Michael WassermanCongregation United HebrewWhen Michael was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, he knew he had to raise awareness and money to find a cure for this disease. He came home from school one day and asked his parents, Karen and Andy Wasserman...
Sam Wool, a member of Congregation B’nai Amoona and resident of Creve Coeur, turned 102 years old on April 13. Family members, including his daughter, Joyce Rosenfeld; his granddaughter, Emily Rosenfeld, and his great-grandson, 8-year-old Jasper James...
Lesley and Matt Goldenberg of New York, N.Y. are the proud parents of a boy, Joseph Levi Goldenberg, born March 9, 2013 weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. Proud grandparents are Phyllis and Larry Hoffman of Chesterfield, Steve and Linda Goldenberg and Barbra Goldenberg,...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published April 18, 2013
Did you know that Jews with the disease have a higher risk for LRRK2, one of the recently found genetic mutations? April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, and a study conducted in New York revealed that the mutation may occur in 15 to 20 percent...
BY VIRGINIA GILBERT, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published April 17, 2013
A team of two sisters, one husband and one daughter took first prize in the annual Lighten Up Challenge for the second year in a row. But all the competitors in the weight-loss contest were winners, says Bernie Suddarth, fitness manager at the Jewish...
Jessica understands the fact that freedom isn’t free. She knows that because children of military parents also have to pay the price of having their fathers and mothers gone for extended periods of time when they serve, she selected to do a series...
Rayna and Larry Chervitz of St. Louis are celebrating their 50th anniversary by taking a cruise in the South Pacific in March, 2013.Married January 13, 1963 in Memphis, Tenn., they met at the Gradwall School of Technology where they were both studying...
Saul and Ruth (Burstein) Rozen of Chesterfield will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary March 1. The couple was married at the Hamilton Hotel in midtown St. Louis on March 1, 1953 during a snowstorm, while Saul Rozen was on a three-day pass from...
Samantha & Danni Schneiderman, United Hebrew CongregationWanting to help improve the lives of those less fortunate, sisters, Samantha and Danni Schneiderman chose two organizations to support for their b’nai mitzvah projects. They are the daughters...
After a conversation with Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear, Rachel Brodsky decided to make and donate bears to the St. Louis Crisis Nursery. It was very important to Rachel, daughter of Jennifer and David Brodsky of Chesterfield, to be able to help...
“The word (mitzvah) means commandment and connection,” said Allyson Segall, daughter of Rachel and Scott Segall of Chesterfield and a student at Parkway Central Middle School. As part of her bat mitzvah studies, Allyson conducted a service project...
By Virginia Gilbert, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 20, 2013
It’s not your usual winter team sport. It attracts few spectators, and participants don’t aim to turn pro. But the third annual Lighten Up Challenge has enthusiastic teams and individual players who have their own definition of team spirit and personal...
