By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 15, 2022
Earlier this month, on the eve of the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a major Holocaust remembrance exhibit at Washington University came to an end. The “Lest We Forget” exhibit was a series of portraits of survivors photographed by the noted Italian-German...
Sarah Fenske, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published November 14, 2022
This story originally appeared on RiverfrontTimes.com and is repurposed with permission
Here's a story that sounds apocryphal, but isn't: Bruce Springsteen made friends with a teenager after they met randomly in the lobby of a St. Louis movie theater...
By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published November 14, 2022
Much of Mike Pence’s forthcoming memoir focuses on the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trump’s rift with him over certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. In “So Help Me God,” set for release on Tuesday,...
The Jewish Light Staff
• Published November 14, 2022
There are holiday art and crafts fairs and then there are holiday art and crafts fairs – make no mistake, not all are created equal. Possibly the best one in the St. Louis area takes place this weekend.
Unique Boutique art fair at John Burroughs...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published November 14, 2022
Karen Silverstein, who was born and raised in St. Louis and first came to public attention with the cult-classic culinary documentary "Gefilte Fish," passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer on Nov. 11, 2022, in the San Francisco...
Shuly Rubin Schwartz, JTA
• Published November 14, 2022
(JTA) — Like so many other American Jews from the New York area, I have been eagerly awaiting “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” the new exhibit on the American Jewish deli now on view at the New-York Historical Society. After all, the deli was...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published November 14, 2022
The Muny, St. Louis' largest outdoor musical theater venue, is kicking off its seven-show lineup for summer 2023 with the story of legendary Jewish songwriter-singer, Carole King.
Beautiful- The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of...
By PJ Grisar, The Forward
• Published November 14, 2022
In 1952, a 5-year-old Sammy Fabelman (or was it Steven Spielberg) saw a train crash.
His parents both assured him it wasn’t real. His father, an engineer, explained it by describing the mechanics of a film projector. His mother, a free spirit and would-be...
Hazzan Sharon Nathanson, backed by a band, was the featured performer at Congregation B’nai Amoona on Sunday, November 13 to celebrate her 16th year serving the congregation.
The concert was billed as Cantor Sharon Nathanson’s Sweet 16+ concert...
By PJ Grisar, The Forward
• Published November 13, 2022
In Saturday’s “SNL” monologue, Dave Chappelle offered a canny pro-tip to Kanye West.
Trotting out a variation on George Carlin’s “Seven Words,” the comedian said there are “two words in the English language that you should never say...
By Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published November 13, 2022
(JTA) — Hosting “Saturday Night Live” for the first time since he faced widespread criticism about jokes ridiculing transgender people, comedian Dave Chappelle opened the show with a lengthy monologue about … Jews — namely, the controversy surrounding...
Marion Fischel, Israel21c
• Published November 10, 2022
Where can you travel through 5,000 years of history in 10 stops? Jerusalem, the city that was proclaimed the capital of the Kingdom of Judea in 1,000 BCE and is the capital of Israel today.
In addition to the Israel Nature and Parks Authority’s City...
