Missouri
Amid battle over St. Louis’s name, Archdiocese defends saint who persecuted Jews, Muslims
The statement did not mention either Louis IX’s crusades in Egypt and Tunisia or the policies he established that forced Jews from France.
St. Louis was named after an anti-Semitic crusader. Should its name be changed?
Some time after King Louis IX returned to France from his first Crusade in 1254, an anonymous French Jew wrote a letter to the king, who would become the only French monarch to ever be canonized in the Catholic Church.
This Is How People In St. Louis Eat Bagels?!?!?
“I never thought about it until now. Makes them easier to share.”
Jason Kander Pulls Out Of Kansas City Mayoral Race To Treat PTSD
“I have to stop running, turn around, and confront it,” he wrote in a candid Facebook post.
‘Hitler Was Right’ Republican Wins Missouri Primary
A Missouri Republican who has made anti-Semitic and other bigoted statements handily won a primary for the state’s House of Representatives.
Tpheris Israel Chevra Kadisha Congregation — Chesterfield, MO
A growing community of Orthodox-affiliated Jews in a midwestern city “with midwestern values.”
Nusach Hari B’nai Zion Congregation — St. Louis, MO
A traditional synagogue focused on outreach to the unaffiliated, with a diverse range of observances among members.
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Resigns Amid Sex Scandal
Greitens, a former Navy Seal and the nation’s only Jewish governor, had considered a presidential run before his sex scandal.
Greitens’ Mistress: Speaking Out Was ‘The Only Ethical Thing I Could Do’
The woman planned to testify in Greitens’ felony invasion-of-privacy case until charges were abruptly dropped last week by the St. Louis court.
Prosecutors Drop Criminal Charge Against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens
The charges were dropped after Greitens’ lawyers planned to call the top prosecutor as a witness.