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Israeli President Isaac Herzog holds up a copy of an Arabic translation of "Mein Kampf" that was found by IDF troops in a children's room used as a Hamas terror base in the Gaza Strip, Nov. 12, 2023.

‘Mein Kampf’ found in kids’s room used as Hamas terror base

Published November 12, 2023

A copy of Adolf Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf” was found in a children’s room that was used as a Hamas terror base in the northern Gaza Strip, Isaac Herzog has revealed. The Israeli president held up the copy of the Nazi party leader’s autobiographical...

At a pro-Palestine march, a woman carries a sign asking, ‘But do you condemn Hamas?’

Why the question ‘Do you condemn Hamas?’ has become so controversial

By Andrew Silverstein, The ForwardPublished November 12, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. “bUt Do You cOnDeMn HaMas?????” The sign floated in the distance above the crowd at a pro-Palestine march that...

Dive into the minds of 5 top Israeli authors with our Jewish Light discount

Dive into the minds of 5 top Israeli authors with our Jewish Light discount

Published November 8, 2023

The St. Louis Jewish Light is partnering with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency to bring you an opportunity to hear from five remarkable Israeli authors at this pivotal moment in Israel's history and at a discount. In each of these five intimate, probing,...

St. Louis Jews mark 30 days since Oct. 7 with special Sheloshim vigil

St. Louis Jews mark 30 days since Oct. 7 with special Sheloshim vigil

Jordan Palmer and Bill MotchanPublished November 7, 2023

Following a shiva, the primary seven-day mourning period, there is a secondary period of mourning called sheloshim. Sheloshim is Hebrew for the numeral 30 and is the name of this period because it lasts for 30 days. Sheloshim is meant to ease the mourner...

Invitation for a screening of “Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre,” a compilation of graphic footage of the massacres carried out by Hamas.

Video of Hamas atrocities being shown to Jewish organizations and Hollywood celebs

By Beth Harpaz, The ForwardPublished November 7, 2023

  A 43-minute film documenting atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7 is getting a wider audience with screenings for Jewish organizations and Hollywood celebrities.  The American Jewish Committee said it was providing the venue...

‘Am Yisrael Chai’ has become an anthem for the Jewish people — but where did it come from?

‘Am Yisrael Chai’ has become an anthem for the Jewish people — but where did it come from?

By Gary Rosenblatt, The ForwardPublished November 6, 2023

Like many of you, I’ve been hearing the stirring song, “Am Yisrael Chai” (The People of Israel Live”), sung with great passion — around the country, in Israel and in communities around the world — since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war....

Rose Lubin, 20, an Israeli-American lone soldier serving in the Border Police, was stabbed by a terrorist in Jerusalem and died of her wounds a few hours later on Nov. 6.

Israeli-American border police officer from Atlanta killed in Jerusalem stabbing attack

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished November 6, 2023

(JTA) — An American-born Israeli border police officer was killed in a stabbing attack near the Old City of Jerusalem on Monday as violence has escalated during Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.  Rose Lubin, 20, originally from the Atlanta area,...

Hamas opens border crossing with Egypt as death toll rises amid heavy fighting in Gaza

Ben Sales, JTAPublished November 1, 2023

(JTA) — Hamas has opened the Rafah border crossing with Egypt to some wounded people and foreign citizens as its war with Israel has escalated. It was the first of a series of planned openings of the crossing during the war, which has killed more...

Asher Moskowitz, a volunteer first responder, describes seeing the body of a baby who was burnt in an oven on Oct. 7. (Screenshot)

An Israeli first responder recalls tending to the body of a baby burnt in an oven

Ben Sales, JTAPublished October 31, 2023

(JTA) — It was on the fourth day of the war between Israel and Hamas, Asher Moskowitz recalled, that he saw the baby among the corpses at Camp Shura. Moskowitz had come to Shura, a military base near the central Israeli city of Ramle, as a volunteer...

A rally at Tulane University in New Orleans got violent after a pro-Palestinian support hit a Jewish student in the face, Oct. 26, 2023.

‘They broke my nose,’ Jewish Tulane student says of anti-Israel protesters

David Swindle, Jewish News SyndicatePublished October 30, 2023

Anti-Israel protesters assaulted multiple people at Tulane University in New Orleans on Oct. 26, the most serious being after Jewish students at a rally responded to those aboard a truck who attempted to set an Israeli flag on fire. Dylan Mann, a Jewish...

How buying Israeli wine can help relief efforts and Israel's wine industry

How buying Israeli wine can help relief efforts and Israel’s wine industry

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 30, 2023

The ancient world of wine in Israel, widely regarded as one of the oldest wine-producing regions, has historically symbolized peace and goodwill. However, the sudden attack by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 has disrupted the tranquility of this age-old industry. In...

A demonstrator holds a sign at a rally in support of Israel in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2023.

Why Jews feel that people who criticize Israel’s response are, or might be, antisemitic

Dov Waxman, University of California, Los AngelesPublished October 30, 2023

In the wake of the Hamas terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the Israeli military response, Jewish people in Israel and around the world have, at times, been posting on social media or otherwise saying publicly that people who criticize Israel’s...

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