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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

Romanian native Hava Hershkovitz was crowned the winner of the "Miss Holocaust Survivor" beauty pageant in Haifa, June 28, 2012.

Holocaust survivors beauty pageant crowns Romanian beauty

JTA REPORTPublished June 29, 2012

A beauty pageant for Holocaust survivors was held in Haifa and featured female survivors walking down a red carpet and sharing details of their travails during World War II. Fourteen women, aged 74 to 97, participated according to news reports. Romanian...

Six charged in beatings of soldiers in Haifa

JTAPublished March 8, 2012

Six Arab residents of Haifa were indicted in an attack on two off-duty Israeli soldiers in the city. The Haifa District Court judge who presided over Thursday's hearing said the attack on Shnir Dahan and Roie Sharaff did not appear to be motivated by...

Israeli-Arab mob attacks two Israeli soldiers

JTAPublished February 26, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Seven Israeli Arabs were arrested in an attack on two off-duty Israeli soldiers in Haifa. The soldiers, who were in civilian clothing, were attacked last Friday night outside Rambam Medical Center. A group of Israeli-Arab men first asked...

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