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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 photo posted to the Instagram page of the 20th Special Forces Group shows a service member, right, with a helmet patch that appears to depict a Nazi SS Totenkopf. (Screenshot via Twitter)

National Guard unit deletes Instagram post of soldier with Nazi patch

JNSPublished March 28, 2024

A Totenkopf—the skull and crossbones symbol used by the Nazi SS-Totenkopfverbände division that administered concentration camps during World War II—has shown up on the back of a helmet worn by a National Guardsman in the U.S. South. The 20th Special...

A scene from Steven Spielbergs 1993 film Schindlers List. (Universal Studios)

Robin Williams and Mel Gibson surprising links to ‘Schindler’s List’

JNSPublished February 26, 2024

In a recently published interview, The Hollywood Reporter talked with Jewish director Steven Spielberg about his 1993 film, "Schindler's List," which is considered one of the most important movies about the Holocaust. The interview pegged to the 30-year-anniversary...

Tiffany Haddish. Source: YouTube.

Actress Tiffany Haddish visits Israel, urges others to as well

JNSPublished February 22, 2024

In an Instagram Live video she shot after boarding a plane to Israel on Tuesday, actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish described the purpose of her trip, calling it “educational.” “I need to go see for myself, I’m one of those people,” said...

Graves of Kibbutz Beeri residents whom Hamas terrorists murdered on Oct. 7, at Kibbutz Revivim, south of Beersheva, Nov. 15, 2023.

35% of younger Americans believe Hamas’s false claims

JNSPublished February 11, 2024

After more than 100 days of fighting since the Oct. 7 massacre, Hamas issued an official document, in Arabic and English, to appeal to international public opinion and try to correct its negative image. A survey conducted by Dr. Irwin J. Mansdorf of...

Clarence B. Jones, a visiting professor at the University of San Francisco and scholar writer in residence for the Martin Luther King Jr. Research & Education Institute, with former President Barack Obama meets in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 2, 2015. Jones worked with King on the “I Have a Dream” speech.

Foundation to Combat Antisemitism buys 30-second Super Bowl ad

(JNS)Published February 5, 2024

The man who helped Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. write the “I Have a Dream” speech will appear in a Super Bowl commercial from the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS). The organization, founded by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, purchased...

IDF soldiers conduct operations against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, Jan. 21, 2024. Credit: IDF.

Israel rejects Hamas’s terms of surrender

JNSPublished January 21, 2024

The State of Israel will retain full security control over the entire territory west of the Jordan River after it achieves its objectives of demilitarizing the Gaza Strip and returning the hostages held there, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Chabad Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Jan. 9, 2024. (Luke Tress)

‘Explosion’ of conspiracy theories on social media about ‘tunnels’ at Chabad

(JNS)Published January 11, 2024

The account Frum TikTok was one of many to post footage of a riot at a synagogue that is part of the world headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch. Police were called after “young agitators,” as Chabad put it, damaged the building, to which they had illegally...

Bill Maher. Source: YouTube.

‘Where do you think Israel is going?’ Bill Maher quips in viral eight-minute clip

JNSPublished December 18, 2023

The comedian Bill Maher, who has a reputation for non-conformist views, is drawing praise from pro-Israel fans and viewers for a Dec. 15 segment on his HBO “Real Time” show. As part of a fact-laden, semi-satirical monologue during a segment at the...

Kanye West, aka Ye. Source: Twitter.

Kanye lashes out at Jews and the ‘pyramids in St. Louis and Missouri’ in latest rant

JNSPublished December 18, 2023

After nearly a year of apparent Jew-hatred abstinence in public, the rapper Kanye West (who goes by Ye) is back to spreading lies and conspiracy theories, including antisemitic ones. “Jesus Christ, Hitler, Ye. Third Party. Sponsor that,” the rapper...

Shin Bet head: ‘We’ll kill Hamas leaders in Qatar, Turkey’

Shin Bet head: ‘We’ll kill Hamas leaders in Qatar, Turkey’

JNSPublished December 4, 2023

The head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said on Sunday that Israel will eliminate the leaders of Hamas in Qatar and Turkey. “The Cabinet set us a goal. In the words of the street, it is to eliminate Hamas, and we are determined to do it....

:One of the campus buildings at the University of California, Berkeley. Credit: Max Pixel/Creative Commons.

University sued for failure to stop spread of antisemitism on campus

JNSPublished November 28, 2023

The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has filed suit against the regents of the University of California system, University of California, Berkeley, as well as the school’s president, chancellor and provost. The claim states...

Actor Jason Alexander holds a picture of 9-year-old Ohad Munder-Zichri, Nov. 18, 2023. Source: X.

Jason Alexander of Seinfeld fame speaks up for Hamas captive

JNSPublished November 19, 2023

Jason Alexander, famous for his role in the sitcom “Seinfeld,” joined in calling for the immediate release of the captives who have been held by the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip for 44 days. Alexander held up a picture of Ohad Munder-Zichri...

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