Lisi Furman, daughter of Dr. David and Barbara Furman of Chesterfield, and Jason Berger, son of Marc and Sue Berger of Harrisburg, Pa., have announced their engagement.Lisi is the granddaughter of the late Dr. Harry and Lil Dalin, and the late Maury...

Much has been said about World War II and the Greatest Generation, but less has been said about the Jewish soldiers who served. A new PBS documentary, “GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II,” sets out to remedy that gap, and shows how this generation...

“Itzhak,” a charming, music-filled documentary about violinist Itzhak Perlman, opens in an unexpected way — not with a performance of Beethoven or Mozart, but a slightly sassy rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” The setting and Perlman’s...

With “Hamilton” fever raging in St. Louis now that the hit musical has arrived at the Fox Theatre and is playing (through April 22) to sold-out crowds, you might be interested to know that an academic is making a case that Alexander Hamilton was,...

Israeli director Samuel Maoz’s gripping film “Foxtrot” opens with a scene that parents of soldiers anywhere dread: a knock on the door by military personnel bearing news that their child is dead. For one Israeli couple, that knock leads to not just...

I first tried raw vegan coconut cream pie years ago at Café Gratitude, one of the popular plant-based restaurants in Los Angeles. Café Gratitude is a quintessential healthy L.A. eatery. The menu features dishes with titles like “I am bountiful”...

When in doubt for a good recipe, Passover or any time of the year, we often consult with Dorothy Firestone of Clayton, cook extraordinaire and author of the self-published “Table Talk: A Cookbook and a Memoir.” The following recipe isn’t in Firestone’s...

Prelude to PassoverLast week I was having lunch with a fairly new friend who asked if I would like to join her for Passover. She and her husband were having 18 guests to their home — two more would be no trouble at all, she assured me.I politely declined...

If you’ve already broken your New Year’s fitness resolutions, you might not be ready to think about getting in shape again until next January. But for Bryce Banaszynski, exercise and diet are year-round concerns.“I deal with clientele that have...

Rebeccah Leah Singer, daughter of Steve and Miriam Rogers Singer of St. Louis, and Lior David Shragg, son of Hazzan Art and Judy Shragg of Minneapolis, have announced their engagement.Rebeccah is the granddaughter of the late Morton and Norma Singer of...

When we’re all busy preparing for Passover, it takes chutzpah for me to focus on the day after Passover, right? But I recently learned of a joyous North African tradition that takes place the day after Passover. It’s called Mimouna, and for me it...