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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

Canada’s foreign minister stresses strong support for Israel

JTAPublished January 31, 2012

JERUSALEM -- The foreign minister of Canada emphasized his country's staunch support of Israel. "Israel has no greater friend in the world than Canada," John Baird said Monday at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum. Baird, on his third visit to Israel,...

Jewish group pickets Quebec mayor for anti-Israel remarks

JTAPublished January 29, 2012

TORONTO—A Jewish group is demanding the resignation of a Quebec mayor who said Israel shouldn't exist. Stephane Gendron said Israel is an apartheid state and expressed hope for its demise, in remarks made Dec. 27 on a daily television show he hosts,.He...

Winnipeg to host for Conservative gay ceremony in Canada

JTA, WINNIPEGPublished January 13, 2012

A Winnipeg synagogue is about to become the first Conservative shul in Canada to host a same-sex wedding ceremony. Shaarey Zedek Synagogue will be the scene on Jan. 21 for the "renewal" of marriage vows between two men wedded in a civil service in Vancouver...

With consolidation, Canadian Jewish agencies shift to new model

By Ron Csillag, JTAPublished June 29, 2011

TORONTO — It's an age-old question in the organized Jewish world: With so many similar-sounding organizations doing so much similar-sounding work, is there any way to streamline things and eliminate unnecessary duplication by consolidating like-minded...

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