A good news update on 11-year-old Drew Patchin, who was diagnosed in 2019 with a rare form of brain cancer called Anaplastic ependymoma. After participating in a Car T-cell therapy clinical trial at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis that...
As if trolling Facebook and Instagram weren’t enough of a time suck, I’ve been playing around with ChatGPT, an AI language model created by OpenAI (whose CEO, Sam Altman, is Jewish, grew up in St. Louis and graduated from John Burroughs). For those...
Josh Shulman, his brother Greg, and childhood buddy Bill Evans were growing frustrated. After years of talking about the high cost of living, inflation and other financial hardships, they decided it was time to take action to make a real change.
“We...
On Thursday, March 21, restauranteur Ben Poremba and his Bengelina Hospitality Group will open their latest eatery, Esca, in the Delmar Maker District at 5095 Delmar Blvd. In mid-to-late April, Poremba expects to open another new restaurant, Florentin,...
Tickets are now on sale for “The Passover Project: A Musical Seder,” at the City Winery on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Rooted in a few examples from other creative communities around the country, the St. Louis Jewish Light wanted to create...
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...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published February 21, 2024
Iconic fashion designer Michael Kors, who is Jewish, is coming to St. Louis this spring for St. Louis Fashion Fund’s “Speaking of Fashion” series in partnership with Washington University and Caleres. The speaker series is free and...
ELLEN FUTTERMAN, Editor-in-Chief
• Published February 13, 2024
On this day that celebrates love and romance, meet Herb and Nancy Seidel, childhood sweethearts who went their separate ways after dating in high school, only to find each other several decades later.
The two met at a Halloween party in 1950 when they...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published February 6, 2024
Tall, lean and ever so handsome, Yakir Hexter had all the right moves, especially when it came to “popping and locking.”
To be honest, I wasn’t quite sure what popping and locking looked like until Yakir’s grandfather, Chris Hexter of University...
ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published January 31, 2024
The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival doesn’t start until April 7, but cinephiles — especially ones who enjoy short documentaries — as well as movie lovers will want to be part of the Israeli Film Club, led by Snir Dagan, the Israeli Shaliach (emissary)...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published January 23, 2024
It’s 4:45 p.m. at the Brentmoor and the nightly comedy show is about to begin. It commences after the soup or salad course, which kicks off the dinner meal at 4:30 for residents of this retirement and assisted-living community in Ladue.
Betty Levy...
Ellen Futterman, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 11, 2024
Talk about a birthday present with real bounce.
St. Louis natives, identical twin brothers and nationally known stand-up comedians, Randy and Jason Sklar, are being immortalized on their actual birthday, Friday, Jan. 12, with limited-edition dual bobbleheads...
