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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
Judy Gold.
Law enforcement officials work at a crime scene where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were identified as the two Israeli embassy staffers killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025. They had attended an embassy event to mark Israel's 77th Independence Day on May 10. (X)
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Judy Gold.
Judy Gold won’t shut up—and that’s exactly why you’ll want a front-row seat
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were identified as the two Israeli embassy staffers killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025. They had attended an embassy event to mark Israel's 77th Independence Day on May 10. (X)
‘She was one of us’: St. Louis reacts to murder of Kansas City native in DC shooting
Remembering Sgt Alvin Yale Esrock: A St. Louis hero lost over the Pacific, remembered at TI
Remembering Sgt Alvin Yale Esrock: A St. Louis hero lost over the Pacific, remembered at TI
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were identified as the two Israeli embassy staffers killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025. They had attended an embassy event to mark Israel's 77th Independence Day on May 10. (X)
Kansas City mourns Sarah Milgrim, killed by gunman at AJC event in Washington
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Five questions with my Jewish allergist
1975 Jaws Movie Poster
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World news
Law enforcement officials work at a crime scene where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Apparent manifesto of alleged DC shooter Elias Rodriguez found
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were identified as the two Israeli embassy staffers killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025. They had attended an embassy event to mark Israel's 77th Independence Day on May 10. (X)
‘She was one of us’: St. Louis reacts to murder of Kansas City native in DC shooting
A TikTok post celebrating Elias Rodriguez. (Screenshot)
‘More Elias’: These people are celebrating the Capital Jewish Museum shooting
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were identified as the two Israeli embassy staffers killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2025. They had attended an embassy event to mark Israel's 77th Independence Day on May 10. (X)
Kansas City mourns Sarah Milgrim, killed by gunman at AJC event in Washington
Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who was murdered at DC museum, worked to foster Israeli-Palestinian peace
Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who was murdered at DC museum, worked to foster Israeli-Palestinian peace
Capital Jewish Museum shooting suspect killed two ‘for Gaza.’

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