By David Suissa, Jewish Journal via JNS
• Published February 10, 2021
Before World War II, there were about 50,000 Jews living in Salonica (or Thessaloniki), the largest Jewish community in Greece. Between March and August 1943, the Germans deported more than 45,000 Jews to the Auschwitz-Birkenau killing camp. Most of the...
By Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published February 10, 2021
George P. Shultz, who served for six eventful years as secretary of state during the Reagan administration, died Saturday, Feb. 7 at age 100.Widely admired for his calm demeanor and intellect, Shultz is given credit across the foreign policy spectrum...
A teaching assistant at Johns Hopkins University polls her social media followers on whether she should fail her pro-Israel students.A student government official at the University of Southern California resigns after a harassment campaign focusing on...
Counterpoints to Rochester columnI am not from St Louis and don’t know the first thing about Marty Rochester, but after reading his latest opinion article (Jan. 27), I know he is just another “ignorant” on the wrong side of history. For some reason,...
From their founding, the St. Louis Blues have had a proud relationship with the local Jewish community, who has supported them for more than 50-years. Today, we begin a new tradition, as the St. Louis Jewish Light recognizes the team's Jewish fan base,...
(JTA) — On Sunday, the Jewish community lost one of the biggest forces fighting for those who are suffering the most.At Amudim, a crisis intervention organization serving the Orthodox Jewish community, we have been humbled by the increasing number of...
No one asked for another "Karate Kid" sequel. Honestly. Nearly twenty years after the third and final film ended ("Karate Kid 3" scored a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes), creator Josh Heald introduced "Cobra Kai" to the world. But this chapter picked up with...
In case you were living under a rock over the weekend, the St. Louis Cardinals traded for a guy named Nolan Arenado on Friday evening. To put it in movie terms, this is when Sylvester Stallone ties the bandana behind his head and saves the day. That's...
Last March, as the pandemic caused everyone to shelter in place and go online to stay connected, senior adults, many who live by themselves, became even more isolated. Though Zoom, FaceTime, Facebook Messenger video and other apps enabled people to work...
Last March, as the pandemic caused everyone to shelter in place and go online to stay connected, senior adults, many who live by themselves, became even more isolated. Though Zoom, FaceTime, Facebook Messenger video and other apps enabled people to work...
The best definition of education I ever heard was provided by a University of Missouri-St. Louis colleague: “getting students to learn to cope with ambiguity.”This applies to anyone trying to understand some happening. The point here is that, although...
‘For the People Act’ deserves supportVoting rights are among the most fundamental rights in a democratic society. Recent events, like the Jan. 6 U. S. Capitol riots, showed just how fragile voting rights are in society. Despite an absence of...
