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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.

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All content by Ron Kampeas

GOP-Trump joint finance team includes 5 Republican Jewish donors

Ron Kampeas
Published May 24, 2016

Warmonger or humanitarian? Getting to know Avigdor Liberman, Bibi’s enigmatic pick for defense minister

Ron Kampeas
Published May 24, 2016

Democrats drafting party platform include critics of Israel, friends of Israel – and a BDS backer

Ron Kampeas
Published May 23, 2016

Sanders wants Dem platform to better reflect Palestinian aspirations

Ron Kampeas
Published May 22, 2016

Defense bill includes Israel assistance provisions, including anti-missile programs

Ron Kampeas
Published May 22, 2016

J Street’s pro-Iran deal activities biggest beneficiary of anti-nukes foundation

Ron Kampeas
Published May 22, 2016

Obama codifies genocide prevention board

Ron Kampeas
Published May 20, 2016

House passes bill protecting circumcision, ritual slaughter as religious freedoms

Ron Kampeas
Published May 18, 2016

Rabbinical Assembly names first Canadian president

Ron Kampeas
Published May 18, 2016

White House screens ‘Rosenwald’ for Jewish American Heritage Month

Ron Kampeas
Published May 18, 2016

Clinton edges Sanders in Kentucky, he wins Oregon

Ron Kampeas
Published May 17, 2016

Melania Trump: Attacks on Jewish reporter went ‘too far’, but were ‘provoked’

Ron Kampeas
Published May 17, 2016

Sheldon Adelson appeals to Republican Jewish leaders to support Trump

Ron Kampeas
Published May 17, 2016

Hebrew U, Smithsonian launch Einstein project on relativity theory’s centennial

Ron Kampeas
Published May 16, 2016

Treasury secretary: U.S. must make clear some Iran sanctions are lifted

Ron Kampeas
Published May 16, 2016

Detroit Jews ask: Are targeted Israel boycotts the same as BDS?

Ron Kampeas
Published May 16, 2016

Jewish groups praise Obama administration’s transgender protections

Ron Kampeas
Published May 15, 2016

New York Times: Adelson plans spending big on Trump

Ron Kampeas
Published May 14, 2016

Obama sending mixed messages on Iran, charges ex-sanctions officer

Ron Kampeas
Published May 13, 2016

Donald Trump gets long-awaited Sheldon Adelson endorsement

Ron Kampeas
Published May 13, 2016

White House’s new Jewish liaison comes with experience fighting anti-Semitism

Ron Kampeas
Published May 12, 2016

Ex-British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks receiving $250K prize from Conservative foundation

Ron Kampeas
Published May 12, 2016

Trump says he will visit Israel “soon”

Ron Kampeas
Published May 12, 2016

Jewish groups join efforts to defend Muslims from discrimination

Ron Kampeas
Published May 12, 2016

Trump campaign withdraws support for white supremacist delegate

Ron Kampeas
Published May 11, 2016

Sanders wins in West Virginia

Ron Kampeas
Published May 10, 2016

Author of Melania Trump profile files police complaint after deluge of anti-Semitic abuse

Ron Kampeas
Published May 10, 2016

Nine Jewish groups back bill that would ban prevention of entry based on religion

Ron Kampeas
Published May 10, 2016

US earmarks $50 million in new humanitarian relief for the Gaza Strip

Ron Kampeas
Published May 10, 2016

Did Ben Rhodes really dupe the media and the public about Obama’s Iran deal?

