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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

Plot reportedly uncovered to kill Jews in Azerbaijan

JTAPublished January 25, 2012

JERUSALEM—At least two citizens of Azerbaijan reportedly have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kill two Jewish educators and the Israeli ambassador in Baku. The arrests last week were reported in local media in the Azerbaijani capital....

Attack on N.J. synagogue being treated as murder attempt

JTA, NEW YORKPublished January 11, 2012

An explosive thrown through the window of a New Jersey synagogue and residence is being treated as attempted murder, the Bergen County prosecutor said. The latest in a string of attacks that have hit the county's synagogues recently took place Wednesday...

Edward Edelstein, executive director of the Cedarhurst

Merger talks part of a national trend

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 12, 2011

Last month, Solomon Schechter Day School (SSDS) and Saul Mirowitz Day School-Reform Jewish Academy (RJA) announced a tentative merger plan for the 2012-13 school year.The decision exemplified a trend across Jewish communities where institutions of various...

Editorial: Come Together

Published September 28, 2011

We reported several weeks ago about a proposed merger between two Jewish day schools in St. Louis, the Reform Jewish Academy-Saul Mirowitz Day School (RJA) and the Solomon Schechter Day School (SSDS). After an exhaustive and exhausting process of engagement...

Parents react to proposed RJA-SSDS merger

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished September 14, 2011

Several parents whose children attend either Saul Mirowitz Day School-Reform Jewish Academy (RJA) or Solomon Schechter Day School of St. Louis (SSDS) expressed cautious optimism in the wake of learning about a possible merger of the two schools for the...

Kindergarten parents surround their children and reflect on the
milestone they are about to embark on at SMDS-RJA during their
Simchat Gan.Photo: Yana Hotter

RJA, Schechter take first step towards potential merger

BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR © ST. LOUIS JEWISH LIGHT, 2011. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.Published September 6, 2011

Hoping to bolster Jewish day school education in St. Louis, Solomon Schechter Day School of St. Louis (SSDS) and the Saul Mirowitz Day School- Reform Jewish Academy (RJA) have tentatively agreed to merge in the 2012-2013 school year, the Jewish Light...

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