By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published August 15, 2012
There are certain women who always seem to look terrific, even when they’re schlepping about in what seems to have become the standard St. Louis schlepping uniform, Lululemon workouts. Susan Sherman is one of these women. We’d hate her if she weren’t...
Pre-school age children at an early childhood center in north St. Louis will soon have a new outdoor play space thanks to an interfaith early childhood pilot program coordinated by the Community Against Poverty (CAP) coalition. The new playground will...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 18, 2012
The Missouri Attorney General’s office has filed papers in federal court seeking the right to intervene in Bank of America’s case against the Jewish Community Center. “The Jewish Community Center is one of the most important and historic charitable...
By Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published June 27, 2012
To paraphrase Christopher Wren, if you seek the monuments in St. Louis with a Jewish connection, just look about you. In previous Cohnipedia columns, we have noted the Jewish connections to the statue of “The Runner” at Kiener Plaza (Jewish sculptor...
Well I made a "big" decision. I am quitting JDate. Two years — one in Jerusalem and one in St. Louis — is long enough. That method is clearly not working for me. So how does an "older" single person go about dating Jewishly in St. Louis? I'll keep...
By Daniel Durchholz, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 23, 2012
Unlike last year, when U2’s 360º Tour dominated the summer concert landscape, 2012 lacks for a singular, must-see show. But that can be a good thing, too. Without having to take out a second mortgage for prime seats to a “can’t miss” concert,...
By PATRICIA CORRIGAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 23, 2012
Ladies and Gentlemen — in this one issue only — the Jewish Light brings you the all-singing, all-dancing 2012 Summer Arts Guide! We have for you a plethora of performances, perhaps more cultural events than ever before seen in the pages of this...
“CANCER CAN BE FUN.” Come on, that’s a sick, unfunny statement made by comedians and ignorant people who think they are funny. However, there can be some truth in it. Take, for example, “Humor, Heart And Hope: Laughter Through The Cancer Journey”...
This fall 10 St. Louis young adults will make their first journey to Israel on the “Rubin Israel Experience.” The all-expense-paid 10-day trip is offered and staffed by Jewish Federation of St. Louis and is underwritten by philanthropists Ron and...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 7, 2011
Robin Hirsch is an artist in her own right, having earned a bachelor's in fine arts in photography from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1985. When pressed about how she expresses her artistic passion these days, she points to the paintings and multimedia...
