Leslie McCarthy and Jordan Palmer
• Published March 27, 2022
As a student designer in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Jillian Shatken, BFA ’07, never aspired to be the head of a fashion label. But if her time at Washington University taught her anything, it’s that when a creative opportunity...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published August 9, 2017
A (cautionary) tale of three Ricks and their bicyclesWhat are the chances that three local guys, each named Rick, would be in serious bicycle accidents this summer? In truth, one wasn’t so much a bicycle accident as a post-bicycle accident, but it happened...
Washington University’s Hillel Leadership Council student organization, in partnership with WashU Hillel, will convene a panel to discuss gun violence and gun control in the United States and St. Louis at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28 at the WashU Hillel building,...
Supporting Israel was always an important part of my Jewish upbringing and education, both from my family and the Reform movement. As a child, my grandmother told me stories about the time she had spent in Israel. I heard about when the kibbutz she lived...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published October 26, 2016
The moment the Chicago Cubs clinched the National League Championship Series Saturday night to advance to the World Series against the Cleveland Indians, my husband left the room and went outside. He stayed there for more than a half-hour while I gleefully...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published July 13, 2016
Lee Epstein, a Washington University professor, has spent time analyzing and comparing the United States and Israeli legal systems. Among her less important conclusions is that Israel’s judges are a “little more relaxed” in their attire.Epstein,...
Hillel at Washington University (WashU Hillel) invites the community to join St. Louis area students for kosher for Passover lunches throughout the holiday. Lunches will take place Saturday, April 23 through Friday, April 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m....
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...
Holocaust survivor, noted author and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel will speak at Washington University's commencement ceremony in May, the university announced this week. The university's 150th Commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. May 20 in Brookings Quadrangle...
by Robert A. Cohn
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published November 3, 2010
While the principle of the separation of church and state and the constitutional ban on an established religion must be respected, religion and politics have been- and will continue to be - intertwined in the United States, according to Jon Meacham, former...
