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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

Record producer David Foster, left, and entertainment executive Haim Saban speak onstage at Friends of The Israel Defense Forces Western Region Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Nov. 1, 2018. (Shahar Azran/Getty Images)

Top leaders resign from Friends of the IDF amid internal reckoning

By Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished July 22, 2025

The top two leaders of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces have resigned amid an internal reckoning at the organization, just weeks after a leak revealed widespread allegations of financial mismanagement and a toxic workplace culture. In a message...

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a news conference at the 'Get Out the Vote' rally on In San Antonio, Feb. 12, 2022.

AOC faces backlash after Israel vote as critics deface her Bronx office

Compiled from JNS and JTAPublished July 22, 2025

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is facing political and physical backlash after voting against a proposed amendment to cut U.S. aid to Israel’s Iron Dome. As reported by both the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and JNS.org, the New York Democrat’s vote drew...

Brown University students call for divestment from their pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus' Main Green in Providence, Rhode Island, April 24, 2024. (Anibal Martel/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Antisemitic assaults and vandalism are down on campuses

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished July 17, 2025

(JTA) — The number of antisemitic assaults and acts of vandalism on college campuses fell sharply in the last school year, according to Hillel International. And the pro-Palestinian encampments that ignited fear among many Jewish college students...

National Education Association President Rebecca Pringle speaks during the Get Out the Vote Rally in Detroit in 2022. (Dominick Sokotoff/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

NEA Delegates Pass Non-Binding Measure to Reject ADL Materials

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished July 9, 2025

(JTA) — The National Education Association, the United States’ largest teachers union, has passed a non-binding measure barring the union from using, endorsing or publicizing any materials from the Anti-Defamation League. The proposal, supported...

President Donald Trump host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished July 8, 2025

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented President Donald Trump with a letter he had sent to the Nobel committee, nominating him for the prestigious prize as the two met at the White House Monday. Trump has made no secret of...

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