Ron Kampeas
Published May 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton calls BDS movement ‘harmful’ on eve of vote in her Methodist church

Ron Kampeas
Published May 9, 2016

State Dept.: P.A. envoy likening Israeli soldiers to Nazis ‘deeply concerning’

Ron Kampeas
Published May 8, 2016

Where Jewish conservatives stand on Donald Trump: A running tally

Ron Kampeas
Published May 6, 2016

Donald Trump disavows David Duke’s praise

Ron Kampeas
Published May 5, 2016

Top Jewish official on Holocaust day: ‘Fear of the other’ rising in US

Ron Kampeas
Published May 5, 2016

Obama calls for solidarity with European Jews, Jewish students on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Ron Kampeas
Published May 5, 2016

Trump: No message for followers who flooded reporter with anti-Semitic abuse

Ron Kampeas
Published May 5, 2016

Republican Jewish group congratulates Trump but doesn’t praise him

Ron Kampeas
Published May 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy advisers are exactly who you’d expect them to be – which is now rare

Ron Kampeas
Published May 4, 2016

Kasich said to drop out, leaving Trump the GOP nominee

Ron Kampeas
Published May 4, 2016

After Cruz drops out, Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee

Ron Kampeas
Published May 3, 2016

Italian prosecutors: Suspects planned attacks on Israeli embassy, Vatican

Ron Kampeas
Published May 1, 2016

ADL to Trump: Come up with something other than ‘America First’

Ron Kampeas
Published May 1, 2016

U.S. Holocaust museum: Iranian authorities back Holocaust cartoon event

Ron Kampeas
Published May 1, 2016

Obama decries rise of anti-Semitism in Jewish heritage month message

Ron Kampeas
Published May 1, 2016

After weeks of brickbats, Bernie Sanders offers Hillary Clinton a bouquet

Ron Kampeas
Published April 27, 2016

Establishment candidates get Dem Senate nods in Md., Pa.

Ron Kampeas
Published April 26, 2016

Trump sweeps five states, Clinton wins four

Ron Kampeas
Published April 26, 2016

White House: We’re prepared to make the largest ever military pledge to Israel

Ron Kampeas
Published April 26, 2016

Iran’s foreign minister: Nuclear deal could falter, Holocaust deniers are like KKK

Ron Kampeas
Published April 26, 2016

A former senator announces his marriage to a man, and his debt to Martin Buber

Ron Kampeas
Published April 26, 2016

Maryland’s wild primary, and other snapshots from the ‘other’ Super Tuesday

Ron Kampeas
Published April 26, 2016

Why did Bernie Sanders invoke the West Bank to make a point about poverty in Baltimore?

Ron Kampeas
Published April 25, 2016

83 senators sign AIPAC-backed letter urging ‘robust’ defense package for Israel

Ron Kampeas
Published April 25, 2016

Obama, asking ‘mah nishtana?’ answers that it’s his last White House Passover

Ron Kampeas
Published April 22, 2016

Cardin says Netanyahu’s declaration of Israeli claim to Golan not ‘timely’

Ron Kampeas
Published April 22, 2016

Senate approves measure that funds energy efficiency for non-profits

Ron Kampeas
Published April 22, 2016

William Gershon, Rabbinical Assembly Pres., quits Dallas shul citing ‘sexual identity’ questions

Ron Kampeas
Published April 21, 2016

Knesset member Merav Michaeli wants Israel to stop playing the victim card

Ron Kampeas
Published April 20, 2016

Clinton trounces Sanders in New York with boosts from downstate, where Jewish voters concentrate

Ron Kampeas
Published April 19, 2016

Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders leading the candidate kippah race

Ron Kampeas
Published April 19, 2016

Paul Ryan, out of the running for president, asks to be seen as foreign policy maven

Ron Kampeas
Published April 19, 2016

Islamic radicalization fuels ‘dire’ threat to Jews in Europe, congressional panel hears

Ron Kampeas
Published April 19, 2016

Obama to host late Passover seder this year

Ron Kampeas
Published April 19, 2016

At J Street, Kerry, Biden pledge to preserve 2-state solution, slam Israel and Palestinians

Ron Kampeas
Published April 18, 2016

Pollard attorney Eliot Lauer, other prominent Jewish givers, hosting Cruz fundraiser

Ron Kampeas
Published April 18, 2016

Kerry to meet Iranian foreign minister to discuss nuclear deal, Syria

Ron Kampeas
Published April 18, 2016

In NY, Bernie Sanders has finally owned his Jewishness. Here’s how.

