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St. Louis Jewish Light

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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

Court clears Orthodox Jew for not carrying ID on Sabbath

JTAPublished February 19, 2012

An Orthodox Jew was found not guilty by a Hague appeals court of failing to produce an ID card on the Sabbath. The man had faced a fine of nearly $200 for failing to prove his identity when requested to do so by police, under a national ID law. Orthodox...

International court: Germany need not grant pension to slave laborer

JTAPublished February 7, 2012

BERLIN -- The International Court of Justice in The Hague has overturned an Italian ruling that would have forced Germany to pay a pension to an Italian former slave laborer for the Nazis.  The court affirmed international law, which allows citizens...

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