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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

St. Louis native earns Israel’s Presidential Honor

BY SIMON GRIVERPublished May 7, 2009

Chiyya Smason, a crew commander in the IDF's artillery corps, met Israel's President Shimon Peres on Independence Day to receive the Presidential Award for Outstanding Soldiers. Smason, 21, immigrated to Israel in 2005 from St. Louis and currently lives...

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