(JNS) -- Martin Kove was born on Purim, and his most famous costume has been quite convincing. As the villain in the iconic “The Karate Kid” film franchise, he starred as John Kreese, a Vietnam War veteran and the karate sensei of the Cobra Kai dojo.
Kreese...
Congregation B’nai Amoona created a space for an art gallery in the Oberman Community Room under the leadership of Lester Goldman, chairman of the Art Gallery Committee. Its latest exhibit, which runs until Dec. 4, features Mark Witzling,...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 30, 2022
Artists often use real life experiences to inspire their work. That’s exactly the case for St. Louis multidisciplinary artist Benjamin Kaplan. He channeled the raw emotions of being a caregiver to family members. Then he used his creativity to develop...
STEPHEN SILVER, JTA
• Published September 29, 2022
(JTA) — After a long career pause brought on by an assault-induced depression and injuries, actor Brendan Fraser is back in headlines, earning early Oscar buzz for his performance in the upcoming movie “The Whale.”
What some of even his most...
(New York Jewish Week) — On Dec. 22, 2003, a 20-something Jewish actress and singer named Rena Strober was doing what she did every Monday night: mingling with an A-list crowd at Rao’s, a notoriously exclusive Italian restaurant on East 114th Street....
(New York Jewish Week) — Jewish artist Marc Chagall’s home can be yours.
Not the brick house where the artist grew up in Vitebsk, in what is now Belarus. Not his heavy stone villa in the south of occupied France, nor his New York apartment on East...
By PJ Grisar, The Forward
• Published September 29, 2022
Coolio, the Grammy-winning rapper and producer who rose to prominence in the 1990s, died Wednesday at the age of 59. Among his many achievements was providing a new tune to a familiar staple of Jewish life.
In his single, “Gangsta’s Paradise,”...
By Aviya Kushner, The Forward
• Published September 27, 2022
When the Miami Boys Choir was recorded singing ‘Yerushalayim,’ no one anticipated that, more than a decade later, it would rack up hundreds of thousands of views
Bennett Schmidt, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published September 27, 2022
I have such fond memories of growing up in St. Louis and celebrating the holidays as we welcomed not only the new year but the crisp cool air that autumn supplied.
Of course, getting out of school was also a welcomed respite, though we were hardly...
"Try before you buy." This is a smart tactic not just for investing in stuff but when considering a new relationship, romantic or platonic.
When you meet someone for the first time, how do you dig deeper to break the ice and find out more personal...
(JTA) – A new independent production company aims to “ensure the Jewish tradition is carried forward” on TV and film, as Jewish stories continue to be a hot property in Hollywood.
Leviathan Productions will specialize in developing content based...
