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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
John Cusack au festival de Cannes, May 2014. Credit: Georges Biard via Wikimedia Commons.
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When Temple B’nai Israel in White Oak, Pennsylvania closed down in 2025, Rabbi Howie Stein buried the remaining yahrzeit plaques and other Jewish objects at the synagogue’s cemetery. Photo by Debbie Iszauk
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John Cusack au festival de Cannes, May 2014. Credit: Georges Biard via Wikimedia Commons.
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The St. Louis delegation included Michael Lourie, vice president of public affairs; and former Missouri State Rep. Stacey Newman; Dan Friedman and Patty Bloom, board members.
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Tiles Tuesday 2.0 - St. Louis' largest Maj Jong event returns
Tiles Tuesday 2.0 – St. Louis’ largest Maj Jong event returns
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John Cusack au festival de Cannes, May 2014. Credit: Georges Biard via Wikimedia Commons.
St. Louis-bound actor John Cusack defends Iran’s right to nukes
Elliott Gould never sold out. He stayed Jewish. That matters now.
Elliott Gould never sold out. He stayed Jewish. That matters now.
Marthe Cohn greets well-wishers during a car parade celebrating her 100th birthday, April 13, 2020. (Courtesy)
Holocaust Hero and WWII Spy Marthe Cohn, who married in St. Louis, dies at 105
Eric Orwoll is co-founder of Return to the Land, which is establishing a segregated community in Arkansas. Courtesy of screenshot from Eric Orwoll Return to the Land video
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Security officers surround the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2025, following a shooting that left two people dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum the day before. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
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Eric Orwoll is co-founder of Return to the Land, which is establishing a segregated community in Arkansas. Courtesy of screenshot from Eric Orwoll Return to the Land video

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Elliott Gould never sold out. He stayed Jewish. That matters now.
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Tiles Tuesday 2.0 – St. Louis’ largest Maj Jong event returns
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