Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published July 12, 2023
St. Louis will be a bit steamy this weekend with temperatures hovering around 90°. Here’s an idea to beat the heat: cool jazz. The Brothers Lazaroff are kicking off their first Laz Jazz Fest on Saturday, July 15, at the Grandel Theater and the Dark...
By Mira Fox, The Forward
• Published July 11, 2023
Jonah Hill is being canceled. It feels sort of surprising; the actor and director has spent the past several years cultivating an image centered around self-work and self-care, talking publicly about issues such as anxiety, mental health and his struggles...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published July 11, 2023
An upcoming concert at Mirowitz Center, “Boogie-Woogie & All That Jazz!” will feature Ethan Leinwand, one of St. Louis’ top pianists. Leinwand, 40, who is Jewish, regularly plays to large audiences at musical festivals around the country.
When Yaffa Leah Field was in her late 20s, she decided to undergo genetic testing.
Her grandmother had had breast cancer, and Field wanted to know whether she was among the one of every 40 Jewish women of Ashkenazi descent with either the BRCA1 or...
NATE BLOOM, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 7, 2023
It was announced last week that DAVID CORENSWET, 29, will portray Superman in the next Superman film. Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) will play Lois Lane.
David’s late father, JOHN CORENSWET, was Jewish and grew up in New Orleans....
Alan Zeitlin, Jewish News Syndicate
• Published July 7, 2023
(JNS) -- For the past six years, the journalist Benyamin Cohen has managed social media for the Albert Einstein estate. “The world’s favorite genius,” Cohen, news director at the Forward, writes on LinkedIn. “He has more than 20 million followers...
Jordan Palmer and Jackie Hajdenberg – JTA
• Published July 7, 2023
(JTA) — The prolific Jewish actor Ed Asner died nearly two years ago, but his final film will hit select theaters on Friday, July 7. But sadly, none are in St. Louis. But, you still have many opportunities to see this film that was a fan favorite at...
Paige Shoshannah, Hey Alma
• Published July 6, 2023
The latest Indiana Jones film, “The Dial of Destiny,” starring Harrison Ford and the fifth installation of the series, is set to release this summer. The Indiana Jones movies are known for their combination of history, mythology, and science fiction...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published July 6, 2023
St. Louis filmgoers now have a chance to see the long-awaited biopic about former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, “Golda,” starring Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren.
Indiana Jones first came onto the scene fighting Nazis, and he’ll go out the same way. In 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, the graverobbing archeologist kept Nazis from getting the magical Ark of the Covenant. In The Last Crusade, it’s Nazis and...
(JTA) — In next week’s episode of Hulu’s reality series “The Kardashians,” Kim Kardashian cries about the antisemitic behavior of her ex-husband Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, last year.
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