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St. Louisan Jessica Radloff's new “The Big Bang Theory” book cracks NYT Bestseller list

St. Louisan Jessica Radloff’s new “The Big Bang Theory” book cracks NYT Bestseller list

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 20, 2022

On Oct. 10th, we shared the big news that St. Louis native Jessica Radloff was set to release her first-ever book, “The Big Bang Theory. The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series." Now, just 10 days later, Radloff's book has joined the...

‘Bad Jews’ describes a history of American Jewish infighting

Published October 20, 2022

(JTA) — The history of Jewish identity and politics in America has been told as a triumph of spiritual renewal (“A Certain People,” Charles Silberman, 1986), as an overdue flexing of political muscle (“Jewish Power,” J.J. Goldberg, 1996) and...

Why its time to finally eradicate unapologetic apologies

Why its time to finally eradicate unapologetic apologies

BARBARA BALLINGER AND MARGARET CRANE, Special To The Jewish LightPublished October 19, 2022

Excuses. Excuses. We are all guilty of using them to rationalize and make us feel better. But some folks are chronic repeat offenders. There, we've said enough! Alibis are designed to get someone off the hook; either the person who needs the...

The courageous German ‘orchestra’ that tried (and failed) to stop Hitler

The courageous German ‘orchestra’ that tried (and failed) to stop Hitler

By Julia M. Klein, The ForwardPublished October 12, 2022

White Knights in the Black Orchestra: The Extraordinary Story of the Germans Who Resisted Hitler By Tom Dunkel Hachette Books, 464 pages, $32 Last year, Rebecca Donner’s gripping biography, “All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days,” explored...

How St. Louisan Jessica Radloff landed "The Big Bang Theory” book

How St. Louisan Jessica Radloff landed “The Big Bang Theory” book

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 10, 2022

True story. When Jessica Radloff, the author of the new book, "The Big Bang Theory. The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series" first saw the show back in 2007, she was not impressed. "I watched the first two episodes of the show and then...

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‘Saving Freud’ details psychoanalysis founder’s almost fatal reluctance to leave his beloved Vienna

ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished October 6, 2022

Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, inspired both adulation and condemnation during his career, both of which are true to this very day, 83 years after his death in London in 1939. Freud, whose towering intellect inspired admiration from his...

Time challenged?  Picky kids? St. Louisan offers food prep tips from new cookbook

Time challenged? Picky kids? St. Louisan offers food prep tips from new cookbook

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 6, 2022

Dini Klein, a St. Louis native and Epstein Hebrew Academy alum, has a large online following, with 150,000 followers on Instagram. Klein specializes in sharing food prep tips for busy households. Her Prep + Rally website is popular among parents of picky...

‘I’m here with my two Jewish lawyers’: How Trump was pushed to disavow David Duke

‘I’m here with my two Jewish lawyers’: How Trump was pushed to disavow David Duke

By Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished October 3, 2022
In new book, veteran reporter Maggie Haberman highlights Donald Trump’s ‘uncertainty’ about disassociating himself from the nation’s most famous white supremacist
How an Auschwitz survivor and conservative politician became an abortion rights champion

How an Auschwitz survivor and conservative politician became an abortion rights champion

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 3, 2022

“Her name is associated with women’s equality, the memory of the Shoah and the European community,” was a statement said about Simone Veil, a well-known French politician, Holocaust survivor, scholar, former judge, and feminist activist after she...

Aunt Annette's Holiday Brisket with sweet wine and dried fruits

Aunt Annette’s Holiday Brisket with sweet wine and dried fruits

Published September 22, 2022

One Bonus Recipe Last April, we reported how Jewish BBQ master Steven Raichlen had brought his cooking show to St. Louis, shooting an entire season of shows at Union Station. He is also the author of many a cookbook including "The Brisket Chronicles."...

The ‘All-of-a-Kind Family’ books are set to become a TV show

The ‘All-of-a-Kind Family’ books are set to become a TV show

Julia Gergely, JTAPublished September 22, 2022

(New York Jewish Week) – The Lower East Side’s most famous set of Jewish sisters — Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertrude — may soon become TV stars: “All-of-a-Kind Family,” Sydney Taylor’s award-winning 1951 book, is being developed...

Adrien Brody as Arthur Miller and Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe. Courtesy of Netflix

In ‘Blonde,’ Arthur Miller is Marilyn Monroe’s Jewish husband, and we all know what that means (don’t we?)

By PJ Grisar, The ForwardPublished September 20, 2022
Andrew Domink’s adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel casts Adrien Brody as a foil to DiMaggio.
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