I have to admit that I didn’t understand most of the pieces in the 2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition at Washington University’s Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. But I also know that knowledge of art comes slowly. I studied the artwork, made notes, and eventually...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published June 20, 2012
In May, Dr. William A. Peck was presented with the William Greenleaf Eliot Society’s Search Award at the organization’s 45th annual dinner. Peck, a professor of medicine and director of the Center for Health Policy at Washington University, was honored...
By Cate Marquis, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 2, 2012
Nobel Prize-winning Israeli biochemist Dr. Aaron Ciechanover visited Washington University last week to speak about his work. However, this was far from Ciechanover’s first visit to St. Louis, as the scientist has a long association with Washington...
Young professionals, families with children, couples, and college students have an opportunity to make a difference in the St. Louis community during a Sunday afternoon volunteer project. Jewish Federation’s Young Professionals Division, St. Louis Hillel...
St. Louis Hillel is looking for families willing to open their homes and share a warm, home-away-from-home Passover experience with students. Through Hillel’s annual Passover Home Hospitality Program, community members can host one or more students...
St. Louis Hillel has announced that Hadag Nachash, an Israeli hip-hop group, will perform at the Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 6. Several Washington University student groups secured funding for the concert through the university's...
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...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 21, 2011
Anna Krayterman recalls well having a meeting with students, administrators and board members at St. Louis University about ways to create better conversations on campus."It was a nice dialogue and it was a great start to talking about issues like Israel,"...
Just as every member of the student body at Washington University is a member of Student Union, every person on campus who identifies as a Jew is technically part of an umbrella organization for Jewish students called the Jewish Student Union (JSU).The...
Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi) Founded: 1909 at Barnard College Motto: "Many hearts, one purpose." Colors: Green and white Mascot: Giraffe Flower: Lily of the Valley Jewel: Pearl Philanthropy: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Sharsharet Jewish affiliation:...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 10, 2011
As he carefully braids challah in a reserved room on the Washington University campus, David Orfahli of Brooklyn College smiled when asked what he thought of St. Louis."The weather is nothing like New York," replied the 20-year-old psychology major noting...
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...
