By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published April 18, 2018
A little more than a year ago, parts of the Jewish community felt pride as they observed or participated in the inauguration of Missouri’s first Jewish governor, Eric Greitens.A Jewish Light story on the festivities got more than 450 likes on Facebook. “I...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published December 7, 2017
Hard to fathom Owned by the three largest film distributors — AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. and Regal Entertainment — Fathom Events offers a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment experiences in movie theaters. These include live,...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published November 8, 2017
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens traveled to Israel on Sunday as part of a trade mission sponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Hawthorn Foundation.The governor planned to meet with government and business leaders “in an effort to strengthen...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published November 1, 2017
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and Russel Neiss, a local Jewish coder, have been named to the Forward 50, the Jewish publication’s annual list of the “most influential, accomplished and interesting American Jews.”The Forward, the New York-based website...
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has joined AJC’s Governors United Against BDS initiative, a bipartisan collective of governors from across the country united in rejecting the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement and in reaffirming support for...
By Eric Berger & Ellen Futterman, Staff writer & editor
• Published March 1, 2017
Rashidah Rafat, a home health care nurse who is a Muslim-American, came to Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery last week to help with a cleanup organized by Gov. Eric Greitens. She arrived about an hour before the official start time of 3 p.m. and wandered through...
By Eric Berger, Staff writer
• Published March 1, 2017
After Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced that he would lead a cleanup last week of the vandalism at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, he heard from an unexpected volunteer: Vice President Mike Pence.“The vice president said, ‘I am so inspired by what...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 12, 2017
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — For the first time in its nearly two centuries of statehood, Missouri has inaugurated a person of Jewish faith as its governor.“The people have spoken and a new direction has been decided,” said Eric Greitens, moments after...
Jewish Light Editorial
• Published January 11, 2017
For the first time since Missouri was admitted to the Union in 1821, our state has a Jewish governor. Yes, it is a big deal that Gov. Eric Greitens, who was sworn into office Monday, is a member of our community. Greitens, who attended Parkway North...
