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

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Robert A. Cohn is Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the St. Louis Jewish Light.

Castro, the Jews and Israel: A mixed legacy

BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished November 30, 2016

“CASTRO DEAD” shouted the headline in the Miami Herald announcing the passing of Fidel Castro, who led a revolution to seize power in Cuba, which he ruled with an iron fist for nearly six decades. Castro was an iconic world figure throughout his...

Twenty-five volunteers  from Congregation Shaare Emeth pull  weeds at the crumbling Ashkenazi Jewish Cemetery.

Exploring Jewish Cuba

BY JUDY KAPLAN, Special to the LightPublished May 11, 2011

Once glimmering like a glamorous Hollywood star, Havana today is wrinkled and worn, long past what a face lift could repair.Formerly a luminary in the Caribbean, the bright light of Cuba's capital city has gone out. What's left is the veiled vision of...

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