Ron Kampeas
Published April 18, 2016

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton spar over Israel in NY debate

Ron Kampeas
Published April 14, 2016

Amid rumors, White House rules out giving Iran access to US dollar

Ron Kampeas
Published April 13, 2016

John Kasich: NATO could play a role in transmitting Judeo-Christian values

Ron Kampeas
Published April 13, 2016

Ivanka Trump: Dad was ‘very supportive’ of my Jewish conversion

Ron Kampeas
Published April 13, 2016

Navy to name destroyer for Carl Levin, former dean of Jewish senators

Ron Kampeas
Published April 12, 2016

Hillary Clinton: Differences with Israel would be dealt with in private

Ron Kampeas
Published April 12, 2016

A month after AIPAC talk, Biden to address J Street

Ron Kampeas
Published April 12, 2016

Fearing Trump, Republican Jews give Cruz another look

Ron Kampeas
Published April 11, 2016

AIPAC opposes further sanctions relief for Iran

Ron Kampeas
Published April 10, 2016

Lawyers who named Dershowitz in sex case now say doing so was a ‘mistake’

Ron Kampeas
Published April 10, 2016

Bill would facilitate claims on art stolen by Nazis

Ron Kampeas
Published April 10, 2016

Cruz, acknowledging social issues gap with GOP Jews, stresses Israel support

Ron Kampeas
Published April 9, 2016

Harlem crowd cheers Sanders’ expression of Jewish pride

Ron Kampeas
Published April 9, 2016

Debra Messing, matzah baking, bashert making — what to expect ahead of the New York primary

Ron Kampeas
Published April 7, 2016

Cardin: Leahy letter on extra-judicial killing allegations in Israel is ‘wrong’

Ron Kampeas
Published April 6, 2016

House ethics committee: Complaint against Grayson remains open

Ron Kampeas
Published April 6, 2016

In Wisconsin, Cruz stumps Trump, Sanders bests Clinton

Ron Kampeas
Published April 5, 2016

AIPAC blasts latest Iran sanctions as ‘weak’

Ron Kampeas
Published April 5, 2016

Bernie Sanders: Israel’s ‘positive’ U.S. ties hinges on bettering relations with Palestinians

Ron Kampeas
Published April 5, 2016

Donald Trump’s son-in-laws’ newspaper says it will stop helping the candidate

Ron Kampeas
Published April 5, 2016

Trump, Kasich to skip Republican Jewish Coalition event

Ron Kampeas
Published April 4, 2016

Guidelines on funding faith groups applied 6 years after proposal

Ron Kampeas
Published April 4, 2016

Obama blames Iranian behavior for lack of business interest

Ron Kampeas
Published April 4, 2016

Donald Trump’s campaign denies he scolded his Jewish son-in-law over Israel visit

Ron Kampeas
Published April 4, 2016

Caught between White House and its critics, lawmaker pledges to renew Iran sanctions

Ron Kampeas
Published April 3, 2016

Erdogan meets with Jewish leaders, seeks avenues to cooperation

Ron Kampeas
Published April 1, 2016

Netanyahu to Kerry: Declare Israel does not engage in extrajudicial killings

Ron Kampeas
Published April 1, 2016

Major drop in rejections leaves Israel near US visa waiver threshold

Ron Kampeas
Published March 30, 2016

Netanyahu: Congressional Dems’ human rights query should go to Palestinians

Ron Kampeas
Published March 30, 2016

Bill Clinton brings Hillary’s message to NY meeting of leading rabbis

Ron Kampeas
Published March 30, 2016

Donald Trump: A nuclear Saudi Arabia may be inevitable

Ron Kampeas
Published March 30, 2016

Cruz to appear at Republican Jewish Coalition event; Trump and Kasich yet to confirm

Ron Kampeas
Published March 30, 2016
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