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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

Police officers from the St. Louis area and the western United States spent eight days in March in Israel learning about the country’s counterterrorism efforts.

Local police praise Israel program

By Eric Berger, Staff writerPublished November 23, 2017

Clayton Police Chief Kevin Murphy is proud of how his department has handled protests in the three years since the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. That includes officers’ response to a Nov. 8 protest outside the Anti-Defamation League’s...


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In a letter to the CUNY board, Tony Kushner wrote, “I believe I am owed an apology for the careless way in which my name and reputation were handled at your meeting.

The Tony Kushner flap: What does it say about the discourse on Israel in America?

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished May 12, 2011

WASHINGTON — It was the latest dustup over what constitutes acceptable discourse in the American Jewish community when it comes to Israel. Except this time the battle wasn't contained within the community, but began at a university board meeting and...

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