Condolences from NAACP On behalf of the St. Louis NAACP I extend our heartfelt condolences to our families and friends within the Jewish community. But it cannot go unsaid that with the establishment of the Third Reich in 1933, German leaders proclaimed...
(JTA) — Last August, when I was speaking at a synagogue in East Hampton about a rising tide of anti-Semitism and intolerance, a congregant stood to tell me that the number of right-wing anti-Semites in this country could fit in that sanctuary.The problem,...
First, women marched in St. Louis, Washington, D.C., and in thousands of other cities. The next year, they did it again because the dangerous consequences of the current White House administration’s policies were crystal clear.
And now a record...
Now in the second year of Donald Trump’s presidency, we are still trying to figure out what to make of his foreign policy. Clearly, he is not a “liberal internationalist” like Jimmy Carter, of the sort who strongly values international law and...
Synagogues with a rich historyIn the story “Small but dedicated community keeps Belleville synagogue moving forward” (Ohr Chadash Teen Page, Oct. 11), Olivia Riutcel, a freshman at Webster Groves High School, wrote on the merging of two old synagogues...
Regardless of President Donald Trump’s temperament, suitability for the job or the character of his supporters, many of his domestic policies — from promises to actions — line up squarely with long-recognized values of the Jewish faith.Border wallThe...
A few years ago, I was on vacation in California, about to play golf on a highly recommended course. As a single golfer, I was assigned to play with three women from Minnesota. During the course of introductions, I was asked: “What do you do in St....
Thanks for SababaMany thanks to Jewish Federation and the Jewish Community Center for the Sababa Jewish Arts and Cultural Festival. It was a celebration of and for our St. Louis Jewish community. What a gift!Marcy Cornfeld, Creve Coeur Elect candidates...
Remembering Israelis killedSunday morning, just like every working day, Kim Levengrond Yehezkel said goodbye to her 16-month-old son Kai and her husband, Guy, and left her home to go to work in the Barkan Industrial Park in Ariel in Shomron (Judea &...
(JTA) — Closing America’s doors to the “tired” and “poor” yearning for freedom is at the heart of the new reported proposal by the Trump administration. The proposal would make it more difficult for immigrants to come to this country, or obtain...
Support for Amendment 1As the words of Isaiah denouncing corruption and our traditional tikkun olam obligations may still be ringing in our ears from the High Holidays, we recall an earlier passage from Isaiah, 33:15: One “who walks in righteousness...
There was one corner of New York City last Thursday where the Senate Judicial Committee hearings into the accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh went largely unnoticed: the United Nations building perched on the East River, site of...
