By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published December 21, 2016
A group of Clayton High School students were disciplined last week after administrators learned that they had been targeting classmates with anti-Semitic hate speech on social media.The students had used a closed Instagram group to post offensive images...
By Lily Hauptman and Jessica Goldberg, Ohr CHADASH TEEN PAGE CO-EDITORS
• Published November 23, 2016
After an emotional week at Ladue Horton Watkins High School following allegations of racism, the administration and students are coming together to effect change and build a stronger sense of community and security. A town hall meeting with the NAACP...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published October 19, 2016
The Association of American Medical Colleges honored Dr. Stuart Slavin in 2013 with its highest teaching award for his work restructuring St. Louis University’s four-year medical school curriculum to help students better cope with anxiety.Now Slavin...
By Stefan Krieger and Charles Manekin
• Published September 21, 2016
As university professors, as committed Jews and as friends, we were puzzled by Arnold Eisen’s recent op-ed for JTA, “Jewish pride on campus is under siege. Here’s what your kids can do to fight back.”It is not because we disagree with his positions...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has planned “Vibe with the Tribe,” a series of free events for Jewish college students (ages 17 to 23 years) who are spending the summer in St. Louis. The events will give young adults the chance to have inspiring conversation...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published May 11, 2016
Jonathan Kamel, a student senator at Northwestern University, helped counter the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction movement’s efforts in 2015 to pass a resolution targeted at Israel at the school. Kamel was involved with the school’s Hillel, which...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published April 13, 2016
Dalia Fadila, a prominent Israeli Arab college administrator and founder of the Q-schools program for teaching English to Arab youth and adults, sees education as a “tool of empowerment” and as a way for Israeli Arabs to cease seeing themselves as...
Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 1, 2012
Jacqueline Ulin Levey believes college organizations such as Hillel have to be proactive when it comes to reaching out and engaging students. That's why the Jewish organization is now meeting students at places on campus where they hang out, including...
Students in third through eighth grade are invited to come to the Jewish Community Center to audition for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Hairspray" from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22. Auditions take place in 30-minute slots. All who audition...
Story and Photos By Amanda Cohen, Special to the Light
• Published August 25, 2010
The old saying "all good things must come to an end" resonates loud and clear to youngsters and teens who have to say goodbye to summer fun and load up their backpacks once again. But with the start of a new school year comes certain expectations: I hope...
