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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

The Missouri delegation, including Gov. Jay Nixon (right) meets with Minister of Education Naftali Bennett (left). 

Building ties with the Jewish State

BY GIL HOFFMAN, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 30, 2016

JERUSALEM — On May 14, 1948, President Harry S Truman recognized the State of Israel, just 11 minutes after Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, declared its independence.Nearly 68 years later, another Missouri Democrat followed in the...

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