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Jewish students abroad facing antisemitic threats We want to alert the community to some very brave Austrian Jewish students facing menacing antisemitic threats. On the recent anniversary of Kristallnacht, a group of Viennese Jewish students plastered...

Documentary brings back memories  The documentary film review by Dan Buffa “ ‘Welcome to Kutsher’s: The Last Catskills Resort’ wistfully evokes famous upstate New York country club” (published on the Light’s website Oct. 30) struck a chord...

Reactions to Iron Dome vote, representative’s ‘apartheid’ comment St. Louis Friends of Israel expresses our appreciation to the members of the U.S. House of Representatives who passed legislation on Sept. 23 to replenish the Iron Dome defensive...

Texas law is ‘egregious’ (Regarding “St. Louis Jewish leaders plan abortion rights advocacy in wake of Texas law,” Sept. 8 edition): Kudos and congratulations to Rabbi Karen Bogard of Central Reform Congregation, together with rabbis from other...

When I was asked to be the chair of the capital campaign for the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, I had absolutely no hesitation. I had never done anything like this before, but because this project is of such importance, I was willing to take...

I want to clarify a misstatement I made in the article published July 30, about the passing of Holocaust survivor Mendel Rosenberg. Mendel was not the last remaining survivor of the camps in our community. At the most recent Yom HaShoah commemoration,...

Remembering Temple Emanuel’s longtime cantorial soloist I was saddened to read of the passing of Malachi Owens Jr., cantorial soloist at Temple Emanuel, in the June 30 edition. Eric Berger’s article gave excellent coverage of Owens’ career...

Bullying commentary is misplaced Regarding the recent commentary (“Don’t let others be scared into silence,” June 30 edition) submitted by three prominent congregational rabbis and the executive director of our Jewish Community Relations Council,...

Act would ensure voting rights, fair elections  We now have a historic opportunity to bring about transformative change and strengthen American democracy by passing the For the People Act (SW1). The act incorporates key measures that are urgently needed,...