Bill Motchan, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 29, 2023
Over Memorial Day weekend, as a Jewish Light freelance reporter and photographer, I spent time at the Jewish Community Center’s Staenberg Family Complex where much of the 2023 St. Louis Senior Olympics...
On June 1, the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum will host “Modern Day Genocide: Uncovering the Horrors of Atrocities Against the Uyghur People,” with featured speaker Rushan Abbas. Abbas is...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 25, 2023
The 2023 St. Louis Senior Olympics officially began Thursday, May 25, with opening ceremonies at the Jewish Community Center’s Staenberg Family Complex. A group of athletes and event sponsors passed...
JNS) Kabbalah enthusiast Madonna is coming to Israel for the first time since taking the stage as an interval performer during the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv.
The international pop...
Third graders at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School flexed their activist muscles and marched along Ladue Road earlier this week for changes in the world they want to see: among them, caring for the...
A small American flag is planted. A crisp salute follows. A few words of thanks are extended as a young scout stares at the name on the headstone. Then it's on to the next gravesite.
This simple...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 24, 2023
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...
PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 24, 2023
Summer is the perfect season to immerse yourself in the arts, which enrich the lives of one and all. On tap between now and late September are more than 60 cultural events, including operas, art fairs,...
Ariella Fellman, Junior, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
• Published May 24, 2023
He’s an attorney, a cantor, a substitute teacher, an occasional television host and chairman of the secondary school committee
of the University of Pennsylvania for eastern Missouri and southern Illinois....
Molly Levine, Senior, Marquette High School
• Published May 24, 2023
The Jewish Light has always held a special place in my heart. For as long as I can remember, my family has stacked piles of Jewish Light newspapers on our living room coffee table. I fondly remember flipping...
Bella Soyfer, Sophomore, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
• Published May 24, 2023
When given the opportunity to expose themselves to cultures outside their own, some people may be uninterested, questioning why they should care. The simple answer is this: learning about other cultures...
Young Israel of St. Louis will hold its Annual Dinner on Tuesday, June 13 at the Clayton Plaza Hotel in Clayton.
The shul will honor Jonty and Juli-Ann Felsher for their leadership at Young Israel for...
