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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
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Betty Bortnick-Schneider (center), shown here with her parents, became University City’s first female firefighter. She later became the first woman to make captain in the department.
Cultural Leadership Class 12 poses with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the program's annual trip to Washington, D.C. in 2016.
Some Jewish St. Louisans never thought they’d own guns. Antisemitism changed that.
Local News
The J names new leader for its Youth Theatre program
The J names new leader for its Youth Theatre program
Betty Bortnick-Schneider (center), shown here with her parents, became University City’s first female firefighter. She later became the first woman to make captain in the department.
How a Jewish St. Louisan became University City’s first female firefighter
Cultural Leadership Class 12 poses with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the program's annual trip to Washington, D.C. in 2016.
After 21 years of building young changemakers, LEAD STL to close
Some Jewish St. Louisans never thought they’d own guns. Antisemitism changed that.
Some Jewish St. Louisans never thought they’d own guns. Antisemitism changed that.
World news
Germany could criminalize denying Israel’s right to exist. Could the U.S. follow?
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