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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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Larry David speaks onstage during the Variety Business Managers Breakfast in West Hollywood, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024. (Tommaso Boddi/Variety via Getty Images)
Record producer David Foster, left, and entertainment executive Haim Saban speak onstage at Friends of The Israel Defense Forces Western Region Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Nov. 1, 2018. (Shahar Azran/Getty Images)
Paul Ingrassia, White House Liaison to the Justice Department, left, announces the release of brothers Andrew and Matthew Valentin outside of the DC Central Detention Facility on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump issued pardons to over 1500 people who were charged with crimes related to the event. (Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
A still from "Sevap/Mitzvah." (©geminisnakeproductions)
Items lie scattered inside a cabin at Camp Mystic after deadly flooding in Kerr County, Texas, U.S., July 5, 2025. REUTERS/Sergio Flores TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Dan Rosen (right), co-founder and co-chair of the new Emissary app, teaches Jewish community members how to use it. Credit: Courtesy.
President Donald Trump host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem as they tour a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," in Ochopee, Florida, July 1, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)Missouri Attorney General Andrew BaileyStephanie Kurtzman, Miriam Seidenfeld and Maxine Clark.
Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)
1 in 4 Americans believe recent attacks on Jews were ‘understandable,’ ADL survey finds

Grace Gilson, JTA

Published July 11, 2025

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey
Missouri’s top lawyer threatens tech companies after AI chatbots rank Trump low on antisemitism

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTA

Published July 10, 2025

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Stephanie Kurtzman, Miriam Seidenfeld and Maxine Clark.
Three Jewish leaders named among top 50 shaping St. Louis

Published July 10, 2025

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Opinion
Talking donkeys? Wonders exist in the world—we simply have to look
Rabbi Jim Bennett of Congregation Shaare Emeth.
D'var Torah: What Jewish resistance looks like
Danny Cohn, Chief Executive Officer of Jewish Federation of St. Louis