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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

Letters to the editor, week of Aug. 1, 2012

Published August 1, 2012

Back to School successOn Sunday, July 22, I was witness to the heartwarming scene of the St. Louis community coming together to help our neighbors during the annual Back-to-School! Store, a project of the National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section,...

NHBZ hosts Rep. Carnahan for Synaplex Shabbat

Published May 2, 2012

Nusach Hari B’nai Zion will welcome Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-Mo., for a presentation on “Middle East Policy in a Changing Middle East: Israel, Iran and the Arab Spring” as a special Synaplex Shabbat on Saturday, May 12.  The Synaplex Shabbat series...

Rep. Russ Carnahan speaks to a group assembled by the Jewish Community Relations Council last week at the JCC. Rep. Carnahan was speaking about his recent trip to Israel and Ramallah, where he met with Israeli and Palastinian leaders. Photo: Kristi Foster.

Rep. Carnahan meets with top Israeli leaders on trip to Jewish State

BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus • Published September 7, 2011

After recently returning from Israel, Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-Mo., met with local Jewish leaders last week and stressed that while he has long supported a two-state solution in which Israel would peacefully exist with Palestine, he opposes efforts by the...

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