018

2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63146314-442-3283website: geshermusicfestival.org Zelda Sparks, ProducerThe Gesher Music Festival, a program of the J, is a 10-day chamber music festival in August, which makes connections between classical chamber...

St. Louis Israeli Folk Dancing

Published April 6, 2018

email: [email protected]: Israeli Folk Dancing – St. Louis MO USAJoin us for Israeli folk dancing on Mondays from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School gymnasium, 348 S. Mason Road in Creve Coeur. (Enter through...

For more of Nancy Kranzberg’s commentary, listen to KWMU (90.7) St. Louis on the Air the first Friday of each month at approximately 12:50 p.m. She also hosts a weekly Arts Interview podcast for KDHX (88.1), available at artsinterview.kdhxtra.org.

The way you wear your hat has been explored by artists for centuries

By Nancy Kranzberg, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 5, 2018

When I think of Edgar Degas, what usually comes to mind are his paintings of young dancers. However, the St. Louis Art Museum’s 2017 exhibition “Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade” was the first to explore Degas’ fascination with...

Hermann Sámuel (Iván Angelus) and his son (Marcell Nagy) walk through the Hungarian countryside towards the village.

Greed, evil exposed in Hungarian village in ‘1945’

By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 5, 2018

“1945” is a haunting drama from Hungarian director Ferenc Török that takes place in a small village shortly after the end of World War II. It is a tale of guilt and greed, revealing what was done to the Jewish population by their neighbors during...

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