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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
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Jewish groups split on court’s church-state ruling

JTA REPORT
Published June 28, 2017
Juan Thompson

St. Louis man arrested for bomb threats against Jewish institutions

JTA REPORT
Published March 3, 2017

Bomb threats called in to at least 10 JCCs in fourth round of harassment

JTA REPORT
Published February 20, 2017

Trump’s defense pick is dividing right-wing pro-Israel groups

JTA REPORT
Published December 2, 2016

Missouri black church coalition rejects Black Lives Matter Israel statement

JTA REPORT
Published August 17, 2016

After Orlando shooting, expert warns about who’s guarding Jewish sites

JTA REPORT
Published June 15, 2016

Jews in Belgium hunker down after deadly attacks

JTA REPORT
Published March 23, 2016

At least 34 dead in Brussels attacks, Belgium’s Jewish schools locked down

JTA REPORT
Published March 22, 2016

Jewish groups slam Nugent for ‘anti-Semitic’ gun control post

JTA REPORT
Published February 10, 2016

Several hostages killed in police raids on Paris sites

JTA REPORT
Published January 9, 2015

Hedy Epstein arrested in St. Louis protests

JTA REPORT
Published August 19, 2014

Palestinian factions reportedly agree to 72-hour cease-fire

JTA REPORT
Published August 4, 2014

Bodies of kidnapped Israeli teens found north of Hebron

JTA REPORT
Published June 30, 2014

Southern Poverty Law Center names K.C. suspect as white supremacist

JTA REPORT
Published April 13, 2014
The JCC in Overland Park, Kan., taken from a screen capture of news footage by KCTV5. 

Three killed in K.C. shootings at JCC, assisted-living facility

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Published April 13, 2014

Three killed in K.C. shootings at JCC, assisted-living facility

JTA REPORT
Published April 13, 2014

Pollard, settlement freeze, prisoners in the mix amid peace talks crisis

JTA REPORT
Published April 1, 2014
Abraham H. Foxman

Abraham Foxman retiring from ADL

JTA REPORT
Published February 10, 2014
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Oren: Obama is ‘true friend’ of Israel

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Published July 11, 2013

Missouri camper among three injured in lightning strike on Reform summer camp

JTA REPORT
Published June 30, 2013

Jewish community ‘vigilant’ in the wake of Boston Marathon bombings

JTA REPORT
Published April 15, 2013

New pope has Jewish connections

JTA REPORT
Published March 13, 2013
Left to right, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth MacFarlane and Daniel Radcliffe dancing in the opening routine of the 85th Academy Awards, Feb. 24, 2013. Photo: Disney ABC Television Group

Oscars recap, Raisman on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

JTA REPORT
Published February 27, 2013

Prisoner X affair raises charges of dual loyalty for Australian Jews

JTA REPORT
Published February 20, 2013

Israel programs not recruitment for the Mossad, Australian Zionist leaders say

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Published February 20, 2013

Israeli lawmakers press for answers on dead ‘Prisoner X’

JTA REPORT
Published February 12, 2013

Drake finally wins a Grammy, Mayim Bialik stops nursing, Jewish ‘Downton Abbey’ heading for TV

JTA REPORT
Published February 12, 2013

Viral shmooze: Superbowl smooch, sheer scrutiny in Israel

JTA REPORT
Published February 8, 2013

Iran’s supreme leader rejects direct talks with U.S.

JTA REPORT
Published February 7, 2013

Russian Jews in U.S. to remember Koch

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Published February 1, 2013

Jewish Home’s Bennett attacked by haredi Orthodox at Western Wall

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Published January 21, 2013

Shas’ Yosef calls calls Jewish Home Party ‘a party for gentiles’

JTA REPORT
Published January 20, 2013

Orthodox Union sets date for contested presidential elections

JTA REPORT
Published January 20, 2013

See more of Israel on Google Street View

JTA REPORT
Published January 17, 2013

Radical bishop fined in Germany for Holocaust denial

JTA REPORT
Published January 17, 2013

Dutch novelist vows to withhold tax earmarked for Egypt over Morsi anti-Semitism

JTA REPORT
Published January 17, 2013

German Jewish lawmaker voted sexiest female politician.

