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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

Abby Decklue, director of clinical services, Parc Provence, Drew Newman (son of Stacey and Burt), Stacey Newman, Burt Newman, Ian Mackey (D-St. Louis County) Missouri House of Representatives, and Adam Schwadron (R-St. Charles) Missouri House of Representatives

Burt Newman honored by Missouri House for lifetime of achievements

BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished July 25, 2022

Burt Newman, a longtime St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum docent, was recognized on July 21 for his efforts to raise awareness of the Holocaust. Newman received a resolution from the Missouri House of Representatives honoring his lifetime achievements. The...

JCA Charitable Foundation gifts $1 million to Crown Center campaign

JCA Charitable Foundation gifts $1 million to Crown Center campaign

Published February 15, 2022

Crown Center for Senior Living has received a $1 million grant from the JCA Charitable Foundation. The donation will help fund Crown’s construction project being undertaken to replace the original structure on their University City site. The project...

Koplar Properties opens new 192 room hotel in CWE

Koplar Properties opens new 192 room hotel in CWE

Published December 16, 2021

St. Louis' newest hotel is open for business! The seven-story AC Hotel St. Louis Central West End is located at 215 York Ave and features 192-rooms. The entire project was built from the ground up by St. Louis’ Koplar Properties. President of...

Bottles of David Hermelin's kosher craft liqueurs: Righteous Seven, The Fifth Cup (which is kosher for Passover) and Righteous Seven Barrel Reserve.

Jewish St. Louis distiller has perfect spirit for Sukkot

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 19, 2021

If you’re stocking your bar for a festive Sukkot celebration, which begins October 9 here’s a tip: Get a bottle of Righteous Seven liqueur. The award-winning spirit is inspired by the Old Testament and manufactured right here in the St. Louis area. Righteous...

In St. Louis, the Best and Worst of Times

In St. Louis, the Best and Worst of Times

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALPublished September 5, 2019

The famous quote from the opening of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Tale of Two Cities” could be read as a description of the St. Louis area today: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of...

Any Way You Slice It

Any Way You Slice It

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALSPublished April 4, 2019

A self-deprecating poem once branded St. Louis as “first in shoes, first in booze and last in the American League.”  A lot has changed over the years. St. Louis has lost some iconic shoe companies and is no longer numero uno in footwear. Anheuser-Busch,...

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BILL GREENBLATT/UPIPublished August 10, 2015

Rabbi Susan Talve talks to the crowds while holding oil in front of the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Building in St. Louis on August 10, 2015. A group of about 200 protesters marched to the Federal Building as part of a day of disobedience held with the...

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BILL GREENBLATT/UPIPublished August 10, 2015

Rabbi Susan Talve anoints a protesters hands with oil in front of the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Building in St. Louis on August 10, 2015. A group of about 200 protesters marched to the Federal Building as part of a day of disobedience held with the one...

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BILL GREENBLATT/UPIPublished August 10, 2015

Rabbi Susan Talve is placed under arrest at the entrance of the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Building in St. Louis on August 10, 2015. A group of about 200 protesters marched to the Federal Building as part of a day of disobedience held with the one year...

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