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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 19th-century depiction of the execution of Luis de Carvajal the Younger’s sister. 'El Libro Rojo, 1520-1867' via Wikimedia Commons A statue in Monterrey, Mexico, of Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva. Ricardo DelaG/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
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France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to army leaders, on the eve of the annual Bastille Day Parade in the French capital, at l'Hotel de Brienne in Paris, France July 13, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS
A rally against the war in Gaza drew thousands to Tel Aviv's Habima Square, July 24, 2025. (Yair Palti)
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A 19th-century depiction of the execution of Luis de Carvajal the Younger’s sister. 'El Libro Rojo, 1520-1867' via Wikimedia Commons A statue in Monterrey, Mexico, of Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva. Ricardo DelaG/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
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They boxed, they ran, they survived: New STL exhibit honors Jewish athletes Hitler never wanted you to know
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The cover image of the New York Times on Friday, July 25, showed a child the caption said had been born healthy before suffering malnutrition in Gaza. (Screenshot)
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Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin meets with silver medalist Yael Arad and bronze medalist Oren Smadja on Aug. 31, 1992, to celebrate their Olympic judo success. Photo: Ya’acov Sa’ar, Israeli Government Press Office, CC BY-SA 3.0
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, on July 29, 2025 in London, England. (Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Israeli army tanks and military vehicles move in the areas near the border line of the Gaza Strip on June 23, 2025 in Israel. (Tsafrir Abayov/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Teitel Brothers Wholesale Grocery on Arthur Avenue and 186th Street. Eddie Teitel stands by the entrance. Photo by PJ Grisar
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Teitel Brothers Wholesale Grocery on Arthur Avenue and 186th Street. Eddie Teitel stands by the entrance. Photo by PJ Grisar
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A kosher-for-Passover bottle of Coca-Cola, distinguished from ordinary Coca-Cola bottles by its yellow cap and special "hechsher." Credit: Mark H. Anbinder via Flickr.com.
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