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

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Lack of Earth Day volunteer opportunities disappointing

By Abby AbramsPublished May 4, 2010

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. More than a generation has passed since a Wisconsin senator encouraged Harvard graduate student Denis Hayes to found the first world-wide celebration of the Earth. Forty years is a long time, so this...

Ohr Chadash writer Marla Zimmerman

Earth Day DVD release fitting for eco-conscious ‘Avatar’

By Marla ZimmermanPublished May 4, 2010

Since its release last December, James Cameron's hit film "Avatar" has become something of a phenomenon. As the highest grossing film ever, "Avatar" won three Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects. The film will...

From top left: (top row) Levi Strauss, Jonas Salk, Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Lauren, (middle row) Calvin Klein, Julio Iglesias, Drake Graham, George Gershwin, (bottom row) Albert Einstein, Zac Efron, Bob Dylan, Niels Bohr.

Some famous Jewish faces may surprise you

By Jake WeismanPublished May 4, 2010

According to estimates from the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute's study in 2007, there are 13.2 million Jews on Earth-less than 0.3 percent of the world's population. Although small in number, the Jewish people boast some pretty remarkable statistics....

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