By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 31, 2020
The Netflix hit series “The Queen’s Gambit” has been viewed by more than 62 million households. One of the consultants the show’s producers relied on was Jewish grandmaster Gary Kasparov. A number of TV critics have given the series high marks...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published October 18, 2020
Webster University and Dance the Vote are partnering on a non-partisan voting initiative to encourage voter registration and participation in the 2020 elections in honor of John Lewis. Congressional representative Lewis' legacy is an essential part...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published August 30, 2018
Growing up the daughter of a modern Orthodox rabbi and attending Block Yeshiva High School, Dodi Smason felt “a strong Jewish identity,” she said.So after graduating high school in 2009 and starting at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Smason...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published June 22, 2016
The complex, confusing and ever-volatile issues surrounding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are so daunting that some scholars and observers of the Middle East have given up even trying to trace its history or offer possible paths to a solution. Robert...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Light
• Published April 6, 2016
The University of Missouri Tigers and the St. Louis University Billikens were never among the contenders for the NCAA college basketball championship. But on Sunday, Webster University won its fourth straight Final Four victory — in chess. Webster is...
The Jewish Community Relations Council’s Norman A. Stack Community Relations Award will be presented to Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble at its annual meeting Wednesday, May 22 at 11:45 a.m. at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel, 7730 Bonhomme Avenue....
By Sarah Weinman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 27, 2012
For Abigail Schaefer, one of 11 photographers in the exhibition “Raison d’etre: Reason To Be” at the May Gallery on the campus of Webster University, communication is very important. That angle applies to the show as a whole. Despite their differences,...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published February 8, 2012
The president of Webster University said her recent trip to Israel with colleagues presented "opportunities for partnerships" and other collaborations with Israeli universities. Beth Stroble, who became the university's 11th president in 2009, took part...
"La Habanera" is the next film in the Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series, and will be screened at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 in the Holocaust Museum's theatre in the Jewish Federation Kopolow Building, 12 Millstone Campus Drive.Director...
GERTRUDE STEIN would put it this way - a party is a party is a party. But not this party. The Pick a Party! Party is a party whereby guests can buy a unique party to benefit the St. Louis Symphony. Thirty-three parties in various venues ranging from magnificent...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published April 27, 2011
A FIRST for Israeli students As big deals go, the FIRST Robotics Competition taking place this weekend in St. Louis is huge, with 11,000 students from 29 countries expected to compete this weekend in St. Louis. Among them will be a team of 17 tenth-graders...
