School is over, or almost over. Camp hasn’t begun. And already you and the kids are close to getting on each other’s last nerve. What’s a parent to do?
The good news is that there’s a lot more to do these days compared to a year ago, when most...
By PATRICIA CORRIGAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 23, 2012
Ladies and Gentlemen — in this one issue only — the Jewish Light brings you the all-singing, all-dancing 2012 Summer Arts Guide! We have for you a plethora of performances, perhaps more cultural events than ever before seen in the pages of this...
By Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-cheif emeritus
• Published February 23, 2012
Forest Park was aptly described as "The Jewel of St. Louis" by co-authors Sally J. Altman and Richard H. Weiss in their coffee table book of that title a few years back. Lest St. Louisans take for granted the beautiful public park, which draws 12 million...
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival, in partnership with the St. Louis Zoo, presents Israeli zoologist Avinoam Lourie, former head of the Haifa Zoo & Director of Israel's Wildlife Conservation Department, and St. Louis Zoo President Dr. Jeffrey Bonner,...
By Daniel Durchholz, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 27, 2011
Last year’s Loufest in Forest Park struck a near-perfect chord in terms of idyllic location, audience amenities, and terrific music. I’d say it was the coolest thing to happen on the St. Louis concert scene in 2010, but the scorching heat and humidity...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EMERITUS
• Published July 13, 2011
Welcome to "Cohnipedia," a new column suggested by Larry Levin, CEO/Publisher of the St. Louis Jewish Light, based on a funny gift I received from the staff four years ago on my 40th anniversary at the paper. In a clever parody of "Wikipedia," the Light...
