BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published March 15, 2017
Harold F. Sher, a businessman and major longtime supporter of the Jewish Community Center, died Monday, March 6. He was 87 and a longtime resident of St. Louis. Harold Fred Sher was born in St. Louis on Dec. 28, 1929, the son of Abraham and Jennie Coplon...
The St. Louis man accused of making bomb threats against Jewish community centers will remain in a corrections facility as he awaits trial, U.S. Magistrate Judge David Noce ruled Monday.Juan Thompson, 32, is suspected of using social media and telephone...
Takeaways from cemetery incicentThe Jewish Light’s coverage of the recent events at Chesed Shel Emeth and the Jewish Community Center has been excellent and measured. While I can understand how some may fear this is the work of people who don’t like...
The St. Louis Jewish Light is seeking nominations for the paper’s 2017 Unsung Heroes, who will be honored in our OY! Magazine and at a special reception the evening of Monday, May 22 at the Jewish Community Center’s Performing Arts Center. The nomination...
Nishmah will hold Shushan Nights Purim Journey, a Persian-themed night out for Jewish women and girls, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at the Jewish Community Center’s Arts & Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive.Guests are encouraged...
The Songleader Boot Camp and the Center for Jewish Learning will hold a panel discussion with Rabbi Sharon Brous and Rabbi David Ingber on “Why Be Jewish? Praying with Our Hearts/ Praying with Our Feet” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20 at the Jewish Community...
The New Jewish Theatre will continue its 20th season with the award-winning Lynn Nottage play “Intimate Apparel” from Jan. 26 to Feb. 12 in the Jewish Community Center’s Wool Studio Theatre, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. The play is set in 1905 New...
The Jewish Community Center will hold a used book sale from Sunday, Jan. 29 through Thursday, Feb. 2 at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex – Arts & Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. Thousands of titles will be offered, including mystery...
Families with children ages 3-6 are invited to try two, free, academic enrichment programs at the Jewish Community Center. Parents are also encouraged to take advantage of an opportunity to preview the new Pre-K Academy and Pre-K Academy Jr. classes,...
The Jewish Community Center is seeking donations of books through mid-January for its winter used book sale, which takes place Sunday, Jan. 29 through Thursday, Feb. 2. Donated books may be dropped off at the J’s Arts and Education Building, 2 Millstone...
BY ERIC BERGER, STAFF WRITER
• Published November 9, 2016
Readers beware, talent manager Shep Gordon no-holds-barred memoir is not for everyone. He opens with a story about how he stumbled upon a Hollywood, Calif. hotel in 1968, took a hit of acid and then tried to save a woman who he thought was being raped...
The Jewish Community Center is seeking donations of books through mid-January for its winter used book sale, which takes place Sunday, Jan. 29 through Thursday, Feb. 2. Donated books may be dropped off at the J’s Arts and Education Building, 2 Millstone...
