Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published August 17, 2021
A Jewish mermaid recently swam into town. Or rather, flew through the St. Louis air.
Morgaine Rosenthal is starring in the Cirque Italia Water Circus in a blue and white tent outside the Saint Louis Galleria.
The circus continues in town through...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 17, 2021
"I think we all have light and dark inside us." - Sean Penn
That goes double for actors. When it comes to performing on stage and giving a moving performance, a human being must be able to tap into the lighter and darker aspects of life --something...
Good morning, New York. Today, New York City will begin requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for range of activities, including dining at an indoor restaurant, working out at a gym or strolling through a museum. (Enforcement will not begin, however,...
Mark D. Zimmerman, SPECIAL FOR THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 16, 2021
With the imminent final withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban is quickly taking control of the country. The Jewish history of Afghanistan goes back at least to the 7th century, with some claiming that Afghani Jews were descendants...
The St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is home to many masterpieces, but perhaps none are more important than the sculpture titled, "Breaking of the vessels" made by one of the most accomplished artists of our time.
"Anselm Kiefer was born in Germany in 1945,...
(JTA) — A woman is suing Bob Dylan for sexually abusing her when she was 12 under a New York law that temporarily lifted limitations on such lawsuits.
The woman, identified in court documents as JC, says the Jewish rock star groomed and exploited...
(JTA) — “Is it possible to make a film like this without contributing to the Nazi Cinematic Universe?”
This line of narration comes early in “The Meaning of Hitler,” a fiery new documentary about the persistent hold Nazism has on our culture,...
Lea Loeb, The Jewish News Of Northern California
• Published August 16, 2021
Vitali Voskoboinik’s bright blue eyes sparkled behind his glasses as he sat in his sunny Pacifica apartment. At 79, the Holocaust refugee looked full of life; he laughed and smiled, introducing himself first in Russian, then in Hebrew, and then in English.
One...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 16, 2021
Some things just take some time and a lot of patience.
Case in point: When August started, the St. Louis Cardinals seemed immune to a winning streak. Sitting at 52-52, the disappointing Cards had a chance to collect some wins off an easy schedule....
(JTA) — The Israeli TV show “Srugim,” which brought the lives of Modern Orthodox Jewish singles in Jerusalem to the screen, was a hit in its native country. It later found a large new audience in the United States after streaming on Hulu and Amazon.
But...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21C
• Published August 16, 2021
Even with Israel’s world-leading rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations, drugs to treat Covid patients are in desperate need across the world.
Two such drugs developed in Israel show great promise in clinical trials: EXO-CD24 and Allocetra.
EXO-CD24,...
Unlike Latin, which I arguably don’t know, but am going to say this anyway, Yiddish has style.
To me, the style comes not just from the incredibly humorous sounding words, but from the literal way our great-great-grandparents, great-grandparents,...
