(October 21, 2021 / JNS) Researchers at the Technion‒Israel Institute of Technology have developed an innovative treatment for breast cancer based on analgesic nanoparticles that target the nervous system. The study, published in Science Advances,...
Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 22, 2021
“The Last Duel,” a potential blockbuster, opened in theaters on Oct. 15. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film depicts the last (1386) legally sanctioned “trial by combat” in French history. Here’s the basic (true) story: Jean Carrouges (Matt Damon),...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 22, 2021
Compassion, guilt, and rage all live in the same neighborhood, often sharing the same street from time to time. These three things can define and undo us, the Achilles heel for every human who decides to feel. Every once in a while, they come together...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published October 22, 2021
Natan Sharansky wrote his latest book because his own life serves as an answer to what he sees as a pressing question: Is the gap between Israel and world Jewry narrowing or widening?
The book, “Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People,” chronicles...
Alec Baris, Digital Engagement Associate
• Published October 21, 2021
Jeff Goldblum, the Jewish dad, actor, musician and avid fan of local children’s art turns 69 years old today (Friday, Oct. 22)!
Goldblum grew up in an Orthodox family in West Homestead, Penn. Last year, in the PBS celebrity genealogy show “Finding...
Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 21, 2021
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is back, and this time it’s in-person — and virtual. What remains the same is that the book festival, Nov. 7-18, brings to town its usual splendid array of books, with more than 25 events and 35 authors, for its...
(JTA) — An off-Broadway show about an undocumented Syrian immigrant will open without the Jewish actor who was slated to play the part.
“The Visitor,” starring the Tony Award-winning actor Ari’el Stachel, was set to open Off-Broadway at New...
It's not a secret that St. Louis as well as the United States, has experienced an increase in race and religion-based domestic hate crimes in recent years. Incidents such as the death of George Floyd spurred massive, worldwide reactions, while other...
Amy Fenster Brown, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 20, 2021
We are one week away from Halloween, which is like a warning that the winter holiday season is right around the corner -- hiding so it can jump out, yell “BOO!” and scare you when you least expect it.
Halloween is also a fantastic time to ponder...
Enjoy two Israeli films and Israeli-style refreshments during intermission (served in COVID-safe packaging) on Sunday, Nov. 7, from 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Temple Israel. A $5 donation is requested to cover the cost of refreshments.
The film festival is open...
Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published October 20, 2021
(ISRAEL21c) - A mild pins-and-needles sensation encircled my forearm as the Healables sleeve was activated from Moshe Lebowitz’s smartphone. The intensity can be dialed up or down with the flick of a finger.
I was in the Jerusalem office of Healables,...
