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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

All content by Philissa Cramer
Israelis hold photographs of the Bibas family, and orange balloons, at a press conference calling for the release of 10-month-old Kfir, 4-year-old Ariel, and their parents Shiri and Yarden. at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, Nov. 28, 2023.

Israel probes Hamas claims that youngest hostages were killed

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published November 29, 2023
Families of the Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza march along with hundreds of Israelis towards the prime ministers office in Jerusalem, as part of a protest calling for the immediate release of the hostages, Nov. 18, 2023.

Deal to release dozens of hostages appears to be close

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published November 21, 2023
Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Dec. 19, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Netanyahu orders crackdown on migrants after unrest in Tel Aviv

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published September 3, 2023
Israel to invest $40 million in North American Jewish day schools

Israel to invest $40 million in North American Jewish day schools

Jackie Hajdenberg and Philissa Cramer
Published May 17, 2023
Cartoonist Al Jaffee at the New York Comic Convention in Manhattan, October 9, 2010.
Photo by Luigi Novi. This photo may be used, modified and published for any purpose, only if a easily visible credit to the photographer is placed near the photo in each instance in which it is used.

Al Jaffee, iconic Mad Magazine cartoonist, dies at 102

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published April 11, 2023
Kanye West seen in Los Angeles, Oct. 21, 2022. (Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin via Getty)

Why Kanye West says he ‘likes Jewish people again’

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published March 26, 2023

Kanye West suspended again from Twitter after posting swastika

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published December 2, 2022

NBA star Kyrie Irving defends decision to promote antisemitic movie

PHILISSA CRAMER, JTA
Published October 30, 2022

Adidas terminates partnership with Kanye

Philissa Cramer, JTA
Published October 25, 2022
The story of the ‘Inca Jews’ is finally being told

The story of the ‘Inca Jews’ is finally being told

PHILISSA CRAMER, JTA
Published August 5, 2022

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

Philissa Cramer and Cnaan Liphshiz
Published April 29, 2021
Rabbi Jordan Hersh has been deployed as part of the Maryland Army National Guard to the U.S. Capitol since a mob of Trump supporters stormed it on Jan. 6, 2021. (Courtesy of Hersh)

Meet a rabbi who’s been stationed at the US Capitol

Philissa Cramer
Published January 15, 2021
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