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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

Former Sen. John Danforth (second from left) receives an illustration of the St. Louis skyline from Ann and Harvey Tettlebaum during the Anti-Defamation League’s Torch of Liberty Award Luncheon June 1.  At left is ADL Regional Director Karen Aroesty. 

At ADL event honoring Danforth, Will rues state of 2016 campaign

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished June 8, 2016

An afternoon of unusually blunt talk by one of the nation’s most well-established conservative political commentators about the upcoming presidential election served as the centerpiece of the Anti-Defamation League’s Torch of Liberty Award Luncheon...

Letters to the Editor: May 25, 2016

Published May 26, 2016

Trump commentaryDouble and triple kudos to the Light for the printing of  Jason Dov Greenblatt’s eloquent “tribute,” if you will, to Donald Trump (May 18 commentary, “Donald Trump is a visionary with talents our country needs”). While numerous...

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.

How Trump can win the nomination

By Eric MinkPublished April 6, 2016

Donald Trump periodically whines about being the victim of unfair treatment by official Republican-dom, a laughable complaint considering that the essence of his campaign persona is that of a defiant outsider from official political entities. Trump also...

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