Skip to Main Content
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

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

St. Louis Jewish Light

War In Israel

Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia who was arrested by ICE in March 2025, speaking to media. (Screenshot)

Some Jewish groups are condemning Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest

Ben Sales, JTAPublished March 10, 2025

Liberal Jewish groups joined the chorus condemning the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian protest leader at Columbia University who was detained by ICE and threatened with deportation. The statements came amid a cascade of condemnation and protest...

The skyline of Cincinnati (Getty Images); inset: Rabbi Ari Jun. (Courtesy)

Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis over his support for Israel

Sam Fisher, Lonny Goldsmith, CincyJewfolkPublished March 7, 2025

A version of this story originally appeared on CincyJewfolk, an independent journalism and engagement site for Cincinnati’s Jewish community. When Rabbi Ari Jun learned that faith leaders were invited to speak at a rally in Cincinnati against neo-Nazis...

Adam Boehler, right, speaks during "Mornings With Maria" at Fox Business Network Studios, Oct. 23, 2024 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

US is holding unprecedented direct talks with Hamas over ending Gaza war

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished March 5, 2025

The White House has confirmed that U.S. officials are holding talks with Hamas representatives in an effort to negotiate an end to the Gaza war. Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s hostage envoy, who is Jewish, met with Hamas officials in Doha,...

First responders and emergency vehicles at the scene of a car-ramming attack in Israel on Feb. 27, 2025. (Courtesy of Magen David Adom)

17-year-old Israeli injured in car-ramming dies of her wounds

Ben Sales, JTAPublished March 5, 2025

A 17-year-old Israeli girl who was critically injured in a terror attack last week has died of her wounds. Yahli Gur was one of more than a dozen people wounded when an attacker rammed his vehicle into a bus stop roughly midway between Tel Aviv and...

Jewish newspaper editor fired after running cartoon about Gaza

Jewish newspaper editor fired after running cartoon about Gaza

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished March 3, 2025

A Florida editor says he was fired by his local paper, part of a national network, after he ran a cartoon that was critical of the death toll in the war in Gaza. Tony Doris says he was fired as editorial page editor at the Palm Beach Post in February...

About 100 women, including activist Lizzy Savetsky holding a #MeToo sign, protested outside the New York City headquarters of U.N. Women for its weak responses to the violent Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on scores of women, Nov. 27, 2023. Photo by Roi Boshi.

Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky opens up on sharing Kahane video

Amelie Botbol, JNSPublished February 26, 2025

Lizzy Savetsky, a top influencer and pro-Israel activist, sparked controversy this week after posting to social media a clip of Meir Kahane conveying the message that Arabs in the Middle East only understand force and fear. Back in the 1980s, Kahane,...

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (right) speaks at an American Jewish Committee event in Washington on Feb. 25, 2025. Credit: AJC/Aryeh Photo

Removing Hamas from power ‘red line’ for Trump, Middle East envoy says

Andrew Bernard, (JNS)Published February 26, 2025

Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, said on Tuesday that removing Hamas from power in Gaza was a “red line” for the Trump administration as Israel and Hamas prepare for the next round of ceasefire negotiations. Speaking at the...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Feb. 23, 2021. (Amos Ben-Gershom/Israel Government Press Office)

Just 33% of Democrats have a favorable view of Israel, Gallup poll finds

Ben Sales, JTAPublished February 26, 2025

Just a third of Democrats have a favorable view of Israel, a steep decline from just a few years ago, according to a Gallup poll. That’s in contrast to 83% of Republicans who view Israel favorably — a partisan gap of 50 points. Responding to the...

Load More Stories