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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

 ‘They’re Over Here’ by Frank Roth is included in the upcoming TRADITION! (as uttered by Zero Mostel in “Fiddler on the Roof”)exhibition at the Regional Arts Commission. The event features four Jewish artists and is curated by Buzz Spector, a Jewish artist, writer and curator.  The exhibition runs from Friday, July 13 through August 18.

Nobody like Nora, a new tradition

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished July 4, 2012

Of the many things I admired about the late Nora Ephron, it was her candor, even if it meant some people were not going to like her (though it seemed most everyone did). Ephron wrote a lot about what she liked and what she didn’t like, sometimes about...

1st. Lt. Roslyn Schulte

Deserving memorial

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished October 12, 2011

Air Force 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte of St. Louis, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 20, 2009, will be memorialized on the Jewish National Fund's (JNF) Wall of Honor at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem. The Wall of Honor stands as a tribute to the...

Reimagining the sukkah

Reimagining the sukkah

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished August 24, 2011

Mark your calendars to visit Washington University between October 18 and 22 when a city of sukkahs take over the campus. You can even vote for your favorite. Better yet, you might want to build one yourself and take part in "Sukkah City STL," a St. Louis-based...

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