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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

U.S. filmmaker Quentin Tarantino at the opening night of the Jerusalem Film Festival at the Cinematheque near the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 7, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

‘Crackhead Barney’ harasses Quentin Tarantino in New York

JNSPublished June 17, 2024

(JNS) -- Not long after her confrontation with veteran actor Alec Baldwin, the provocative anti-Israel activist who goes by the name “Crackhead Barney” has found a new target: the acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino, who lives in Tel Aviv and...

Portrait of Julia Andrews and Richard Sherman.

Jewish-American tunesmith behind Disney classics dies at 95

JNSPublished May 27, 2024

Acclaimed songwriter Richard M. Sherman, who along with his late brother Robert crafted the iconic melodies for Disney cinematic gems such as “Mary Poppins,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and “The Jungle Book,” died on Saturday aged 95 at Cedars-Sinai...

Humanitarian aid delivered to Palestinians via the temporary pier in Gaza, May 2024. Credit: U.S. Central Command.

Missouri Senator, others criticize ‘Gaza Pier’ plan, predict American casualties

JNSPublished May 23, 2024

(JNS) -- Three U.S. soldiers reportedly sustained non-combat injuries on the temporary pier off the coast of Gaza on Thursday. The U.S. military didn’t comment on one of the soldiers, who was taken to a local hospital reportedly with critical injuries....

U.S. President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv, Oct. 18, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Report: US withholding ‘sensitive intelligence’ on Hamas from Israel

JNSPublished May 12, 2024

The Biden administration will share key intelligence with Israel about the whereabouts of Hamas’s leadership in Gaza if Israel agrees not to go ahead with its military operation in Rafah, according to The Washington Post. “The Biden administration,...

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Source: Flickr.

ADL to Rep. Ilhan Omar: Apologize for ‘blood libel’

JNSPublished April 29, 2024

The head of the Anti-Defamation League on Saturday called on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to apologize after she accused some Jewish students of being “pro-genocide” in a statement on antisemitism. “It is patently false and a blood libel to suggest...

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, Dec. 19, 2023.

Trump: Jewish Biden voters ‘should have their head examined’

JNSPublished April 11, 2024

Former U.S. president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. President Joe Biden “has totally lost control of the Israel situation.” “Any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat or votes for...

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 Spielberg's 1993 film "Schindler's 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 Be'eri 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...

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