By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published February 21, 2019
St. Louisan Tova Braitberg’s father and grandfather tried to shield her from some of the painful parts of their lives.She never heard her grandfather, Gregor Braitberg, talk about how performing music helped him survive the Holocaust. She thinks it...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 21, 2018
Spinning for good When Lory Cooper won a private party at Cyclebar, an indoor spinning and cycling franchise with a location in Creve Coeur, she started brainstorming some ideas to make the event a fundraiser. “I wanted to do something that was meaningful...
The next film in the Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series will be“Phoenix,” screening at 1 p.m. June 25 in the Holocaust Museum’s theatre in the Jewish Federation Kopolow Building, 12 Millstone Campus Drive. A brilliant performance...
The April film program in the Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series will be a combination of three short films, screening at 1 p.m. on April 30 in the Holocaust Museum’s theater in the Jewish Federation building, 12 Millstone Campus...
The March film in the Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series will be “Judgment in Hungary,” screening at 1 p.m. on March 26 in the Holocaust Museum’s theatre in Jewish Federation building, 12 Millstone Campus Drive. Filmmaker...
JSU will celebrate 14 years of inspiring Jewish teens at its Annual Gala on March 19 at the Clayton Plaza. JSU will honor Gloria Feldman and Marcy and Rick Cornfeld for their ongoing dedication and commitment to strengthen the Jewish identity and...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 1, 2017
Caves are usually known for their darkness, but this month, one will come to town looking to spread a little light.“We’re proud to be bringing it here, and we really want St. Louis to turn out because people will be missing something if they don’t...
Wendy Lower will discuss “Hitler’s Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16 at the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, 12 Millstone Campus Drive. Drawing from wartime documents, postwar trials, private letters,...
The Holocaust Museum and Learning Center (HMLC) is seeking entries for the 2017 Art and Writing Contest. The contest asks creative middle and high school students to express the difficult and inspiring lessons of the Holocaust. This is the 14th year that...
The Missouri Humanities Council has awarded a grant of $2,500 to the Jewish Federation of St. Louis in support of an upcoming exhibit, “Untold Sacrifices: The St. Louis Jewish Community in the Great War.” The exhibit will open in Fall 2017, honoring...
The next film in the Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series is “The Last Stage,” screening at 1 p.m. Nov. 27 in the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center’s theater, 12 Millstone Campus Drive. The film focuses on Martha Weiss,...
