BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 20, 2022
Dean Robbins fondly remembers growing up in St. Louis and playing softball at the Jewish Community Center. When he was rounding the bases, “I was thinking about Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Lou Brock and all the great Cardinal stars in the late ’60s.”
He...
BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 20, 2022
In December, a St. Louis mishpacha (family) group created by the Jewish Community Center celebrated its 40-year anniversary. The 15-family group includes two original members. Through four decades, they’ve celebrated simchas and mourned losses together....
In the same spirit as the popular television game show “Family Feud,” J Associates’ second annual Fabulous Feud Live on Saturday, March 12 will feature families from the community who will team up and square off against each other to play The...
Phone: 314-442-3151
Website: campsabra.com
Camp Sabra is the perfect place for a joyous, Jewish summer camp. Our campers spend their days wakeboarding, ziplining, tubing and more. Now more than ever, our children need a place where they can connect...
Phone: 314-442-3432
Website: jccstl.com/daycamps
Make new friends and learn new skills! J Day Camps gives campers options on their activities – sports, arts, gymnastics and more. Plus, ON-SITE SWIMMING! 78% of 2021 campers improved swim skills....
ELLEN FUTTERMAN, Editor-in-Chief
• Published August 16, 2021
The Jewish Community Center and the family of Lynnie Isaacs Palan (z”l), invite the community to honor the legacy of an inspiring woman. Lynnie’s Light for Life 2021 takes place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex...
ERIC BERGER, Associate Editor
• Published August 11, 2021
Organizers of Sababa, the Jewish Arts & Culture Festival, have postponed the event until October 2022 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
This is the second postponement for the festival, which features artists, music and food and was first...
Editor's note: Organizers have postponed the Sababa Jewish Arts & Culture Festival until 2022.
The Jewish Community Center has announced that Sababa, St. Louis’ Jewish Arts & Culture Festival, will be held outdoors on Oct. 10 on the...
Hilary Gan, Director of Literary Arts at the Jewish Community Center
In one or two sentences, can you explain your job?
I oversee the annual Jewish Book Festival and the Used Book Sale, with the full force of some amazing committees...
After missing a year due to the pandemic, St. Louis Senior Olympics will return this year — over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3 to 6 —the Jewish Community Center has announced.
The 2021 event marks the 41st year of the St. Louis Senior Olympics,...
CATE MARQUIS, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 4, 2021
“Love It Was Not” is a Shoah survivor’s story about a young woman who was at Auschwitz, but it is also a strange tale about obsession, love and survival. The documentary opens with an old photo. We see a picture of a healthy, pretty, young woman...
Camp Sabra is currently looking for summer staff who want to forge friendships, create lasting memories and build skills for the future. Camp Sabra is hiring counselors, specialists, unit heads, lifeguards, ropes staff and ski staff.
Each summer,...
