War

Nearly a month into the Israel-Hamas war, St. Louis-area events supporting Palestinians and Israelis killed or missing in the fighting continue to draw scores of demonstrators and prompt public outcry.

A St. Louis University graduate student is terrified that her family in Gaza will not survive the Israel-Hamas war. She said Gazans are familiar with death and destruction because of their decades-long struggle for an independent Palestinian state, but this war is more devastating than other recent conflicts.

In the 18 days of violence between Israel and Hamas that has plunged the region into war, people in the St. Louis area have taken to the streets. At rallies for Israel, people decried the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. But the largest demonstrations in the area have been in support of Palestinians and against the Israeli government’s relentless attacks on Gaza.

Historian John C. McManus paints compelling portraits of the military leaders and soldiers who fought in the Pacific during World War II.

Viktor and Svetlana Zribnyak had lived in Kharkiv, Ukraine, since 1983, but Russia’s invasion forced them to flee to their son’s home in St. Charles.

Ukrainians need the St. Louis region to donate money now and eventually be ready to accept them into the region as refugees, said a deacon at a St. Louis Ukrainian church.

A support group helps Tigrayan expats in St. Louis and Kansas City process the violence and turmoil in Ethiopia.

Francisco de Goya’s “Disasters of War” is considered one of the most personal and influential print series in the Western canon. This will be the first…

When you hear about refugees in St. Louis, you might first think about the Bosnians who moved here in the 1990’s, or maybe even the most recent arrivals…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 9, 2013 - A friend invited me to a Civil War re-enactment. He was well meaning enough, although…