Washington University alumnus Sanford “Buddy” Lebman, a corporal in the 445th Heavy Duty Ordnance attached to the 42nd Infantry Division that entered and helped liberate Dachau concentration camp in Germany in April 1945, will share his reflections...
BY SUSAN FADEM, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published November 2, 2016
A mensch. A widely published academic. Embraced by family and friends. Excels at putting others at ease, making them feel affirmed.Why then would Henry I. Schvey, longtime Washington University professor of drama and comparative literature, suddenly expose...
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...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published October 13, 2016
A couple hours before the recent presidential debate Sunday night, Washington University student Paul Felder stood outside near a Fox News television set, wearing a Fox News T-shirt. Felder, who is president of Washington University Students for Israel,...
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,...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published July 6, 2016
Elie Wiesel, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor and author who died over the weekend at the age of 87, was a towering intellect who became “the conscience of the world,” in the words of President Barack Obama. He also was a true...
WE ALL KNOW “SING FOR YOUR SUPPER,” and most of us have sung for our children, no matter how poorly we carry a tune. But Sing for Wellness, for good health, sounds different from our usual vocalizing. That is what the sixth annual Sing for Siteman...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published April 20, 2016
Changing the faceThink of it as “Shark Tank” for millennials. And its winner: Jessica Yaira Gordon, 24, who beat out several other teams to win $30,000 from Jewish Federation of St. Louis to grow her educational business, Rozzy Learning Company. Specifically,...
For the 13th consecutive year, Washington University’s Chabad Student Association will host a kosher food concession at ThurtenE Carnival.The group will serve classic fare such as hot dogs, knishes, dill pickles and soft drinks. More than 50 other student...
How do we use the technology we’ve created? How should we use the technology we’ve created? Where does the boundary lie between freedom and security? In the early twenty-first century, these questions center on drone warfare, surveillance, safety...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published February 27, 2014
For generations of his fans, the untimely passing of actor, screenwriter and director Harold Ramis, whose credits included "National Lampoon's Animal House," “Caddyshack,” “Ghostbusters,” “Groundhog Day” and other comedy classics, came as...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 15, 2012
Microsurgery certainly can be challenging — but Dr. Martin Boyer contends that tending to the organic garden in his backyard in 107-degree weather also is difficult. “I’ve managed to keep it watered, keep it going,” said Boyer, 48. “I have...
