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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
All content by Henry Benjamin
Children worked at Our Big Kitchen to prepare food for people working to battle historic flooding. (Courtesy of Our Big Kitchen)

In Australia, Jewish, Muslim and Christian children team up to help combat historic flooding

Henry Benjamin
Published March 23, 2021

‘I am devastated’: Australian mourns killed Israeli soldier whose father had saved his life at ’97 Maccabiah Games

Henry Benjamin
Published May 14, 2020

Jewish community kitchen providing meals to firefighters battling Australia’s bush fires

Henry Benjamin
Published January 10, 2020
A screenshot from a map on the Immigration New Zealand website, which used Palestine instead of Israel. 

New Zealand immigration minister apologizes for official map excluding Israel

Henry Benjamin
Published June 20, 2019
A screenshot from the Immigration New Zealand website uses Palestine instead of Israel on a map. Image: Immigration New Zealand

Official New Zealand government website wipes Israel off the map

Henry Benjamin
Published June 17, 2019

Melbourne rabbi videos anti-Semitic rode rage attack against him

Henry Benjamin
Published January 31, 2019

Australian lawmaker with Jewish wife finds pig entrails at office door

Henry Benjamin
Published September 12, 2018

Aboriginal and Jewish woman appointed deputy vice-chancellor at University of Sydney

Henry Benjamin
Published September 3, 2018

Australian lawmaker calls for ‘final solution’ to Muslim immigration

Henry Benjamin
Published August 16, 2018

Aussie lawmaker attacks national broadcaster over perceived anti-Israel bias

Henry Benjamin
Published October 9, 2017

Ye gods! An Australian lamb commercial has some real, and fake, foes

Henry Benjamin
Published September 27, 2017

Synagogue, Sydney’s Waverly Council meet over denied building application

Henry Benjamin
Published August 10, 2017

Sydney Jewish Museum evacuated after bomb threat

Henry Benjamin
Published February 28, 2017

Jewish girl, 10, killed in Melbourne traffic rampage

Henry Benjamin
Published January 22, 2017

Australian mayor declines synagogue invitation citing Israel’s occupation

Henry Benjamin
Published January 18, 2017

NZ Foreign Minister: UN resolution vote was consistent with country’s Israeli settlements policy

Henry Benjamin
Published January 12, 2017

Australian entrepreneur and community leader Ben Cowen dies in gliding accident

Henry Benjamin
Published January 10, 2017

New Zealand foreign minister’s office vandalized over anti-settlement resolution support

Henry Benjamin
Published January 5, 2017

Australia’s ex-PM Tony Abbott calls for aid cut to Palestinians, moving country’s embassy to Jerusalem

Henry Benjamin
Published January 3, 2017

Australia’s prime minister makes impromptu visit to synagogue

Henry Benjamin
Published January 1, 2017

Following UNSC vote, New Zealand Jewish community calls for Israel to keep embassy open

Henry Benjamin
Published December 25, 2016

Australian Greens leader slammed for ‘unprecedented’ critique of Shimon Peres

Henry Benjamin
Published October 19, 2016

Australia halts funding for World Vision over charity’s alleged Hamas ties

Henry Benjamin
Published August 5, 2016
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