JTA REPORT
Published January 17, 2013

Economy more than anything drove Jewish vote, poll data shows

JTA REPORT
Published January 17, 2013

Paul: cuts to Israel assistance would not be ‘immediate, dramatic’

JTA REPORT
Published January 17, 2013

Bears bring in Jewish head coach, Marc Trestman

JTA REPORT
Published January 16, 2013

Israel’s Supreme Court allows evacuation of E-1 Palestinian tent city

JTA REPORT
Published January 16, 2013

Hitler ad pulled from Turkish mall following complaints

JTA REPORT
Published January 16, 2013

Vatican official slams breakaway traditionalist Catholics for anti-Semitic positions

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Published January 16, 2013

Italian soccer players honor Jewish soccer coach killed in Shoah

JTA REPORT
Published January 16, 2013

Israel’s Housing Ministry opens bids on building in two settlements

JTA REPORT
Published January 16, 2013

Jewish religious movements present plans to end gun violence

JTA REPORT
Published January 16, 2013

Jewish Federations praises IRA charitable rollovers

JTA REPORT
Published January 16, 2013

Two Israeli films nominated for best documentary Oscar

JTA REPORT
Published January 10, 2013

Car explodes in Tel Aviv mob hit

JTA REPORT
Published January 10, 2013

Snow falls in Jerusalem, northern Israel

JTA REPORT
Published January 9, 2013

Polish foreign ministry slams West Bank waterhole demolition

JTA REPORT
Published December 12, 2012

Eight tips for an accessible Hanukkah

JTA REPORT
Published December 5, 2012
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Israel and Hamas reach a cease-fire

JTA REPORT
Published November 21, 2012
Abraham Foxman

Anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. declined by 13 percent in 2011, ADL audit finds

JTA REPORT
Published November 21, 2012

Israeli strike kills Hamas leader in Gaza

JTA REPORT
Published November 14, 2012

ADL, Reform and NCJW praise Defense of Marriage decision

JTA REPORT
Published October 21, 2012

Chicago congregants walk out of services at Bachmann’s mention

JTA REPORT
Published October 3, 2012

Amar: Better to pray alone than with Reform

JTA REPORT
Published September 19, 2012

N.Y. Board of Health votes to require consent for bris rite

JTA REPORT
Published September 13, 2012

Designer Galliano reportedly sues Dior over firing for anti-Semitism

JTA REPORT
Published August 29, 2012

Muslim hotel owner condemns anti-Semitism

JTA REPORT
Published August 27, 2012

Bend the Arc sends activists to push for tax cuts for the wealthy repeal

JTA REPORT
Published August 23, 2012

Israeli military begins drafting haredi Orthodox

JTA REPORT
Published August 9, 2012

Raisman says she was for Munich 11 moment of silence

JTA REPORT
Published August 8, 2012

90,000-plus crowd cheers Siyum HaShas

JTA REPORT
Published August 2, 2012

House, Senate agree on enhanced Iran sanctions

JTA REPORT
Published July 31, 2012

Obama to sign enhanced Israel security act

JTA REPORT
Published July 26, 2012
Prisoners of War

“Prisoners of War,” inspiration for TV drama “Homeland,” now on Hulu

JTA REPORT
Published July 26, 2012
StandWithUs pro-Israel ads on New York's Metro-North line going public the week of July 30, 2012 are intended to counter anti-Israel ads at the railroad stations.

StandWithUs to place pro-Israel ads in suburban N.Y. rail stations

JTA REPORT
Published July 25, 2012

German lawmakers pass pro-circumcision resolution

JTA REPORT
Published July 19, 2012

OU, PEJE create new tuition affordability center

JTA REPORT
Published July 19, 2012

Jewish stars shine in Emmy nominations

JTA Report
Published July 19, 2012

Hannah Rosenthal to head Milwaukee Jewish Federation

JTA REPORT
Published July 19, 2012
Survivors of the terror attack on the Israeli tour bus in Burgas, Bulgaria, returning to Israel with the help of the Israeli Air Force, July 19, 2012.

