DIANA BLETTER, Israel21c.org
• Published August 23, 2022
Ahh. That first taste of tahini. Sweet, peanut-buttery, smooth…That first taste was the moment that Jackie Zitelman’s two sisters, Shelby and Amy, will always remember from their visit to Israel.
It was in 2011 when Jackie, an American living in...
(JNS) A bull escaped from its confinement on Monday morning, causing a panic in the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod before entering an office building and eluding capture for half an hour as it scurried along the corridors.
The animal entered...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published August 17, 2022
Brady Meyerson went to Israel this summer on Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Israel Bound trip, which ran from June 13-July 4. He joined roughly 60 other teens who also were on the three-week trip; for many, like Brady, it was their first time visiting...
(JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of committing “Holocausts” at a press conference after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, and Scholz’s muted initial response is spurring criticism.
Abbas...
(JTA) — Fifty years after 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Israel’s men’s marathon team won gold at the European Championships in that same city.
The Israeli team won on Monday with a total time of 6 hours, 31 minutes...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published August 10, 2022
What about your Israel trip still resonates the most? Did visiting the Jewish state change your connection to Judaism? How did the actual trip compare to your expectations?
The above questions are just a few the Jewish Light asked a number of St. Louis...
By Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published August 9, 2022
Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for Illinois governor, doubled down in a campaign stop over the weekend on a previous statement that the Holocaust “doesn’t even compare” to abortion on the scale of human atrocities. He suggested that all...
Fifty years after Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 members of the Israeli delegation to the 1972 Munich Olympics, German handball player Klaus Langhoff, who was right across the street, recalls the horrific events.
By Jim Sullivan, The Forward
• Published July 26, 2022
Though some young rock fans might question Rogers Waters’ relevance in the 21st century, his presence on the American musical landscape this summer has been undeniable and inescapable.
The former Pink Floyd singer-songwriter-bassist is on the...
By Yaron Niski and Danny Liber
• Published July 25, 2022
Notorious terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, aka “Carlos the Jackal,” recalls how he joined the PFLP after getting expelled from university and abducted dozens of ministers at the behest of Libyan revolutionary Muammar Gaddafi, only to be betrayed by the leader he held in high regard.
(JTA) — The man who assisted Israeli journalist Gil Tamary in entering Mecca has been arrested, Saudi Arabia announced on Friday.
Mecca is Islam’s holiest city and off limits to non-Muslims. Tamary filmed a report from there last week, which broadcast...
