Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at a memorial ceremony honoring late Israeli presidents and prime ministers held at the president’s residence in Jerusalem, March 28, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Irving Diamant, who with his wife, Kay, owned and operated Diamant’s Kosher Meat Market in University City for more than half a century, died Wednesday, Aug. 17. He was 79 and a longtime resident of the St. Louis area, most recently of Town & Country. Mr....

At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Jewish family loyalties mirrored what occurred throughout the United States where brother fought against brother. Jews also found themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield. Out of 150,000 Jews in the U.S....