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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Rabbi Hershey Novack

What’s hot to read this summer

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished August 2, 2012

So what are you reading this summer?When we posed that question to a number of St. Louis area rabbis and Jewish professionals, we received a wide variety of enthusiastic responses. In some cases, the books choices were light and breezy — kind of how...

‘Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny’

‘Walking with Destiny’ offers warm Churchill profile

BY ROBERT A. COHN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EMERITUSPublished June 8, 2011

"Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny" provides a warm look back at the remarkable courage of Winston Churchill, the World War II British Prime Minister. The 100-minute film, highlighted by vintage WW II footage and narrated by actor Ben Kingsley,...

La Rafle”

Impressive lineup for Jewish Film Fest

By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish LightPublished June 1, 2011

The Jewish Community Center's 16th Annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival, "A Journey in Film: Jewish Life and History from Around the World," will showcase 13 films from around the world (plus a bonus film, "La Rafle," on Aug. 4). The festival will include...

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