Planes with wounded return to Israel; Peres: ‘Israel will act against terror’

JTA REPORT
Published July 19, 2012
Smoke rising from the Sarafovo Airport in Burgas, Bulgaria, after a terror attack on an Israeli tour bus, July 18, 2012.

Terror attack on tour bus kills Israeli tourists in Bulgaria

JTA REPORT
Published July 18, 2012

Orthodox rabbinical group urging German Jews to defy court ruling on circumcision

JTA REPORT
Published July 11, 2012

Ari Fleischer kicks off RJC voter drive in Israel

JTA REPORT
Published July 11, 2012

Missouri candidate asserts no Jews died in WTC on 9-11

JTA REPORT
Published July 11, 2012

Nathan Englander takes short story prize

JTA REPORT
Published July 10, 2012
Presbyterians narrowly reject divestment

Presbyterians narrowly reject divestment

JTA REPORT
Published July 6, 2012
Sheldon Adelson, right, seen here with then-President George W. Bush and Israeli President Shimon Peres at a Jerusalem conference in May 2008, is at the center of controversy over contributions earmarked for Republican candidates.

Jewish Dems call on Romney, GOP to give back Adelson cash

JTA REPORT
Published July 5, 2012
Yasser Arafat. Credit: World Economic Forum/JNS

Report: Arafat may have died of radioactive poisoning

JTA REPORT
Published July 4, 2012

Jesse Eisenberg writes Holocaust-themed play

JTA REPORT
Published July 3, 2012
Romanian native Hava Hershkovitz was crowned the winner of the "Miss Holocaust Survivor" beauty pageant in Haifa, June 28, 2012.

Holocaust survivors beauty pageant crowns Romanian beauty

JTA REPORT
Published June 29, 2012
U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court upholds most of Obama’s health care law

JTA REPORT
Published June 28, 2012
Andrew Rehfeld

Andrew Rehfeld to head Jewish Federation of St. Louis

JTA REPORT
Published June 28, 2012
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg meeting with Gilad Shalit in a ceremony commemorating the sixth anniversary of the ex-Israeli soldier's capture, June 25,  2012.

Gilad Shalit visits New York’s Mayor Bloomberg

JTA REPORT
Published June 26, 2012

Russell Simmons calls for truce with ADL’s Foxman

JTA REPORT
Published June 25, 2012

Norwegian gov’t coalition partner seeking to outlaw circumcision

JTA REPORT
Published June 25, 2012

Madoff associate Merkin agrees to hand over $400 million

JTA REPORT
Published June 25, 2012

Swastika banners startle New Yorkers, others in area

JTA REPORT
Published June 25, 2012

Tutu reaches out to Jewish journalist upset with Israel over migrants

JTA REPORT
Published June 25, 2012

Woman attacked for immodest dress

JTA REPORT
Published June 21, 2012
President Obama presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Israeli President Shimon Peres in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 13, 2012.

Peres calls for renewed peace talks in medal ceremony

JTA REPORT
Published June 20, 2012

Walker refuses to authorize Hebrew version of ‘The Color Purple’

JTA REPORT
Published June 18, 2012
Film star David Arquette, center, having a bar mitzvah ceremony at the Western Wall, June 11, 2012.

David Arquette has bar mitzvah at Western Wall

JTA REPORT
Published June 11, 2012
Jan Karski (left) and Bob Dylan

Obama awards Medal of Freedom to Dylan, Karski

JTA REPORT
Published May 30, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden, left, speaking with Richard Stone, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, May 21, 2012.

White House reassures Jewish leaders ahead of Iran talks

JTA REPORT
Published May 22, 2012

Israel summons South African envoy over product labeling

JTA REPORT
Published May 21, 2012

Hadassah lets COO Larry Blum go

JTA REPORT
Published May 3, 2012
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