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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

Andrew Gieselman
in his U. City
High School Yearbook
photo. Mark
Goldstein (center). Roseann Weiss
(at right)

What’s in a Jewish-sounding name? Sometimes less than expected

Bill Motchan, Special For The Jewish LightPublished August 23, 2022

Roseann Weiss is a shiksa. Mark Goldstein attends Catholic Mass. Joel Landsbaum is not a landsman. These St. Louisans have Jewish-sounding names, but none of them is Jewish. It’s not an unusual phenomenon. Among St. Louis Cardinals players of the...

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