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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

Local man arrested for bomb threats will stay in jail, judge rules

Published March 14, 2017

The St. Louis man accused of making bomb threats against Jewish community centers will remain in a corrections facility as he awaits trial, U.S. Magistrate Judge David Noce ruled Monday.Juan Thompson, 32, is suspected of using social media and telephone...

Jewish centers evacuate after receiving bomb threats

By Eric Berger, Staff writerPublished January 26, 2017

After another recent round of bomb threats against Jewish institutions last week, leaders of Jewish organizations and security officials say they must continually work to improve their security.Some 30 Jewish institutions, including the St. Louis Jewish...

Peace Now head says death threat was left on phone message

Published March 6, 2012

JERUSALEM -- The head of Peace Now in Israel, Yariv Oppenheimer, said he received a death threat on his voice mail. Oppenheimer filed a police complaint Tuesday, a day after he said a message was left by a caller saying that he would take steps to insure...

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