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

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

“The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden” by Joel K. Goldstein; University Press of Kansas, 440 pages,  $34.95.

Scholar’s latest book confirms his expertise on vice presidency

BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished July 13, 2016

As this book review is being written, both of the presumptive major party presidential nominees—Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump — are reportedly vetting a number of candidates to be their running mates.  Once again, Joel K. Goldstein...

Eric Mink is a freelance writer and editor and teaches film studies at Webster University. He is a former columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Daily News in New York.  Contact him at ericmink1@gmail.com.

Champion of the working class? Candidate’s record suggests otherwise

By Eric MinkPublished July 6, 2016

The idea of Donald Trump as a crusading standard bearer for ordinary Americans — working class and middle class folks justifiably fed up with getting the short end of America’s economic stick — has always struck me as odd, almost to the point of...

Meta Semitism

Jewish Light EditorialPublished July 6, 2016

“Of course, indifference can be tempting — more than that, seductive. It is so much easier to look away from victims…for the person who is indifferent, his or her neighbor are of no consequence. And, therefore, their lives are meaningless. Their...

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