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1 week ago |
stljewishlight.org | Ellen Futterman
Phyllis Siegel may not have coined the phrase “Once a teacher, always a teacher,” but she certainly embodies it. Twenty years into retirement after a 30-plus-year career teaching French and sixth grade in the Mehlville School District, the 74-year-old now spends her time teaching bridge and mahjong across the St. Louis area. “What can I say?” she says with a laugh. “I just love teaching. I love playing.
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2 weeks ago |
stljewishlight.org | Ellen Futterman
Camp Ben Frankel is hoping to welcome up to 50 Israeli children this summer, up from the 18 it hosted last summer, thanks to a fundraising campaign that has drawn strong support from the St. Louis Jewish community and beyond, as well as funding from Jewish agencies.
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3 weeks ago |
stljewishlight.org | Ellen Futterman
Philip Fishman has a thing for coincidences. Sometimes he seeks them out—especially when he’s writing historical fiction novels. Other times, they find him. You decide which this is. When Fishman was 7 years old, his family moved to Olney, Ill. from Evansville, Ind. Now if you know anything about Olney, you know it’s home to the white (albino) squirrels but not a lot of Jewish people.
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4 weeks ago |
stljewishlight.org | Ellen Futterman
TEL AVIV — On the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, Reut Karp was staying with a friend outside Tel Aviv when she was awakened by sirens. It was Simchat Torah, and she was about two hours from home at Kibbutz Re’im, a close-knit community of 435 residents just a couple of miles from the Gaza border. So, when she got a text from her ex-husband, Dvir Karp, saying their children were safe at the kibbutz with him and his girlfriend, Stav Kimchi, “I felt relieved,” Reut said.
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1 month ago |
stljewishlight.org | Ellen Futterman
Annie Klein will step into the spotlight as a bat mitzvah at Congregation B’nai Amoona on June 28. That evening, friends and family from around the world will gather at the Shack in Chesterfield for a disco-themed celebration. Why disco? Annie’s not entirely sure. Maybe it’s the glittering mirror balls. Maybe it’s the groovy ABBA beats. Or maybe she just really wants to see certain family members attempt the Hustle in bell bottoms and platforms. Either way, it promises to be a night to remember.
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