Close to $3,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to 24 winners of the 9th Annual Holocaust Museum and Learning Center's annual Art and Writing Contest at an awards ceremony at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 24, at the Holocaust Museum Theater in the Jewish Federation...
By Ellen F. Harris, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 18, 2011
There are accomplished people, there are successful people, and then there is Guido Weiss. He speaks six languages fluently, is most comfortable in the wilderness, makes "the world's best pizza," and at the age of 82, plays tennis five times a week including...
Nishmah is looking forward to its final Banot Buddies program of the series on Sunday, May 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. Louis Hillel, 6300 Forsyth Boulevard. Girls in grades 2-5 and 9-12 are invited for this special program that will include fun and creative...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 23, 2011
For a group of B'nai Amoona confirmation students, last year's trip to Washington, D.C. was educational in more ways than one. Not only did the delegation see the nation's capital, they made a number of new friends among the city's homeless for whom the...
SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) -- What should a Jewish teacher say to a child who talks about helping grandma decorate the Christmas tree?"What the teacher should not say is, ‘You're not supposed to do that -- you're Jewish,' " says Rachel Glaser, education director...
Story and Photos By Amanda Cohen, Special to the Light
• Published August 25, 2010
The old saying "all good things must come to an end" resonates loud and clear to youngsters and teens who have to say goodbye to summer fun and load up their backpacks once again. But with the start of a new school year comes certain expectations: I hope...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published August 18, 2010
It began with toe touches, then jumping jacks and fingertips to opposite knees before everyone gathered in the gym to swat the wall with one of those foam noodles used to stay afloat in a swimming pool. Suffice it to say, this was not your typical teacher...
