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St. Louis Jewish Light

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

Leaders of local Jewish cemeteries, funeral homes and a monument company meet monthly at Kohns Kosher Deli to discuss their industry. (From left) Dennis Hrubes (Berger Memorial Chapel); Barry Needle (United Cemetery Association; Jim Singman (Beth Hamadrosh Hagodol Cemetery); Anita Feigenbaum (Chesed Shel Emeth Society); Donald Meissner, (New Mount Sinai Cemetery); and Jonathan Usprich (Rosenbloom Monument). Photo: Eric Berger 

Jewish cemeteries ponder future as cremations rise, burials decline

By Eric Berger, Staff WriterPublished December 27, 2018

Larry Cohen once heard from an employee at his restaurant, Webster Bar and Grill, that he was having trouble getting to work in Webster Groves. So Cohen gave him “a beater of a car that he bought and was planning to restore,” Cohen’s son Steve said. Another...

Assessing threats, finding solutions

BY RON KAMPEAS, JTAPublished December 27, 2018

WASHINGTON — Eliot Engel, a Democrat who reviles President Donald Trump, and Lee Zeldin, a Republican who eagerly embraces the president, happen to have plenty in common.They are Jewish congressman from New York known for their pro-Israel leadership,...

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