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

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

St. Louis Jewish Light

Light wins two Jewish journalism awards

Light wins two Jewish journalism awards

STAFF REPORTPublished July 7, 2020

The St. Louis Jewish Light won two Simon Rockower Awards, the annual prizes for excellence in Jewish journalism given by the American Jewish Press Association (AJPA) for work published in 2019.AJPA honors excellence in Jewish journalism and represents...

Ellen Futterman

Women’s March, Jewish journalism, interfaith honors

Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished January 17, 2019

Walk this wayI’ve been reading a lot in newspapers and on social media about the controversy dogging the third annual Women’s March, which is scheduled to take place this Saturday at numerous locations around the country, including St. Louis. Organizers...

Just back from their two-week trip to Israel, Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School’s eighth graders talk about their experiences and answer questions posed by younger students at the school. Photos courtesy Patty Bloom

Making Memories

Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished May 18, 2016

Making MemoriesIn the course of 35-plus years as a journalist, I have gone to more press conferences than I care to count, or can even remember. But I promise you none was more memorable than the one I attended Monday at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community...

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