WASHINGTON—Should Jews shun other Jews? And should they shun Jews who call on Jews to shun other Jews? Peter Beinart’s call in the New York Times recently for a boycott of goods manufactured in West Bank settlements reignited a debate not just about...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published March 14, 2012
Israeli journalist Avirama Golan, a senior correspondent for Haaretz newspaper, says a unilateral strike by Israel against Iran’s nuclear sites without the backing of the United States would be “unthinkable.” Golan, a veteran Israeli journalist...
WASHINGTON -- The Jewish Federations of North America is urging Pope Benedict XVI to seek the release of Alan Gross during the pope’s upcoming visit to Cuba. The group is circulating a nationwide online petition calling for the pope to seek Gross'...
A new volunteer project has been created for Jewish young adults in St. Louis. The Karen Solomon Young Adult Service Initiative, a project of Jewish Federation, is providing a $25,000 grant to recruit, market and organize an ongoing service project to...
WASHINGTON—For the Jews of Cuba, it was the ultimate Internet connection. The high-tech equipment that U.S. contractor Alan Gross brought with him to Cuba in 2009 to help connect local Jews to the Internet reportedly included a SIM card that makes it...
WASHINGTON -- Jack Lew, President Obama's chief of staff, met with Jewish leaders in New York and fielded questions about differences with Israel. Lew, who is Jewish, met Feb. 17 with a group convened by the New York Jewish Community Relations Council...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published February 8, 2012
Three members of the Missouri House of Representatives, all Democrats and all members of the informal "Jewish caucus" in the General Assembly, expressed a combination of frustration at being repeatedly blocked as they seek their legislative goals, and...
A growing movement in the Jewish community nationwide is focused on "food justice"-the right of communities everywhere to access to healthy, fresh food. On Sunday, Feb. 12, Chicago architect and urban farmer Robert Nevel will speak in St. Louis about...
Young Israel of St. Louis will honor Dr. Mitchell Wolf and his wife, Shelly, on Sunday, Feb. 12. The couple has been a vibrant and vital part of the community since Mitch Wolf arrived at Barnes Hospital in 1969 for his residency in ophthamology. Though...
Children from the African-American and Jewish communities will showcase their artwork as part of the 23rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration sponsored by the I.E. Millstone Jewish Community Campus. The art exhibit, "The Legacy of Dr. King,"...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 18, 2012
From kosher food certification to separation of church and state to a ballot initiative on photo identification for voting, the local Jewish community looks forward to a diverse agenda as the Missouri General Assembly resumes work in Jefferson City this...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 28, 2011
Looking out over a sea of people in garb ranging from hijabs to yarmulkes to baseball caps, enjoying laughter and conversation with one another over bagels and coffee on a holiday few in the room even celebrate, Batya Abramson-Goldstein couldn't help...
