On April 30, the University City High School class of 1970 finally held its twice COVID delayed 50-year reunion. More than 125 alumni and their guests celebrated the occasion in the school cafeteria.
In 1970, U. City high had a substantial number of...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published May 16, 2019
Full disclosure: I have known Irl Solomon for at least 65 years, dating back to our days as fellow students at the Congregation Shaare Emeth Religious School and as classmates at University City High School (Class of 1957).If there is a consistent thread...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published August 1, 2012
William B. “Bill” Eiseman, Jr., co-founder of the U.S. Tape and Label Corp., a past president of Temple Israel and a longtime member of the New Mount Sinai Cemetery Association, died Friday, July 27, 2012 at St. Mary’s Health Center in Richmond...
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 Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 15, 2012
Earlier this month, United Hebrew Congregation began broadcasting its Friday night Shabbat services live from its website at www.unitedhebrew.org. Anyone who has access to a computer and cannot physically be in attendance can simply log in and view and...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 23, 2011
We've gotten a little jiggy at the Jewish Light this week, talking about Thanksgiving and how it's a favorite holiday for many of us. In today's editorial, the boss calls it a holiday of faith, family and friends. I agree, though I'd add another "f" to...
