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Homegrown pickleball talent Jill Starr hitting the court in Colorado

Homegrown pickleball talent Jill Starr hitting the court in Colorado

Published March 7, 2024

Former St. Louisan Jill Starr is the newest pickleball coach at the Steamboat Tennis and Pickleball Center in Steamboat, Colo. She is an accomplished player and national tournament gold medal winner.  

Michael Staenberg, recipient of special recognition honors

Staenberg, Pereles, 10 St. Louis community leaders, honored by JPro

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished March 7, 2024

On Thursday, March 7, JPro St. Louis paid tribute to 12 individuals for their contributions to the St. Louis community. The annual recognition event honored Joe Pereles with the Partnership Award. Michael Staenberg received a special recognition commendation. Peer...

Main Headquarters staff of 21st General Hospital - April 1945

Retired radiologist Harry Agress Jr. returns home to honor legacy of Base Hospital 21

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished March 7, 2024

An estimated 550,000 Jews served in the United States armed forces between 1941 and 1945, according to the Jewish Welfare Board. As Memorial Day approaches, the Jewish Light salutes the Jewish St. Louisans who served during World War II. Base Hospital...

Abbie Strauss

Former St. Louis cantor hits all the notes singing national anthem at Cardinals game

By Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished March 6, 2024

Former St. Louisan Abbie Strauss sang "The Star Spangled Banner" before the Cardinals 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, March 6, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. The national anthem is not the easiest song to perform since it calls...

Student Senate tables WashU divestment resolution regarding Boeing-Israel

Student Senate tables WashU divestment resolution regarding Boeing-Israel

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 6, 2024

The Washington University Student Union Senate has decided to table, until further notice, a resolution that was in consideration calling for the university to divest from the Boeing Company. The student governing body said on their Instagram story that...

The late Mimi Edlin (left) founded the  Joseph J. Edlin Memorial Summer Journalism Internship in memory of her husband (right), who was a past president of the Jewish Light Board of Directors.

Light seeks applicants for Edlin Summer Journalism Internship

Published March 6, 2024

The St. Louis Jewish Light is accepting applications for its Joseph J. Edlin Memorial Summer Journalism Internship.  The late Mimi Edlin and her family established the scholarship to honor her late husband, Joseph J. Edlin. Joseph Edlin was a longtime...

Apply Now: Funding for projects combating hate, promoting understanding now available

Apply Now: Funding for projects combating hate, promoting understanding now available

Published March 6, 2024

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum opened the spring funding cycle for the Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute. Interested individuals and organizations can apply for funds of up to $5,000 on the Institute’s online portal....

Amy Lampert

Amy Lampert takes on new role for Women’s Philanthropy Board

Published March 5, 2024

Amy Lampert was recently installed as the new chair of the Women’s Philanthropy board at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis for a three-year term. A member of Temple Israel, she is vice president and COO of her family’s company, Time Square, Inc./Lampe,...

Chance conversation reveals quirky connection  between Parkway North and Jewish camp careers

Chance conversation reveals quirky connection between Parkway North and Jewish camp careers

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished March 5, 2024

Don’t you just love happy coincidences? I know I do, especially when one coincidence connects to another that connects to another – like some kind of coincidence chain reaction, perhaps even worthy of a Guinness World Record. In this case, it’s...

Team 29 featuring: Dani Berg, Jason Berg, Bryan Berg, Abigail Berg, Matt Bukhshtaber, Anna Bukhshtaber, Samantha Katzman, Danny Katzman. Chad Klamen, Rachel Deutsch and Scott Yaffe.

‘Team 29’ reigns supreme at ‘Battle of the Stars,’ raising beaucoup bucks for J programs

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 5, 2024

Nothing like a little friendly competition to bring an entire community together. That was the premise for the "Battle of the Stars," the new event fundraiser from J Associates, the women’s auxiliary of the St. Louis Jewish Community Center. The event...

German emigrants boarding a ship at the port of Hamburg.

Documentary tracing 350 years of Jewish migration to air in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 5, 2024

"You survive, you honor us by living,” Martin Greenfield’s father once told him. Greenfield recalled these words after his liberation from the Buchenwald concentration camp. This poignant quote can be heard in "The Jewish...

The remarkable Jewish story of the iconic Culpeppers and the famous 'sign on the door'

The remarkable Jewish story of the iconic Culpeppers and the famous ‘sign on the door’

Dr. Harley Hammermann, Special To The Jewish LightPublished March 5, 2024

Culpeppers was started by five Country Day friends in 1934 and progressed through multiple owners until Herb Glazier bought it in 1977. Click here to read the complete history of Culpeppers on Dr. Harley Hammerman's website LostTable.com Louis...

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