Back in July, Jewish Light writer Bill Motchan introduced you to the Waldman brothers and their noble quest of finding the best-toasted ravioli in St. Louis, then sharing their findings with the world.
Jeff, Jon and Jacob Waldman have the dedication...
Sometimes you think you know it all, and then something comes along that reminds you that you don't. Today, I learned that the iconic actress Doris Roberts, was not only born in St. Louis, but she was Jewish as well.
Roberts was born Doris May Green,...
To mark his transition from poet to musician, Leonard Cohen once thought he might change his name to “September.”
“I always have this feeling that new things are beginning and I thought that I would change my name and get a tattoo,” Cohen told...
(JTA) — Hundreds of Israelis who traveled to Ukraine for an annual Rosh Hashana pilgrimage to the grave of a Hasidic rabbi are suspected of using forged negative COVID tests to return to Israel after testing positive for the virus.
Tens of thousands...
ELLEN FUTTERMAN and PATRICIA CORRIGAN
• Published September 12, 2021
The 2021 Fall Arts Guide is made possible by the generous support of the Kranzberg Arts Foundation.
Fall has traditionally been a time when performances and exhibitions return to theaters, concert halls, galleries, arenas and the like, signaling that...
(September 10, 2021 / JNS) Being an international action star might be enough for some, but not for Lior Raz. Rather than rest on his laurels and three seasons of the groundbreaking Netflix show “Fauda,” he decided to make a thriller that took...
This article originally appeared on Kveller.
My father, Michael Horen, was an artist by training and a graphic designer by profession. But the word I most often use to describe him is “humanitarian.”
That’s not because he ever did any international...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 10, 2021
"Get the right people to do the job and get out of the way."
John Pollono -- writer, director, and co-star of the new film “Small Engine Repair,” ---was describing the process of making a good movie, even if he could have been describing any good...
Benny Kubelsky who was born in Waukegan, Ill., the son of Jewish immigrants from Russia who owned a saloon, would grow up to became of the world’s greatest comedians, Jack Benny.
A show business institution, Mr. Benny carved out a reputation in vaudville,...
ALIX WALL, The Jewish News of Northern California
• Published September 9, 2021
As soon as she was old enough to know what was on her plate, Lauren Chew didn’t want to eat animals. But it’s hard to be in control of those choices when you’re a child.
As soon as she was on her own, she went cold turkey, cutting out all animal...
(JTA) — The Ben Stiller-Diego Schwartzman bromance is still going strong.
While Schwartzman was eliminated from the U.S. Open in New York on Sunday, he snuck in some more quality with Stiller, the Jewish actor who happens to be one of Diego’s...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published September 9, 2021
On Yom Kippur, we read the book of Jonah, which tells the story of how the prophet fled after God called upon him to warn the people of Nineveh of their impending destruction if they did not repent for their evil ways. Jonah, of course, ends up in a giant...
