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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

Is Alicia Silvestone Jewish?

Is Alicia Silvestone Jewish?

JTAPublished October 3, 2021

Alicia Silverstone has had a long and varied career in the public eye, from her star-making turn in the 1995 film “Clueless” to her reemergence a decade later as a vegan and animal rights activist. Silverstone’s father was born Jewish on October...

The remarkable true story of the Great Knish War of 1916

The remarkable true story of the Great Knish War of 1916

Jordan Palmer and JTAPublished October 3, 2021

The last place I thought I'd find some interesting Jewish history was on my plate during a recent visit to Pumpernickels Delicatessen in Creve Coeur. As I perused the menu, I mentioned to my wife that I hadn't had a knish in years, and remembered how...

Ed Asner, who starred as Lou Grant, dies at 91

JTAPublished August 29, 2021

(JTA) — Ed Asner, whose trademarked a gruff, flawed, and loving persona as Lou Grant in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and in a spin-off series about journalism, has died at 91. “We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this...

Hezbollah fires 19 rockets at Israel in worst fighting since 2006 war

Hezbollah fires 19 rockets at Israel in worst fighting since 2006 war

JTAPublished August 6, 2021

(JTA) — Israel and the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah are engaged in their heaviest fighting since the 2006 Lebanon War. On Friday morning, Hezbollah fired 19 rockets at Israel. Ten were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system,...

Incendiary balloons from Gaza prompt new Israeli airstrikes

Incendiary balloons from Gaza prompt new Israeli airstrikes

JTAPublished June 16, 2021

(JTA) — After balloons filled with incendiary material were sent from Gaza into the Israeli countryside, Israel’s military launched a fresh offensive of airstrikes on Hamas targets on Wednesday. There were no casualties on either side, Reuters...

Protesters shout ‘dirty Jews’ at Paris rally against police racism

JTAPublished June 18, 2020

Paris police are investigating after multiple participants were heard shouting “dirty Jews” at a demonstration in Paris focused on Adama Traore, a black man who died in police custody there in 2016.The chants erupted at Republique Square on Saturday...

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