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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

Police officers from the St. Louis area and the western United States spent eight days in March in Israel learning about the country’s counterterrorism efforts.

Local police praise Israel program

By Eric Berger, Staff writerPublished November 23, 2017

Clayton Police Chief Kevin Murphy is proud of how his department has handled protests in the three years since the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. That includes officers’ response to a Nov. 8 protest outside the Anti-Defamation League’s...

Regional police commanders learn about counter-terrorism efforts in Israel

Published April 27, 2017

Police executives from six regional police departments recently returned from an educational expedition to study counter-terrorism efforts in Israel. They were participants in the first Western States/St. Louis Counter-Terrorism Seminar in Israel with...

Israelis advised against travel destinations

JTA REPORTPublished March 22, 2012

JERUSALEM -- The National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau in Israel announced travel advisories for Israelis during Passover and other upcoming holidays. Passover, Israel Independence Day and Lag B' Omer, according to the advisory, "are liable...

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