Leaders of the St. Louis Jewish community and University City gathered Sunday, Nov. 14 to celebrate the new home of Torah Prep School of St. Louis. Prior to Torah Prep’s move and renovation, the building at 8136 Groby Road was McNair Elementary...
BY ERIC BERGER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
• Published July 23, 2020
Torah Prep School of St. Louis could soon have a new home for its girls division, but some University City residents see that as coming at the expense of the Black community.At a U City school board meeting July 9, public comments over whether to declare...
By Eric Berger, Staff writer
• Published March 8, 2017
Ayel Morgenstern, a kindergarten student in Boca Raton, Fla., and her family were reading reports of the vandalism at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery when one of them saw a familiar name atop a damaged headstone: Rebecca Pearl.It was Ayel’s great-great grandmother. “(Ayel)...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published December 28, 2016
Torah Prep School of St. Louis recently underwent a $2.5 million renovation of its girls division school in University City. The Orthodox school, which instructs students from preschool through eighth grade, now features a new roof, as well as new heating...