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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

Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House

The story behind the Sachs family’s contributions to the Missouri Botanical Garden

BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 7, 2022

St. Louisans seeking an opportunity to better understand the environment and how we care for the natural world will find an excellent resource in the Missouri Botanical Garden. But visitors might not know the story of the philanthropic St. Louis Jewish...

Illuminated art lights the path for nighttime visitors to the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Chinese Lantern Festival.

Remembering Aaron

By Lois CaplanPublished June 20, 2012

AARON SANDLER, as many of you knew, was my significant other for seven wondrous years. We met in Sarasota, then his home, where we enjoyed the Florida weather and cultural offerings of the city. Our pets — Elsie, my shih tzu, and Lili, his poodle —...

Circus Flora presents ‘The Wizard’ May 31 to June 24. 

2012 Summer Arts Guide

By PATRICIA CORRIGAN, Special to the Jewish LightPublished 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...

 

Bill-Millner Engagement

Published March 1, 2012

Stessie Anne Bill, daughter of Karen and Lloyd Bill of Ashland, Mo. and Brian Elliott Millner, son of Jean and Rick Millner of St. Louis, have announced their engagement. She is the granddaughter of Shirley and Henry Kraus of St. Louis, Mo. and Naples,...

Nora Stern and Ellen Dubinsky pictured at a past Best of
Missouri Market event at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

20 years of showcasing the ‘Best of Missouri’

By SUSAN FADEM, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished September 28, 2011

You can't say no, the caller beseeched, in a mock-threatening tone best reserved for dear friends. "I've already volunteered your services," the message continued. Fortunately for umpteen thousands, Ellen Dubinsky said yes. Her golfing buddy and fellow...

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