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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

(Clockwise from top left) High school yearbooks in East Brunswick, New Jersey; Bellaire, Texas; St. Louis Park, Minnesota; and Glenview, Illinois went to press during the 2023-24 school year with material that Jews said was antisemitic or insensitive, ranging from the swapping out of a Jewish student group photo with a Muslim group, to descriptions of the Israel-Hamas war that avoided the Oct. 7 attacks. (Collage by JTA)

Investigation completed in New Jersey high school yearbook incident

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished June 20, 2024

A New Jersey high school yearbook’s misprint of a photo of Muslim students in place of its Jewish Student Union “was not purposeful, but rather was a highly unfortunate error,” an independent investigator has concluded.. The controversy at...

Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion's main campus  is in New York City's Greenwich Village. (Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Hebrew Union College to admit and ordain rabbinical students in interfaith relationships, ending longstanding ban

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished June 20, 2024

Hebrew Union College, the Reform movement’s rabbinical seminary, will begin admitting and ordaining students who are in relationships with non-Jews, following a decision by its board to drop a longstanding ban on interfaith relationships for rabbinical...

A protester holds a placard which reads as "Twelve-year-old and already a victim of antisemitic hate" as she gathers to condemn the alleged antisemitic gang rape of a 12-year-old girl, at the Paris City Hall square, June 19, 2024. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images)

Protests, political action in France after alleged antisemitic rape of 12-year-old Jewish girl

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished June 20, 2024

A shocking incident in which two teenage boys have been charged with the rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suburb of Paris has sparked a reckoning across France, with Jewish groups taking to the streets to protest rising antisemitism and President...

David Samuel Fischer

David Samuel Fischer

Published June 19, 2024

David Samuel Fischer, 75, passed away while visiting Santa Barbara, CA on June 10, 2024. Born on November 13, 1948, to Rudy and Eleanor (Jeffe) Fischer, David was a loving brother to Debbie and Joyce Fischer, and proud father of Elizabeth Haertter...

Eugene Vindman, Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, attends a news conference to urge the House to pass the Senate National Security Aid Package, which includes aid to Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Eugene Vindman, whose Jewish immigrant story featured in Trump’s first impeachment trial, wins primary in Virginia

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished June 19, 2024

WASHINGTON — A former White House official whose Jewish Ukrainian origins played a prominent role in Donald Trump’s first impeachment hearings won a Democratic congressional primary in Virginia on Tuesday. Elsewhere in the state, two prominent...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, June 10, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/Israel Government Press Office)

Netanyahu accuses Biden of withholding weapons. White House: We ‘do not know what he’s talking about.’

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished June 18, 2024

WASHINGTON — White House officials denied withholding weapons from Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video statement criticizing the Biden administration for an “inconceivable” delay in delivering weapons. The exchange...

Monument dedication: Ronald Schuff (with corrected time)

Monument dedication: Ronald Schuff (with corrected time)

Published June 18, 2024

A monument dedication for Ronald Schuff will be held Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 11 a.m. at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery-White Rd. Read more about Mr. Schuff in his obituary published in July 2023. A notice in the June 6 edition of the Jewish Light included...

Merilyn (Lynn) Moonshine

Merilyn (Lynn) Moonshine

Published June 17, 2024

Merilyn (Lynn) Moonshine,  July 20, 1928-June 13, 2024 Beloved wife of the late Pierce (Chick) Moonshine. Loving mother of Andrea Smith (the late Rod), Donald Moonshine (Christiane Holtzman), and Leslie Moonshine (Rod Bonser). Grandmother of Dylan,...

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Monument dedication: Marilyn Sandra Schear

Published June 17, 2024

A monument dedication for Marilyn Sandra Schear will be held Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery-White Rd. Read more about her life in her obituary published in July 2023.

El Al planes are seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on Dec. 31, 2022. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

Public outcry prompts El Al to backtrack

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished June 17, 2024

Steeply discounted shipping of donations to support the Israeli war effort aboard El AL aircraft is coming back days after Israel’s national airline said it planned to end the program.  El Al’s decision to reinstate the discount follows reporting...

Adeline Eisenberg

Adeline Eisenberg

Published June 17, 2024

Adeline Eisenberg, 97, passed away on June 15, 2024. Beloved wife of the late Harold Eisenberg and mother of Renny Eisenberg (Rebekah), Steven Eisenberg, Larry Eisenberg, Don Eisenberg (Julie). She was a devoted grandmother to Adam Eisenberg, Jennie...

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