Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 26, 2022
The great speeches of history have lifted our hearts during dark times, given us hope in times of despair, provided courage when we felt fear and helped define the course of human history. But, what about the great speeches that were never delivered?...
JUDITH NEWMARK, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published April 14, 2022
When Alex Ludwig was born in 1979, Woodstock was 10-year-old news.
Of course, people remembered the festival, a counter-cultural phenomenon that drew some 500,000 kids to Max Yasgur’s dairy farm for three days of peace, love and music.
And what...
What are St. Louis Jews are reading? That is the question posed last week on Facebook, to kick-off a new column, creatively titled, "What St. Louis Jews are reading." Now, it's up to you, the Jews of St. Louis to help write it. But first some context....
By Kate Robbins, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 17, 2020
With COVID-19 keeping us stuck inside this summer, a good book has become more important than ever. A book can transport you into another world without ever leaving the house, and the St. Louis Jewish community has lots of great books to recommend. From...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 6, 2020
As she explains it, Leesa Neiner was looking for something meaningful that she and her daughter, Alyson, could get involved in. “When my daughter was about 8 or 9 years old, we tried sports, we tried music, we tried everything and found we had talent...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 31, 2019
Simply stated, Yousef Bashir’s memoir “The Words of My Father: Love and Pain in Palestine” is worth reading because the attitude of this Palestinian from an old, established Gaza family is not what we might expect, given his experiences during...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published October 31, 2019
The first time that The New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff spoke with Robin Williams, he was surprised not by the iconic performer’s various accents but with how “his voice was so serene and quiet,” Itzkoff recalled.
And while Williams...
By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 31, 2019
Readers eagerly wait for it all year. The 41st annual St. Louis Book Festival takes place Nov. 3-17 at the Jewish Community Center’s Staenberg Family Complex. The festival is one of the nation’s largest, with 25 events in 12 days.This year the opening...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in Chief Emeritus
• Published October 31, 2019
It is hard to get your arms around the fact that it has been a half-century since the 1969 New York Mets evolved from the “Lovable Losers” of Major League Baseball to the “Miracle Mets” who defied all odds to win the World Series of that year....
Penny Schwartz, JTA
• Published September 13, 2019
A Rosh Hashanah apple cake bake-off fit for reality television and another installment in the Scarlet and Sam series from the award-winning author Eric A. Kimmel are among the highlights in the crop of new High Holiday books for children.Six engaging...
Sure, winter might seem like the ideal time of year for curling up with a good book — but summer is when you might actually have time to read.So before these warm months all too swiftly fade to fall, here are eight Jewish-themed titles, from a wide...
BY SUSAN FADEM, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published November 2, 2016
A mensch. A widely published academic. Embraced by family and friends. Excels at putting others at ease, making them feel affirmed.Why then would Henry I. Schvey, longtime Washington University professor of drama and comparative literature, suddenly expose...
