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

St. Louis Jewish Light

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St. Louis Jewish Light

Elise Quagliata and Jordan Shanahan perform in Union Avenue
Operas production of ‘Dead Man Walking. Photo: Ron Lindsey

Opera deftly explores capital punishment

By Larry Levin, Publisher/CEOPublished August 24, 2011

The fine staging of "Dead Man Walking" at Union Avenue Opera, which continues this weekend, begins much as did Opera Theatre of St. Louis' production of "The Death of Klinghoffer" - namely, at the scene of the crime. Yet while both find their titles and...

What is Judaism’s take on capital punishment?

BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished August 24, 2011

The St. Louis premiere of the opera "Dead Man Walking," the story of the relationship between Sister Helen Prejean and a Louisiana prisoner on death row, has rekindled the age-old debate about capital punishment. The National Conference of Roman Catholic...

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