By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 1, 2011
The Jewish Community Center's 16th Annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival, "A Journey in Film: Jewish Life and History from Around the World," will showcase 13 films from around the world (plus a bonus film, "La Rafle," on Aug. 4). The festival will include...
By Burton A. Boxerman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 1, 2011
Did you know that Lipman Pike was the first Jew to play professional baseball, or that Barney Pelty (the Yiddish Curver) was the first Jew to have his picture on a baseball card, or that Mose Solomon was nicknamed the "Rabbi of Swat?" Information such...
