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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

Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

Sadly ironic tragedy in the Gaza Strip

BY ROBERT A. COHNPublished April 21, 2011

One would think that the terrorist group Hamas could never appear to be relatively "moderate" or more accurately less extreme than other factions in the Gaza Strip. But the recent murder of pro-Palestinian Hamas supporter and Italian activist Vittorio...

With Arab Spring, will Israel be left in the cold?

By Dina Kraft, JTA TEL AVIVPublished April 13, 2011

Unless Israel acts fast, when the Arab Spring comes to full bloom, the Jewish state will be left out in the cold.That was the essence of the dire warnings issued last week by the high-profile backers of a new Israeli peace push who say they seek to propel...

With Arab Spring, will Israel be left in the cold?

By Dina Kraft, JTAPublished April 11, 2011

TEL AVIV — Unless Israel acts fast, when the Arab Spring comes to full bloom, the Jewish state will be left out in the cold. That was the essence of the dire warnings issued last week by the high-profile backers of a new Israeli peace push who say they...

NCSY, CAJE and Brodsky Library welcome IDF Reserve sergeant

Published April 6, 2011

NCSY is welcoming Sgt. Benjamin Anthony (IDF Res) for a discussion of "Hope in the Midst of War" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 11 in the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library, 12 Millstone Campus Drive. Sgt. Anthony, of Our Soldiers Speak, will speak with...

New violence suggests end of calm between Israel and militant Palestinians

By Uriel Heilman and Marcy Oster, JTAPublished March 23, 2011

JERUSALEM — Violence between Israel and militant Palestinians rose sharply this week with a bombing in central Jerusalem and a dramatic increase in rocket attacks on southern Israel. In a terrorist attack on Wednesday afternoon, a bomb planted near...

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