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St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
All content by by Lois Caplan
The 1963 announcement in the Jewish Light introducing Lois Caplan to readers. 

For More than Five Decades

By Lois Caplan
Published June 8, 2016

Now is the time of the year

By Lois Caplan
Published December 9, 2015

B’nai Amoona bids farewell to longtime mashgiach

By Lois Caplan
Published September 24, 2015
The William Shearburn Gallery will feature ‘Rose Parade,’ an exhibit of work by local Jewish artist Andrew Millner, from Sept. 25-Nov. 6. Photo:  Lou Bopp

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published September 16, 2015

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published July 2, 2015

NCJW event features Hannah Rosenthal; local theater highlights

By Lois Caplan
Published June 18, 2015
Jewish steering committee members for Sing for Siteman.

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published June 3, 2015
In April, Women’s Philanthropy of Jewish Federation hosted a hands-on service project for JF&CS in St. Louis and Economic Empowerment for Women in Israel.

Kids Rock Cancer, CHADS fundraiser and Women’s Division event

By Lois Caplan
Published May 14, 2015

NJT, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, concerts and more

By Lois Caplan
Published April 30, 2015

Celebrating Hatebrakers

By Lois Caplan
Published April 22, 2015

Recognizing St. Louis’ Women of Achievement

By Lois Caplan
Published April 9, 2015

Walk with Hadassah for heart health; Recognizing Lee Falk

By Lois Caplan
Published March 18, 2015

Crown Center cafe seeks volunteers, J Associates plans Dancing in the Loop

By Lois Caplan
Published February 11, 2015

Ready Readers, cookies for charity, Touhill events

By Lois Caplan
Published January 28, 2015

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published January 14, 2015

Jewish Federation celebrates women in the clergy

By Lois Caplan
Published December 24, 2014

Women of Achievement, B’nai Amoona concert and more

By Lois Caplan
Published November 26, 2014

Cabaret, Symphony family concerts and more

By Lois Caplan
Published November 6, 2014

Kibbitzing with Caplan: Oct. 22, 2014

By Lois Caplan
Published October 22, 2014

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published October 8, 2014

NCJW Couturier milestone, Burn Camp fundraiser, Miram Gala and NJT Cabaret

By Lois Caplan
Published September 10, 2014

Women’s Philanthropy; Hadassah frames the future; honoring Dr. Lyss

By Lois Caplan
Published August 27, 2014
A choir of children sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” along with Rick Recht on the field at Busch Stadium during last year’s Jewish Community Day at the ballpark. This year’s event takes place Aug. 17. File photo: Lisa Mandel 

Jewish community day at the ballpark; Show Stoppers

By Lois Caplan
Published August 13, 2014

Kibbitzing with Caplan: Kudos, NJT season and more

By Lois Caplan
Published July 16, 2014
Volunteers at a past ‘Shower’ event held by Women’s Philanthropy. 

April ‘Showers’ for Women’s Philanthropy

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published March 19, 2014

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published March 6, 2014

Remembering Sam Goldstein; Dancing in the Loop

By Lois Caplan
Published February 20, 2014

Mah Jongg, Hadassah and ‘Beauty Buzz’

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published February 6, 2014

Heart Ball, Jewish Mystic Jam and Ready Readers

By Lois Caplan
Published January 16, 2014

Meet the Courthouse Singers

By Lois Caplan
Published January 2, 2014
Pictured are five of the 2013 Women of Achievement honorees: (from left) Margaret Israel, Peggy Nelson, Vida Prince, Sally Katzif and Sheila Greenbaum. Women of Achievement is currently seeking nominations for the organization’s 2014 honorees. Photo: Trotter Photography 

OF ALL THE NEW YEAR’S EVENTS…

By Lois Caplan
Published December 11, 2013
National Council of Jewish Women - St. Louis Section Project Chair Marilyn Ratkin (left) and NCJW Executive Director Ellen Alper (right) present the first check from NCJW’s Healing Hearts Bank to Lisa Moseley, Program Director at Lydia’s House, for one of the organization’s clients. 

NCJW’s Healing Hearts Bank; NAMI honors Chaleff and Rosenbaum

By Lois Caplan
Published November 13, 2013
Hello Dolly

Memories and Melodies, Stages gala and book fest highlights

By Lois Caplan
Published October 30, 2013
Ken Kranzberg

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published October 16, 2013
The Jewish Light’s Golden Light Gala on Oct. 6 will honor the paper’s past presidents and two of the paper’s icons: Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Robert A. Cohn (above in an undated file photo) and Lois Caplan (below, in a picture from 1963).  

