EVER SINCE I LEARNED THAT DELIA EPHRON IS COMING TO ST. LOUIS, I have been dying to tell you about her visit. On Wednesday evening, May 2 at Macy’s West County Mall you can share a great girls’ night out with her. If her name does not grab you,...
One day while sitting at a table with some friends, a conversation about Jews and the Palestinians was brought up. Somewhere in the soon-to-become-heated debate, a question arose concerning the validity of Jews’ claim to Eretz Yisrael. At that point...
Join B’nai El Congregation at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21 in “Serving Up Jazz and Local Flavors” as it welcomes the Eddie Randall Jr. Trio with featured vocalist Hugh “Peanuts” Whalum, singing Sinatra and other classics. Also featured at the event...
Young professionals, families with children, couples, and college students have an opportunity to make a difference in the St. Louis community during a Sunday afternoon volunteer project. Jewish Federation’s Young Professionals Division, St. Louis Hillel...
When John Preece takes the stage of the recently restored Peabody Opera House to star as Tevye in its production of “Fiddler on Roof, he will be at least the eighth major actor to portray that classic role on a St. Louis stage. Preece is also the first...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published April 4, 2012
Zella Esrock, whose “love affair with food” led her to write the popular “Zella’s Place” cooking column for the St. Louis Jewish Light for 23 years, died Monday, March 26 at her home in Chesterfield. She had suffered from late stage lung cancer,...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 4, 2012
Robert Protzel’s name is synonymous with traditional Jewish fare in St. Louis. At the family business, Protzel’s Delicatessen, 7608 Wydown Boulevard in Clayton, he discovered as a child—he calls the store his babysitter—his love of making people...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR
• Published April 4, 2012
The New Jewish Theatre took home six awards at the 7th annual Kevin Kline Awards ceremony Monday night, bested only by the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, which received seven top prizes. Topping the NJT list was Outstanding Production of a Play for last...
The St. Louis Jewish Light is pleased to announce several additions to its staff. Julie Schack joins the Light as its new Sales Director, and oversees advertising in the publication’s print and electronic editions. Schack brings a wealth of sales experience...
ElderLink St. Louis, the free, centralized referral program for Jewish older adults, their children and caregivers, and Congregation Shaare Emeth will co-sponsor a free, informative workshop series, “Taking Care of Your Parents: Heartfelt Advice From...
A group of Holocaust-themed tapestries, one painting and one seriograph print, by the late St. Louisan Muriel Nezhnie, is currently on exhibit at the St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center in the Jewish Federation Kopolow building, 12 Millstone...
The Karen Solomon Young Adult Service Initiative, a new program providing an opportunity for Jewish young adults to help “repair the world,” will kick off with its first event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 1. The event, “Board Game Day...
