William Robert Hirsch, June 22, 2017.Beloved husband of Nancy Solomon Hirsch, dear father and father-in-law of Rosemary (Scott) McGowan,Diana Basche', and Ian (Kathryn) Hirsch; dear grandfather of Rachael (Damien) Moreno, Daniel and Drew McGowan, Isabella...
Holocaust survivor Elsie Hirsch Levy, a Holocaust survivor now residing in St. Louis, marked her 100th birthday on July 2, 2017. She was the subject of an article in the May 25, 2011 issue of the St. Louis Jewish Light regarding her recovering some...
For the past 18 months, Congregation Shaare Emeth has had a partnership with the International Institute of St. Louis, the organization that provides essential community integration of refugees in St. Louis. The Institute’s mission is to help immigrants...
Herbert and Shirley Fredman were introduced to each other by family and friends of family more than 65 years ago. They married Aug. 5, 1952, celebrating their honeymoon in Niagara Falls. Soon thereafter Herbert went into the United States Army as a chaplain....
Sharon Baizer Winstein, July 15, 2017The Olivette resident died peacefully Saturday after five years of Alzheimer's. Born in 1930 in Lincoln, Neb., Sharon taught over 10,000 children and adults how to cook traditional Jewish food at Shaare Emeth Religious...
Raquel E. “Tina” Moonshine, July 9, 2017Beloved wife of the late Jerome “Jerry” Moonshine; dear mother and mother-in-law of D’Shon (Jon) Moonshine Shapiro; dear grandmother of Jaden Shapiro and Aviel “Avi” Shapiro; dear sister and sister-in-law...
Al and Alice Redler of Creve Coeur are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year. Alice and Al met at a party as teenagers. She loved his red hair and that was the spark that started it all. They were married on April 14, 1957 at a ceremony in her...
Emily Goldberg, daughter of Kate Scheinman and Larry Goldberg of Dubuque, Iowa, and David Jolly, son of Jeanette and Steve Jolly of Chesterfield, have announced their engagement.The bride-to-be earned her Master of Social Work degree and works as a Support...
Nat Kessler and Sara Ellen Potashnick were married June 21, 1947 at United Hebrew Congregation in St. Louis. Rabbi Abraham Halpern of B’nai Amoona and Rabbi Samuel Thurman of United Hebrew officiated. Nat earned a master’s degree in chemical engineering...
Hadassah (Dass) and Sanford (Buddy) Lebman celebrated their 70th anniversary on June 8 at Congregation Shaare Emeth. They were joined by lifelong friends and relatives, including three people who were at their wedding in 1947. Their family consists of...
Noah Kleinlehrer | Temple EmanuelAs the son of Temple Emanuel’s Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh and Robert Kleinlehrer, Noah is the self-described congregation’s child; everyone was invited to his bar mitzvah and reception. In his mother’s Shabbat speech,...
By Patricia Corrigan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 22, 2017
Growing up in Jefferson City, Ashley Stockman remembers serving as a support person for her grandmother, who had multiple sclerosis. “I walked to her house every day after school, and I spent summers with her,” Stockman said. “Jerry” Branson Baker...
