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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

Toulouse victims to be buried in Israel

JTAPublished March 20, 2012

JERUSALEM -- The four victims of the attack on a Jewish school in Toulouse will be buried in Israel. The bodies will be flown from Toulouse to Paris by the French Air Force and then will be flown by El Al to Israel. The burials in Jerusalem are scheduled...

Thousands march in memory of Toulouse victims

JTAPublished March 20, 2012

PARIS -- Thousands silently demonstrated Monday evening in Paris to pay tribute to the four victims of a shooting attack at a Jewish school in southwestern France. A man riding a motorbike opened fire Monday morning outside the Ozar Hatorah School in...

U.N. cancels appearance by Hamas leader in Geneva

JTAPublished March 19, 2012

The United Nations canceled an appearance by a Hamas leader at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. The cancellation Monday of an appearance by Ismail al-Ashqar, a senior official with Hamas, followed an official complaint filed with U.N. officials...

After Toulouse attack, Sarkozy cancels campaign events and Jews warn of rising anti-Semitism

JTAPublished March 19, 2012

JERUSALEM -- The attack by an unidentified gunman on a Jewish school in Toulouse, France was condemned by Jewish leaders, who also warned against the rise of anti-Jewish sentiment in Europe. “Whoever did this is looking to target the Jewish community...

Security group asks U.S. Jewish groups to be on alert

JTAPublished March 19, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The security arm of the U.S. Jewish federations asked Jewish officials to remain vigilant in the wake of a deadly attack on a French Jewish school, citing the possibility of copycat attacks. "While this event initially appears to be localized,...

Ozar Hatorah, a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, was the site of a shooting Monday that killed four people. Photo: Ozar Hatorah/Distributed by JTA

Four reported dead in shooting at Jewish school in France

JTA REPORTPublished March 19, 2012

At least three people -- a teacher and two students – reportedly were shot dead outside a Jewish school in Toulouse, France. A man riding a motorbike reportedly opened fire outside the Ozar Hatorah School, where students were waiting to enter the building...

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