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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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Jessica Radloff, a St. Louis native and author launches "The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast."
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Charles Lindbergh stands beside the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927.
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The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago
Joe Rogan ((Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images), Kanye West ((MEGA/GC Images) and Elon Musk (Source: Facebook.)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks following a meeting with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
New York Bagel Bakery in Philadelphia has served kosher-keeping customers for decades. Its longtime owner was recently accused of antisemitism, a charge he denies. (Screenshot from Google Maps)
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia who was arrested by ICE in March 2025, speaking to media. (Screenshot)
Gal Gadot poses with her husband Jaron Varsano and daughters Alma, Ori, Maya and Daniella during the ceremony inaugurating Gadot's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, March 18, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Freed Israeli hostages Aviva Siegel, Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, Yair Horn, Yocheved Lifshitz and Sasha Trufanov hold a protest calling for the end of the war and the release of the remaining Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, March 18, 2025.
A Palestinian walks past graffiti and the rubble of buildings, ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
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New York Bagel Bakery in Philadelphia has served kosher-keeping customers for decades. Its longtime owner was recently accused of antisemitism, a charge he denies. (Screenshot from Google Maps)Above, Mizzou Jewish Greeks were among the students who attended a campus memorial on Oct. 7, 2024 marking one year since the Hamas attacks on Israel. Photo courtesy Brian Schenberg Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia who was arrested by ICE in March 2025, speaking to media. (Screenshot)
Local news
Inside the Jewish Greek resistance: Area fraternities and sororities battle campus hate

BY KEVIN DEUTSCH, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT | Published March 19, 2025

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Antisemitism
In jailhouse letter, Mahmoud Khalil urges renewed student pro-Palestinian protests

Ben Sales, JTA | Published March 19, 2025

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Opinion
Washington Post faces major departures: Is Miss Manners next?"
Letters To The Editor - Jan. 22 Issue
Rabbi Ze'ev Smason
'I live in a Muslim country. Speaking out against antisemitism has left me isolated’