On Friday, May 20, Gail Lang did something she had waited to do for 50 years — walk at her college graduation ceremony.
There she was, replete in cap and gown, at the age of 71, walking with roughly 50 members of Washington University’s Class of...
JUDITH NEWMARK, Special to the Jewish LIght
• Published July 1, 2021
Seventeen years ago, browsing in a New Orleans bookstore, Henry I. Schvey made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery: An unpublished, entirely unknown poem by Tennessee Williams.
Today, the title of that poem is the title of Schvey’s new book, “Blue Song:...
Hillel at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU Hillel) is once again hosting Kosher for Passover lunches and dinners throughout the holiday. For St. Louis-area students, Hillel will offer free dine-in and to-go individually-packed meals daily from...
WashU Hillel honored 14 graduating student leaders at its 2020 Senior Recognition Ceremony on Sunday, May 31 via Zoom. Over 100 family members and guests from around the country tuned in to hear congratulatory remarks from Washington University Chancellor...
St. Louis resident Rachel Miller, who survived the Holocaust as a hidden child, will share her story of courage and resilience at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. Miller’s...
By Nancy Kranzberg, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 4, 2018
I was talking to a recent college graduate and asked what she had majored in. When she said her degree was in graphic arts, I wasn’t really certain what the term meant or what she was going to do with such a degree.I contacted Douglas Dowd at Washington...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published March 7, 2018
Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg sat on a bus in Israel during a July trip sponsored by an Israel advocacy organization when someone started discussing former President Harry Truman’s friendship with Eddie Jacobson, a Jewish businessman from Kansas City. Rosenberg,...
Editor's note: The location for this event has been changed since this article was originally published. The event will be held in Hillman Hall, Room 70. Parking is available at WashU Hillel.As part of national Domestic Violence Awareness month, expert...
BY BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published September 20, 2017
Among opera fans, a world premiere is special. Excitement is in the air as a previously unheard work is performed. The audience will hear something new. It also means extra prep work for performers, musicians and stagehands.On Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, St....
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...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published June 28, 2017
Hillel at Washington University has hired two staff members who will participate in national fellowship programs through Hillel International.The local Hillel chapter was selected as one of 25 chapters to participate in the Springboard Fellowship program,...
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,...
