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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

The quintessential Jewish mother to millions of television viewers, "Molly Goldberg" (Gertrude Berg) is shown here in a scene from the film Molly, presumably giving out a taste of chicken soup. Photo Courtesy of JWA

Do you know this Jewish woman? She had a hit TV show in 1949

Jeffrey Shandler and Updated by Pete SmithPublished August 15, 2022

For a generation of Americans, Gertrude Berg embodied Jewish motherhood in a series of radio, television, stage, and film performances. She is best remembered as the creative force behind the Goldbergs, a fictitious Jewish family who lived in an...

‘Better Things’ gives us the best Jewish mom on TV

‘Better Things’ gives us the best Jewish mom on TV

Toby Lowenfels, KvellerPublished May 3, 2022

No offense to Mrs. Maisel, but Sam Fox on FX’s “Better Things” is the Jewish icon we need to see on TV. The final season of the show, about a working actor and single mom to three teenagers, displays all the traits we love in Jewish women while...

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What is Ridley Road About?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 21, 2022

This Sunday, May 1, Nine PBS here in St. Louis will begin airing a spellbinding miniseries called "Ridley Road." The show centers on the fictional character of Vivien Epstein, who goes from humdrum hairdresser to amateur spy after following ex-boyfriend...

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