February 9, 2003

Robert St. John, a journalist, author and tireless supporter of Israel, died Feb. 6 near Washington at age 100. St. John was an eloquent non-Jewish spokesman for Jewish causes, and maintained close ties with the Jewish state. David Ben-Gurion, Israel&#821

Iraq’s Jews can claim a glorious heritage – the Babylonian Jews were, for centuries, the core of world Jewry – but now, world Jewish organizations seek to protect the frightened remnant left behind after waves of emigration.