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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

At Obama-Netanyahu summit, assurances exchanged but differences remain

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished March 5, 2012

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may not have bridged their differences on how to deal with Iran, but each managed to give the other a measure of reassurance. In his speech to the American Israel Public Affairs...

Three GOP candidates to address AIPAC via satellite

JTAPublished March 1, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Three of the four Republican presidential candidates will speak to the AIPAC conference by satellite on Super Tuesday. Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich each will address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference...

Daniel Pearl posthumously baptized in Mormon rite

JTAPublished February 29, 2012

Daniel Pearl was baptized in a Mormon proxy ritual in another case of a prominent deceased Jew discovered to have been baptized posthumously in recent weeks. Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter kidnapped and executed by terrorists in Pakistan in February...

Romney wins in Michigan, Arizona

JTAPublished February 29, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney won Republican primary contests in Arizona and Michigan, maintaining his frontrunner status for now. In Michigan, the state his father governed and where he was raised, Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, beat back a challenge...

GOP candidates: Make threat against Iran clearer

JTAPublished February 23, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Three of the four Republican presidential candidates said the United States should make a more explicit threat of military action against Iran. Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich agreed in the CNN debate on Wednesday in Arizona...

Anne Frank baptized in Mormon proxy ritual

JTAPublished February 22, 2012

Anne Frank was baptized in a Mormon proxy ritual, at least the third Holocaust victim discovered to have been baptized posthumously this month. The ceremony reportedly took place last weekend in a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in...

Surging Santorum has Jewish GOPers shrugging, shvitzing and kvelling

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished February 21, 2012

WASHINGTON -- If Rick Santorum secures the Republican nomination, expect to hear this mantra from his Jewish supporters: In times of crisis, social issues don’t matter. The former Pennsylvania senator, who is leading in national polls in the race for...

Wiesel: Romney should speak out about proxy baptisms

JTAPublished February 15, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel said Mitt Romney should speak up about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' practice of posthumous baptisms. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Wiesel said that Romney, the front-runner...

Birth control fights return to campaigns, with Jews in key posts

Published February 8, 2012

WASHINGTON—Birth control is rapidly gaining steam as an election-year wedge issue, with Jewish advocates lobbying out front and behind the scenes in what is shaping up as a clash between calls for individual freedom and religious liberty. Several Jewish...

Primary victories by Santorum underscore Romney’s woes with conservatives

JTAPublished February 8, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum won three contests in the race for the Republican nod for the presidency. The former Pennsylvania senator's victories Tuesday in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado were not determinative because each of those states will decide...

Special Nevada caucus participants sign religious declaration

JTAPublished February 5, 2012

Participants in a special Saturday night Republican caucus in Nevada were required to sign a legal declaration stating they could not attend their regular caucus due to their "religious belief." Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and the front-runner...

Pew poll suggests Jewish shift to GOP

JTAPublished February 3, 2012

WASHINGTON -- A survey suggested a shift toward Republicans in party identification among Jews. The survey, published Thursday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Life, showed an overall shift to the GOP among various religious groups. Jewish identification...

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