Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 27, 2021
Who’s the bald, bearded guy with the loud voice and all these opinions?! It’s me, Dan Buffa. Many of you already know me as the sports and entertainment guide here at the Jewish Light-so think of this new column as a way to get to know me even more....
Rachel Hale, The Forward
• Published June 27, 2021
This article originally appeared at forward.com. Reposted with permission.
Old Jewish men are a unique species all their own. Few depict the phenomenon better than the Instagram and TikTok accounts ‘Old Jewish Men’ with more than 50,000 followers...
(JTA) — A Palestinian-American pediatric radiologist has been fired from her position at Phoenix Children’s Hospital after her social media post accusing Israel of “cannibalism” was called out by an antisemitism watchdog.
On Monday, the Twitter...
Dan Buffa, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published June 26, 2021
Times sure are tough down at Busch Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals keep finding more ways to lose baseball games, and the other team's record doesn't seem to matter. By either walking runners in or failing to push runs across of their own, the Cardinals...
Rebecca Salzhauer, The Forward
• Published June 25, 2021
Israeli contortionist Roman Kricheli is going viral after squeezing himself into a ten-inch cube on “America’s Got Talent.” A YouTube video of his audition has garnered more than 350,000 views.
Kricheli, who has been performing his “yoga show”...
Al Franken, the Jewish former senator from Minnesota and comedian, is coming to St. Louis.
Billed as “The Only Former U.S. Senator currently on Tour Tour,” Franken will appear Sunday, Nov. 21 at The Sheldon Concert Hall.
Franken spent 15 years...
CENTER FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION
• Published June 25, 2021
June 24, 2007 — Israel Holds 1st Pro Baseball Game
The Israel Baseball League launches with the Modi’in Miracle’s 9-1 win over the Petach Tikvah Pioneers in front of more than 3,000 fans at Yarkon Field in Petach Tikvah. The six-team professional...
This Q&A is adapted from one of eight mainstage conversations held at Z3 2020: Visions of a Shared Future, a virtual conference produced by The Z3 Project and the Oshman Family JCC of Palo Alto, California, aimed at reimagining Diaspora-Israel relations.
In...
It never fails! Since I started working a the St. Louis Jewish Light, I continue to be surprised by the breadth of Jewish accomplishments, but this one really came as a surprise. The very first star of Western films, Gilbert "Broncho Billy" Anderson,...
Due to the uncertain weather forecast for Friday, June 25, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s SLSO On the Go concert at the Jewish Community Center has been moved indoors. The concert will take place in the gymnasium at the J’s Staenberg Family...
The St. Louis Art Museum attracts art lovers from around the country. The museum's collections and special exhibits showcase a wide variety of paintings, sculptures and more. But, did you know that this treasure located at the top of Art Hill in Forest...
