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Let s begin by noting that when the digital director of the Jewish Light, Jordan Palmer asked me to take another look at the iconic, now streaming show, Breaking Bad I was intriqued by the Jewish angle. He s just barely Jewish, said Palmer, referrring to star Brian Cranston. And he was right. According to the outstanding website, Jew or Not a Jew, Cranston is indeed, barely Jewish. His bio says his maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish, German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry.
Breaking Bad
13 years ago, Vince Gilligan introduced the world to a new kind of anti-hero in Walter White. Played by Bryan Cranston, White was an ordinary joe who became a drug kingpin, but he didn t look particularly menacing. At least not until you heard his voice.
Recent tragic and scary events in America have raised awareness of anti-Asian racism in our society. The history of anti-Asian discrimination, exclusion and exploitation is easily found through a Google search. I have found, however, that we learn and understand complex issues better when we…
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St. Louis Jewish Light was ostensibly created as a platform through which readers could raise and discuss Jewish issues. In recent years some regular columnistsâ writings loosely follow this purpose under the genus of
tikkun olam. However, no matter how you stretch the guidelines, thereâs nothing the least bit Jewish about Mike Shannonâs departure and his replacementâs arrival (âWhich current Cardinals could replace Mike Shannon on the radio some day?â published online Feb. 16). If this understanding is off base, please advise. Iâve written an article about strategic play in backgammon Iâd like to submit.
Craig Roth (left), of Rindskopf-Roth Funeral Chapel, lost his father, Norman, in June.
Craig Roth has seen what a funeral during the COVID-19 pandemic looks like from two perspectives: as a mourner and as the person helping the bereaved make arrangements.Â
In June, his father, Norman, died from cancer at age 75. Meanwhile, the family business, Rindskopf-Roth Funeral Chapel, has seen an increase in the number of people seeking its services during the pandemic.
(The
Jewish Light printed 373 obituaries from March 2019 through the end of February 2020 and 417 from March 2020 to the end of February 2021, an 11%Â increase.)Â
Still, whether it was his father or a client, Roth said, âWe were bound by the same rules as the rest of the world. We were limited in attendance and had to do things like we were doing for everyone else.â