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

St. Louis Jewish Light

AEPi house at Northwestern under investigation

AEPi house at Northwestern under investigation

Louis Keene, ForwardPublished September 28, 2021

Alpha Epsilon Pi at Northwestern University is under investigation after several people said they were drugged at the fraternity house without their consent. An email from the university sent to students and faculty Friday said it had received multiple...

Andrew Borans is the CEO of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation and the former executive director of the fraternity. (Screen shot from YouTube)

AEPi executive steps down from pro-Trump group following backlash from fraternity alumni

Ben SalesPublished January 20, 2021

(JTA) — An AEPi executive is leaving his position with a group whose political arm took part in the Jan. 6 pro-Donald Trump rally in Washington.Andrew Borans, the CEO of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation, served on the advisory council of Turning Point...

Co-Chairs Jack Bizar (left) and Jordan Bernstein flank Edan Goldfarb. The Mizzou students will take part in this year’s AEPis 50th anniversary Rock-A-Thon fundraiser in Columbia April 4-6.  

New kosher eatery Café Coeur opening; AEPi rocks for charity

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished March 21, 2019

Somethings to chew onIt’s official. Café Coeur, a full-service kosher restaurant, will open April 1 at 10477 Old Olive Street Road in Creve Coeur. “It’s true,” said co-owner Moshe Plotnik, adding that he’s “excited and pumped. It’s beyond...

Washington University student Max LaVictoire stands by his Dodge Ram 1500, which was vandalized while he was out of town over spring break. All four tires on his truck had been slashed and two swastikas had been keyed into the body of the vehicle. Photo: Ellen Futterman

Jewish fraternity members’ vehicles vandalized; one keyed with swastikas

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished March 19, 2012

When Max LaVictoire returned to the Zeta Beta Tau house at Washington University Friday evening after a week of skiing over the school’s spring break, he was greeted by an unwelcome — and extremely upsetting — surprise: All four tires on his Dodge...

Penn, Temple campuses victimized by anti-Semitic graffiti

JTAPublished March 5, 2012

Two Philadelphia campuses, the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University, were the victims of anti-Semitic graffiti. A swastika was etched onto the door of an elevator located in the same building as the Penn Hillel last month. The university's...

Jewish campus life 2011

Washington University Greek Life

Published August 24, 2011

Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi) Founded: 1909 at Barnard College Motto: "Many hearts, one purpose." Colors: Green and white Mascot: Giraffe Flower: Lily of the Valley Jewel: Pearl Philanthropy: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Sharsharet Jewish affiliation:...

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