Light gala marks 50 years — of column and newspaper

By Lois Caplan
Published October 2, 2013
Missouri River Country

Kibbitizing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published September 18, 2013
Gil and Orli Shaham

Shahams’ album, glamour costumes and more

By Lois Caplan
Published September 4, 2013
Columnist Lois Caplan

Kibbitzing with Caplan: music, theater, and Kindermusik

By Lois Caplan
Published August 7, 2013
Marion Lipsitz is pictured at home in 2012 for a story on her when she was named one of the Jewish Light’s Unsung Heroes that year. 

Kibbitzing with Caplan: Fairy tales can come true

By Lois Caplan
Published July 24, 2013

Soul satisfying volunteer event; fair warning for filmgoers

By Lois Caplan
Published July 11, 2013
Columnist Lois Caplan

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published June 26, 2013

What a terrible week that was

By Lois Caplan
Published May 30, 2013
Beverly Milder with a 1978 music class in her basement. Now in its its 35th year, Milder Musical Arts has 10 full-time teachers and 550 students weekly. As part of its anniversary year, Milder is seeking to reconnect with former students.

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published May 15, 2013
Lift for Life Academy founder Marshall Cohen. Lift for Life Academy is holding its 3rd Annual Celebrating Success Sewing Seeds Fashion Show.

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published May 1, 2013
Columnist Lois Caplan

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published April 10, 2013

Off to the circus; Rebbetzin Rivkin Memorial Lecture

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published March 28, 2013
Columnist Lois Caplan

Holy cow — I’m back

By Lois Caplan
Published March 13, 2013
Columnist Lois Caplan

NCJW, NAMI honorees and arts notes

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published October 24, 2012
Columnist Lois Caplan

St. Louis NORC, Black Rep Gala, wine tour

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published October 10, 2012
Columnist Lois Caplan

Ready Readers plans gala; Vote online for NCJW

By Lois Caplan
Published September 27, 2012
Columnist Lois Caplan

kibbitzing with caplan

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published September 12, 2012
Columnist Lois Caplan

Women of Worth, Leisa Zigman and Neil Simon

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published August 29, 2012
The committee spearheading the grand opening of the JF&CS Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry gather for a kickoff meeting. Seated at center are co-chairs Fred Steinbach and Sally King, flanked by Jan Abrams (left) and Judy Kaplan. From left to right in the back row are Laura Hass, Rick Hitt, Rena Abrams, Karen Suroff, Michael Silver, Cindy Hyken, Cory Eichorn, Rivkah Reichler and Barbara Barnholtz.

Jewish Food Pantry sets grand opening date

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published August 15, 2012
A photograph by fine art photographer David Coblitz. Coblitz’s show runs from Friday, Aug. 3 through Thursday, Aug. 29 at the new Ober-Anderson Gallery in Kirkwood.

Games, art, kudos and roses

By Lois Caplan
Published August 2, 2012
Photo from the Third Degree Glass Factory’s third Friday Open House event. The next open house will be on August 17 from 6 to 10 p.m. sy 5200 Delmar Boulevard. 

Sizzling summer events

By Lois Caplan
Published July 4, 2012
Illuminated art lights the path for nighttime visitors to the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Chinese Lantern Festival.

Remembering Aaron

By Lois Caplan
Published June 20, 2012
Circus Harmony’s ‘Peace Through Pyramids’ project.

Visions of the Southwest and local seniors pageant

By Lois Caplan
Published June 6, 2012

Celebrating achievements, entertainment

By Lois Caplan
Published May 23, 2012
Howard Balzer performs in the 2010 Broadway Fantasies show.

