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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

Emily Goldstein

Teen runs toward helping others with juvenile arthritis

Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished November 1, 2017

Emily Goldstein does not remember life without arthritis.“I was a very active 3-year-old when one day I could not get out of bed, and my family knew something was wrong,” explained Emily, 17. “One of my knees was almost the size of a grapefruit....

Zella Esrock

Zella Esrock, 86; longtime Light cooking columnist

BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished April 4, 2012

Zella Esrock, whose “love affair with food” led her to write the popular “Zella’s Place” cooking column for the St. Louis Jewish Light for 23 years, died Monday, March 26 at her home in Chesterfield.  She had suffered from late stage lung cancer,...

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