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

St. Louis Jewish Light

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St. Louis Jewish Light

All content by Cate Marquis
The historical drama ‘The Zone of Interest’ focuses on the SS Nazi Commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss  who lives with his family in a home next to the concentration camp.

Oscar nominated Nazi drama ‘Zone of Interest’ opens in St. Louis

CATE MARQUIS, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
Published January 25, 2024
Your guide to the 2023 St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

Your guide to the 2023 St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
Published October 31, 2023
The Man Without a World

“The Man Without a World” to be featured at the Webster Film Series

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
Published October 23, 2023
Helen Mirren in Bleecker Street/ShivHans Pictures GOLDA
Credit: Sean Gleason, Courtesy of Bleecker Street/ShivHans Pictures

Helen Mirren brings Israeli hero to life in wartime ‘Golda’

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
Published August 24, 2023
Images courtesy of St. Louis Jewish Film Festival.

Everything you need to know about the return of the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival

Cate Marquis, Special To The Jewish Light
Published March 5, 2023
Salim Daw, Izabel Ramadan, Yara Elham Jarrar, Samer Bisharat, Juna Suleiman, Marwan Hamdan and Alex Bakri in “Let It Be Morning.” 
Photo courtesy of Cohen Media

‘Let It Be Morning,’ Israel’s 2022 Oscar entry, comes to St. Louis screens

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
Published February 9, 2023
Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy Fabelman in The Fabelmans, co-written, produced and directed by Steven Spielberg.

‘The Fabelmans’ is Spielberg’s fictionalized tale of growing up, becoming filmmaker

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
Published November 25, 2022
Armageddon Time is a powerful statement about antisemitism, racism in 1980s Queens

“Armageddon Time” is a powerful statement about antisemitism, racism in 1980s Queens

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
Published November 3, 2022

With humor and satire, film gives child’s-eye view of roots of hate

CATE MARQUIS, Special to the Jewish Light
Published March 2, 2022

Marin Alsop leads the way in uplifting documentary ‘The Conductor’

CATE MARQUIS, Special to the Jewish Light
Published March 2, 2022
Mel Brooks drinking coffee photographed by Carl Reiner while the two were writers for Your Show of Shows, c. 1950-1954 in The Automat.
Photo courtesy of A Slice of Pie Productions

Jewish Film Festival documentary ‘The Automat’ serves up pure charm

CATE MARQUIS, Special to the Jewish Light
Published February 28, 2022

Rebellious retiree not ready to be put out to pasture in Israeli comedy

CATE MARQUIS, Special to the Jewish Light
Published February 22, 2022
The 2022 Jewish Film Festival includes (clockwise from top left): ‘Blue Box,’ ‘Tango Shalom,’ ‘Plan A’ and ‘Not Going Quietly.’

St. Louis Jewish Film Festival returns

Cate Marquis, Special For The Jewish Light
Published February 21, 2022

A pre-WWII ‘What if?’ at heart of spy thriller

CATE MARQUIS, Special to the Jewish Light
Published January 19, 2022
Neighbours

Hate, humanity are seen through child’s eyes in ‘Neighbours’

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
Published November 3, 2021
This year’s films with Jewish or Israeli themes at the St. Louis International Film Festival include (clockwise from top left): “I Am Here,” “Ahed’s Knee, We Burn Like This,” and Neighbours.

A look at Jewish, Israeli themes at 2021 St. Louis International Film festival

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
Published November 3, 2021
Jewish Book Festival offers a host of author events, in-person and online

Jewish Book Festival offers a host of author events, in-person and online

Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
Published October 21, 2021

Jewish mobster ‘Lansky’ comes to menacing life in clever biopic

CATE MARQUIS, Special to the Jewish Light
Published June 24, 2021
Love it was Not

Jewish Film Festival: Documentary tells strange tale of survival in Auschwitz

CATE MARQUIS, Special to the Jewish Light
Published June 4, 2021
This years Jewish Film Fest has a new leader at the helm

This year’s Jewish Film Fest has a new leader at the helm

CATE MARQUIS, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
Published May 31, 2021
Curtain going up on 26th Jewish Film Festival

Curtain going up on 26th Jewish Film Festival

CATE MARQUIS
Published May 28, 2021
More books

Planning a virtual Jewish Book Festival

Cate Marquis
Published October 22, 2020

Perelman’s film has its ups and downs

CATE MARQUIS, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
Published April 30, 2008
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