Events from blitz to walk

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published May 9, 2012
Sylvia Mcnair

BEAUTY AND THE FEAST

By Lois Caplan
Published April 25, 2012

Book Fest plans girl’s night out

By Lois Caplan
Published April 18, 2012
 

NCJW welcomes Bravo’s Andy Cohen

By Lois Caplan
Published March 21, 2012
 

Circus Flora, many congratulations

By Lois Caplan
Published March 7, 2012
Nancy Falchuk

Awards galore and much more

By Lois Caplan
Published January 25, 2012
A room inside Lilo Waxman's dollhouse

Lilo’s ‘hidden treasures’ find a home

By Lois Caplan
Published January 4, 2012
Greg Johnston, Peggy Billo, Laurie McConnell, Adam Moskal, Rachel Fenton perform. Photo: John Lamb

Lois returns to kibbitz

By Lois Caplan
Published December 14, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

Crown Center honors financial advisors

By Lois Caplan
Published June 15, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

Gertrude Stein would put it this way

By Lois Caplan
Published June 1, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

“SWIMMING SOLO”

By Lois Caplan
Published May 25, 2011
Last year’s 2010 Unsung Heroes event drew more than 300 people to recognize the Light’s inaugural group of Heroes. This year’s event, honoring 10 Unsung Heroes, is Monday, May 23 at the Jewish Community Center Staenberg Family Complex Arts and Education Building.

COMBINE CIRCUS FLORA WITH THE JEWISH FOOD PANTRY

By Lois Caplan
Published May 18, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

Is Jewish Film Festival an oxymoron?

By Lois Caplan
Published May 11, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

PURPLE IS TO PANCREATIC CANCER

By Lois Caplan
Published April 27, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

Paws for a Cause; Grand Center Art Walk; NCJW preps for ‘Store’

By Lois Caplan
Published April 21, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

Hope Happens

By Lois Caplan
Published April 13, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

THE HOLOCAUST IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

By Lois Caplan
Published April 6, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

Dancing in the Loop, Second City, photography

by Lois Caplan
Published March 30, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

Healthy living, babies, and honoring outstanding women

By Lois Caplan
Published March 16, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

Visionary Award, WOW, Gateway Men’s Chorus, and Shakespeare

By Lois Caplan
Published March 9, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

Janis Ian, Wendy Mogel, Peter Martin, Wes Moore, and Savoyards

By Lois Caplan
Published March 2, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

Saving Children’s Lives, Theatre Unlimited, Build-A-Bear, and ‘The Next to Normal’

By Lois Caplan
Published February 16, 2011

Tough calls, the bra, Craig Pomranz, Hal Poth, and trivia night

By Lois Caplan
Published January 26, 2011

Talent and heart health

By Lois Caplan
Published January 19, 2011

Poetry, VNA, and “Knuffle Bunny”

By Lois Caplan
Published January 12, 2011
Columnist Lois Caplan

JDRF kitchen tour; JF&CS to honor Kessler, Siwak

By Lois Caplan
Published October 20, 2010
Columnist Lois Caplan

Jewish Book Festival patron event

by Lois Caplan
Published October 13, 2010
Columnist Lois Caplan

Honoring ‘Ageless’ St. Louisans

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published September 29, 2010
Columnist Lois Caplan

Women of Worth includes five Jewish women

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published September 15, 2010

‘Maturity and Its Muse’ at the Sheldon

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published September 8, 2010
Columnist Lois Caplan

Supporting a ‘Gateway to Hope’

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published August 25, 2010
Columnist Lois Caplan

‘Framing the Future’ with Hadassah

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published August 18, 2010

AJC to honor Kalishmans

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published August 12, 2010
Columnist Lois Caplan

Scholarship fundraiser honors Mike Shannon; Cultural Leadership at six

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published August 4, 2010

Kibbitzing with Caplan

By Lois Caplan
Published July 21, 2010

Arch City Theatre performs for JDRF

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published July 14, 2010
Columnist Lois Caplan

To Laugh! at the J; B’nai B’rith Institute; A COCA farewell

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published July 7, 2010
Volunteers Christine Doerhoff and Erich Topp help Oliver, 9, pick out new shoes at NCJW's 2009 Back to School Store.

Erika remembered, Back to School Store and Opera Theatre

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published June 23, 2010
Columnist Lois Caplan

Circus Harmony; Sondheim at the Kranzberg; Hadassah event

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published June 16, 2010
Columnist Lois Caplan

SLSO Party of Note; Circus Flora; Stages offers ‘Big River’

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published June 3, 2010
Columnist Lois Caplan

Former St. Louisan’s ‘Invisible Gorilla’; NA’AMAT USA

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published May 20, 2010

Supersized kickoff for 2010 Jewish Film Festival

BY LOIS CAPLAN
Published May 14, 2010
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