By Patricia Corrigan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 18, 2017
If you missed the local TV interview Dr. Jonas Cooper did in February, you missed learning about his complex medical specialty, you missed seeing him explain the anatomy of a heart using a plastic model and you missed watching him solve a Rubik’s Cube...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published February 15, 2017
Tuberculosis was a rampant and deadly disease that knew no boundaries or class distinctions from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. TB ranked with cancer and polio as terrifying and deadly maladies, and the Jewish community of St. Louis,...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 17, 2016
The Jewish community in Mexico City is not large, Dr. Mauricio Lisker-Melman says, but growing up in the middle of it, he was always aware that it wielded great influence. “There are only about 40,000 Jews in one of the biggest cities in the world,...
Maggie has a love for arts and crafts. The idea of using art to help children feel better was very important to her. “Even before my bat mitzvah, I knew I wanted to do something with art and kids,” she said. Daughter of Julie and Neil Walkoff of...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published December 21, 2011
The spa at the Jewish Community Center's Staenberg Family Complex is a haven, a quiet place to relax and unwind with a little help from the eight certified massage therapists there - and it's getting even better."We have a gorgeous facility with a range...
World renowned geriatric and neurological specialist Dr. George Grossberg will speak on "Medical and Rabbinic Perspectives in Managing End-of-Life: A Case Based Approach," at an event hosted by The Maimonides Society of Jewish Federation. It will be held...
