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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

Mayer Levy, Jr.

Mayer Levy, Jr.

Published January 11, 2025

Mayer Levy, Jr., December 15, 2024 Dear husband to the late Patricia Levy of 69 years, father and father-in-law to Kenneth Levy (Becky), Daniel Levy (Jo Ellen) and the late Michael Jay Levy; grandfather to Karla Chiarelli (Chris), Jacob Levy, Lauren...

Joyce Levine Jacobs

Joyce Levine Jacobs

Published January 11, 2025

Joyce Levine Jacobs of St. Louis died peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2025. Joyce is survived by her three sons, Robert L. (Emily) Rosenfeld, Jr. and Thomas P. Rosenfeld of St. Louis, and Michael A. (Bettina) Rosenfeld of Altadena, CA, by six grandchildren,...

Stanley W. Bayersdorfer

Stanley W. Bayersdorfer

Published January 10, 2025

Stanley W. Bayersdorfer, 96, passed away peacefully in Louisville, KY on January 5, 2025. He was born in Steubenville, OH and grew up in Louisville where he was a member of Castlewood Athletic Club. He was a graduate of Riverside Military Academy...

Marcia Sandra Tash

Marcia Sandra Tash

Published January 10, 2025

Marcia Sandra Tash, January 8, 2025 Beloved wife of Melvin Tash for 52 years; Loving step-mother to Harriet Tash and Ted (Marri) Tash; Sister of the late Beryle Faier. Fran Hoffman and Ed Stein and a host of many cousins and friends; Beloved daughter...

Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation in Pacific Palisades, California, as it appeared in May 2024. (Google Maps)

A synagogue that survived the Palisades fire has become a ‘refuge’ for many who lost their homes

Published January 10, 2025

Two blocks away: a school reduced to ruins. Across the street: rubble. Under the door: ashes. And yet at Kehillat Israel, things look much the same as they did at the beginning of the week, before the fires. That’s what the clergy found when they...

Obituary

Allen D. Warth

Published January 10, 2025

Allen D. Warth, January 9, 2025 Beloved husband of the late Carol Warth; dear father of Howard Warth, Barbara Weisman (Leo), and Steven Warth (Deanna); dear grandfather and great-grandfather; dear son of the late Herman and the late Esther Warth; dear...

Thousands of Israeli protesters wave flags during a rally against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bills in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023.

Israel’s judicial overhaul is back. So are the protests.

Ben Sales, JTAPublished January 9, 2025

Before Oct. 7, 2023, before the hostages, before the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and beyond, Israel was being torn apart by a fight almost entirely within its own borders: the judicial overhaul.  Now, that debate is on its way back.  It feels like ancient...

Jewish Light E-Edition: Jan. 8, 2025

Jewish Light E-Edition: Jan. 8, 2025

Published January 9, 2025

Claire Huber

Claire Huber

Published January 9, 2025

Claire Huber, January 1, 2025 Beloved wife of the late Robert Huber. Loving mother of Daniel (Steven Miller) Huber. Dear sister of the late Irwin “Irv” Rosen. Beloved daughter of the late Albert and Rose Rosen. Dear niece of Clara Kleinman....

Edward Marshall Rosen

Edward Marshall Rosen

Published January 8, 2025

Edward Marshall Rosen, Ph.D., January 28, 1930 – January 6, 2025 Edward passed away peacefully with family by his side in Durham, North Carolina. Beloved husband of Sharon Kirsch; dear father and father-in-law of Howard Rosen, Sheila (Jim...

Bruce Fleissig

Bruce Fleissig

Published January 7, 2025

Bruce Fleissig, August 21, 1953 – January 3, 2025 Bruce “Fly” Fleissig passed away too early on January 3, 2025, at age 71, from complications following surgery.  He was born on Aug. 21, 1953, to Jack and Carol (Feldman) Fleissig in New York. ...

Donald Trump and his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, speak at a press conference on Jan. 7, 2025.

Trump again threatens ‘all hell will break out’ over hostages as envoy signals optimism on a deal

Ben Sales, JTAPublished January 7, 2025

Donald Trump repeated his threat that “all hell will break out” if Hamas doesn’t release the hostages it is holding in Gaza as his Middle East envoy signaled optimism about a ceasefire deal that would see some of the captives go free. The president-elect...

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