Remembering a woman truly young at heartI would like to expand on the Light’s recent (Dec. 10) obituary about Miriam Poster.Decades ago I had the good fortune to not just be acquainted with Miriam but to briefly work with her. In the early 1980s, I...

Clarifying statement on Ferguson  While I’m pleased to see the Light join the important national conversation on Ferguson (“Through a Glass, Sadly,” Nov. 26 edition), its editorial misinterpreted the statement I released on behalf of Bend the Arc....

Thoughts on FergusonI’m ashamed that I consider myself a St. Louis Jew. We Jews are supposed to be stalwart upholders of justice, as Torah tells us. There has been no uproar among the St. Louis Jewish community since the Aug. 9 killing of Michael Brown...

Time to focus on human traffickingOn “Black Friday,” the traditional big shopping day after Thanksgiving, the malls are packed with young girls. While they’re out there having fun and being with their friends, are they safe? An increasing number...

Praise for St. Louis Mikvah  I’d like to commend the St. Louis Mikvah Association for being proactive in its efforts to protect the privacy and security of its patrons. As soon as the unfortunate, shocking news regarding alleged misconduct at a Washington,...

Vital support for community’s older adults The Oct. 22 article, “Jewish organizations work to shift senior living to ‘aging in place’ model” highlighted the significant need for, and benefits from, helping older adults age in place. According...

Reaffirming St. Louis’ response to opera This week in New York, we saw how a small but dedicated group of activists can successfully whip up national attention and media to a condemn what they saw as an anti-Semitic, anti-Israel opera, “The Death...

St. Louis reaction to ‘Klinghoffer’ production was ‘nothing to boast about’On Oct. 20, the New York Jewish Community is protesting “The Death of Klinghoffer.” Meanwhile, the St. Louis Jewish community is bragging about the discussion of this...

An UMSL welcome to Hillel’s new rabbi As a Jewish faculty member at UMSL, I was delighted to read in the Oct. 8 edition (“Rabbi returns to St. Louis to serve at Hillel”) that St. Louis Hillel — whose mission is to serve Jewish students attending...

Cemetery upkeep concerns reader I would like to bring to the community’s attention a matter that is of great importance to me. My late husband, my mother and many cherished friends are buried at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery. Unfortunately, despite...

Pejorative term shouldn’t find its way into printI know it’s human nature to stay silent when things are good and only speak up when you have a complaint, so I’m sorry I’m not more vocal when the paper’s good, which it so often is.But I can’t...

Who is a Holocaust Survivor?I have received close to a dozen emails with a vicious attachment — an Aug. 20 blog post by Debbie Schlussel on her website regarding a “fake Holocaust Survivor” arrested during a protest of Gov. Jay Nixon’s activation...