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

Sen. Richard Lugar, right, accompanies actor George Clooney with Sen. John Kerry for Clooneys testimonial on Sudan issues, in Washington, D.C., March 14, 2012. Lugars defeat in a primary election has pro-Israel activists worried about bipartisanship in Congress.

Lugar’s defeat raises specter of more partisanship on foreign policy

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished May 15, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Richard Lugar was never considered to be one of Israel’s leading advocates on Capitol Hill. The veteran Republican senator from Indiana, who suffered a primary defeat last week after 35 years in office, is famously his own man. Lugar,...

Holocaust Museum hits new daily attendance record

Published April 25, 2012

The St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center broke its daily visitor attendance record on Thursday, April 12, when 400 students on seven scheduled tours went through the museum. The students were from middle and high schools, private and religious...

Indiana passes bill cutting off firms that deal with Iran

JTAPublished February 26, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers in Indiana passed legislation that would bar companies doing business in Iran from receiving state contracts. The Indiana House of Representatives unanimously passed the legislation on Feb. 21 by a vote of 95-0 after the Senate...

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