In 1939, the year World War II started with Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Germany had a Jewish population of 270,000. Austria, Hitler’s birthplace, which was merged into Germany in the Anschluss, had 60,000 Jews.By 1945, Germany’s Jewish population...
Nearly one year after resigning as Missouri’s first Jewish governor, Eric Greitens apparently is ready to return to public service and the public eye.The Kansas City Star reported last week that Greitens has told friends that he plans to rejoin the...
In a tearful announcement in front of 10 Downing Street, Theresa May, whose brief term in office has been stymied over Brexit, announced last week she would resign as prime minister of the United Kingdom. May said she will formally step down as Conservative...
As the Missouri General Assembly headed toward adjournment last week, Gov. Mike Parson sent out a disturbing message on Twitter:“It’s time to make Missouri the most Pro-Life state in the country! Thanks to leaders in the House and Senate, we are one...
Israel is in the midst of celebrating its 71st year as an independent modern nation-state — an event well worth celebrating — to note the end of stateless exile in which Jews were at the mercy of other nations. After more than 2,000 years of persecution,...
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” — Lord Acton, 19th century British politicianThe sudden guilty plea and resignation of Steve Stenger, after a federal indictment charged him with several examples of “pay to play”...
Just as the shock and sadness of the killings of Easter worshippers in Sri Lanka was starting to subside, another religious hate crime hit home for Jews around the world: the killing of one person and wounding of three more at a suburban San Diego synagogue.Authorities...
After two rancorous years of speculation about what special counsel Robert Mueller might find in his probe of the Trump campaign and administration, the final version — with redactions — has been released to Congress, the White House and the American...
As the holy days of Easter and Passover approached, the world watched in horror Monday as flames toppled the distinctive spire atop the Cathedral of Notre Dame, a symbol of the beauty and piety of Paris.The day before, after a violent storm ripped off...
He faced the biggest political and legal challenges in his long career and endured an election that was too close to call most of the day and night. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eventually won enough seats to form a right-far right coalition...
Jewish scholars love to write learned articles on what has been referred to as “The Jewish Problem.” Scholars in Great Britain were once encouraged to write articles about the elephant, which was a favorite feature topic in the media there. One...
A self-deprecating poem once branded St. Louis as “first in shoes, first in booze and last in the American League.” A lot has changed over the years. St. Louis has lost some iconic shoe companies and is no longer numero uno in footwear. Anheuser-Busch,...
