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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

Storage room at Young Israel before being turned into a nursing station. 

A new kind of conversion, remembering VJ

Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished September 5, 2019

Making roomWhen Rachel Deutsch’s baby started fussing at Yom Kippur services last year, the young mom knew it was time to nurse. The only problem: She didn’t know where to comfortably breastfeed him at her Orthodox shul, Young Israel. “I went downstairs...

Lisa Niehaus, administrator of the Cedars at the JCA

New owner for Cedars at the JCA

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 14, 2012

The Cedars at the JCA appears to be getting both a new owner and a new name. The senior care facility is being acquired by Mark Suissa, who operates six skilled nursing facilities, including three in the St. Louis area. Ownership is set to transfer on...

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