By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 4, 2012
In 1979, Rachel Ilyashov's parents, Semyon and Alina, emigrated to the United States from Minsk, the capital of Belarus in what was then the Soviet Union. Jews were leaving the U.S.S.R. as quickly as they could to flee lives of constant persecution. Many...
Reflecting on the growing trend toward self-directed philanthropy, an editorial in the Dec. 28 Jewish Light argues that a Jewish community needs three strands to thrive. It requires high quality specialized organizations and professionals providing excellent...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published January 4, 2012
In his latest book, "License to Murder," former Holocaust Museum and Learning Center of St. Louis director Alex Grobman revisits "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion" - a known forgery published by the Czarist Russian Secret Police to justify...
Nine staff members from throughout the St. Louis Jewish community will be honored at Jewish Federation's Annual JProStl Recognition Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Jewish Community Center Staenberg Family Complex. ...
The Central Agency for Jewish Education and the Jewish Federation of St. Louis announce the availability of the following scholarship opportunities for teen travel to Israel:• The Stuart I. Pessin Fund will award two outstanding teenagers merit- based...
The St. Louis NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities) is in need of handy volunteers to assist with minor plumbing, electrical and handyman home repairs. Volunteers able to change a faucet washer or replace a furnace filter, program a remote...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 28, 2011
Not long ago Melvin Zuhler seemed to have it all -- his family, his health, a successful business and a bank account totaling near six figures. Yet as 2011 draws to a close, Zuhler is looking for only one thing -- help. "I want a second chance," said...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 28, 2011
Looking out over a sea of people in garb ranging from hijabs to yarmulkes to baseball caps, enjoying laughter and conversation with one another over bagels and coffee on a holiday few in the room even celebrate, Batya Abramson-Goldstein couldn't help...
Rick Recht will kick off a national PJ Library concert tour in St. Louis with a free concert for children at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 at the Jewish Community Center's Staenberg Complex in the Carl & Helene Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone...
After six months of R&R, PT, OT, ST and general misery from a fall June 13, which caused brain injury, I am finally back in the saddle. Well, not totally but with the help of a wheelchair, a walker and some wonderful assistance from aids, friends...
Community support helps residents keep Shabbat servicesOnce again the Jewish community has come forward in a time of need.Because of the article in the Jewish Light ("Residents hope concert will keep services afloat," Nov. 23), by Patricia Corrigan that...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 7, 2011
Robin Hirsch is an artist in her own right, having earned a bachelor's in fine arts in photography from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1985. When pressed about how she expresses her artistic passion these days, she points to the paintings and multimedia...
