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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

War In Israel

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Smotrich says ICC may arrest him — then vows retaliation

Shira Li Bartov, JTAPublished May 20, 2026

  (JTA) — Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister and a minister in the Ministry of Defense, said on Tuesday that the International Criminal Court is seeking a warrant for his arrest and announced he would retaliate by clearing Palestinians...

Nadav Tamir

After war and distrust, one Israeli voice says peace is still possible

By Bill Motchan, Contributing WriterPublished April 28, 2026

In June 2023, Nadav Tamir, executive director of J Street Israel, visited St. Louis to share his philosophy of peace in the Middle East by finding common ground with Palestinians. Since that time, Hamas attacked Israel, followed by a long and brutal conflict...

After Oct. 7, one Jewish St. Louisan decided to buy Israel an ambulance

After Oct. 7, one Jewish St. Louisan decided to buy Israel an ambulance

By Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished March 30, 2026

  On March 26, a record-breaking 90-plus degree afternoon in St. Louis, about 50 people gathered under a small blue tent outside the Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Kaplan Feldman Complex. They stood before a brand-new ambulance, ready to...

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