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 nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

All content by Cnaan Liphshiz
Where Is Anne Frank reimagines the famous diarists life in animated form, with Israeli director Ari Folman partnering with the foundation that holds the copyright to her diary. (Courtesy of Purple Whale Films)

STL film festival features animated Anne Frank movie

CNAAN LIPHSHIZ, JTA
Published November 3, 2022

Israeli family risks it all to retrieve rare Ethiopian Bible

CNAAN LIPHSHIZ, JTA
Published July 5, 2022
The Union Jack flies on the seat of the British parliament in London, June 20, 2014. (Rennett Stowe/Wikimedia Commons)

Kosher food made available at British parliament

Cnaan Liphshiz
Published October 19, 2021

Auschwitz museum hit with antisemitic graffiti

Cnaan Liphshiz
Published October 5, 2021
Is Alicia Silvestone Jewish?

Is Alicia Silvestone Jewish?

JTA
Published October 3, 2021
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine,May 20, 2019. (U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine/Flickr)

Ukraine passes law banning antisemitism

Cnaan Liphshiz
Published September 23, 2021
Jews pray for forgiveness, or selichot, at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, a day before the Jewish New Year, Sept. 5, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

World Jewish population rises slightly to 15.2 million

Cnaan Liphshiz
Published September 9, 2021

Afghanistan’s last Jew has left the country

Cnaan Liphshiz
Published September 9, 2021
A pro-Palestinian slogan and the acronym for a praise for Allah on the wall of the synagogue in Cueta, Spain on May 12, 2021. (FJCE)

Israeli flags burned outside 2 German synagogues; Spanish synagogue vandalized

CNAAN LIPHSHIZ and TOBY AXELROD
Published May 12, 2021

Paris to name a street for Sarah Halimi

CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
Published April 30, 2021

What to know about the Sarah Halimi case and why it matters

Philissa Cramer and Cnaan Liphshiz
Published April 29, 2021
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