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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Weekday morning traffic going south on Lindbergh Boulevard passes by the steel sculptures adorning the hillside of the I.E. Millstone Jewish Community Campus. Sprinkled throughout the campus are a total of 215 pieces of art. Photo: Mike Sherwin

Public art a highlight of reborn Millstone Campus

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished January 9, 2020

As he takes a reporter on a tour of the art at the I.E. Millstone Campus near Creve Coeur, Michael Staenberg beams with pride. The Jewish philanthropist and developer resembles a proud papa, although in this case his offspring are 215 pieces of art, valued...

Covenant Place resident Rosy Weinstein (left) stands with a painting she created and donated to the Jewish Center for Aged many years ago.  The painting, which Weinstein had not seen since the 1980s, was part of the JCA’s collection of artwork  donated to Covenant Place. Joan Denison, executive director of Covenant Place, is shown at right. Photo: Joan Denison

Artist’s work comes home to Covenant Place

By Margaret Gillerman, Special to the Jewish LightPublished August 24, 2016

Every day after leaving the dress shop where she worked, Rosy Weinstein visited her mother, Sarah, at the Jewish Center for Aged and often would volunteer to help other patients.Weinstein, a talented artist, also donated some of her paintings to JCA,...

Harif, Bnai Amoonas house band, will perform a benefit concert
for the Covenant House chapel on Sunday, Nov. 27.

Residents hope concert will keep services afloat

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished November 23, 2011

Singing for supper has long been an honored tradition in the performing arts-and now a local group plans to play and sing so that senior citizens may continue to have easy access to weekly religious services. For more than 10 years, residents of Covenant...

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