Laura Ellenhorn is the new chair at Gateway Arch Park Foundation’s board of trustees. She attends Congregation B’nai Amoona and is a principal and head of Community Impact at Edward Jones.

Patrick Thimangu passed his test for 7th degree black belt certification in Taekwondo. He is the first Kenyan-born Taekwondo master to achieve this designation. Thimangu is the owner and master instructor of Arch Taekwondo and is a member of CRC.

David Dresner, owner of Crispy Edge, sold the wholesale portion of his business to LuLu Restaurant Group. The gourmet potstickers are in more than 400 grocery stores across 30 states.

Siblings Jeff, Cindy and Brad Lefton have taken ownership of Psychological Associates, a company co-founded by their late father Dr. Robert Lefton in 1958. Jessica Lefton, granddaughter of Robert Lefton moved into the marketing communications director...

In the recent election, Drew Newman was voted in as a city council member of Creve Coeur Ward 3. He is a program manager at Integrity.

Dr. Ken Ludmerer, Mabel Dorn Reeder Distinguished Professor in the History of Medicine and professor of medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine, was elected to the national board of directors of Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honorary...

Zoey Fleisher is the new Family Center coordinator at the St. Louis Jewish Community Center. In this role, they will provide programs and outreach to meet the needs of Jewish families with children ages 0-5. 

Denise Lieberman, a civil rights lawyer, received the Access MO Champion for Reproductive Justice Award last month. She is the attorney in the lawsuit by faith leaders challenging Missouri’s abortion ban as a violation of the separation of church and...

Dr. Phillip Korenblat was awarded the Outstanding Volunteer Clinical Teacher Award by the American College of Physicians (ACP), a national organization of internal medicine physicians.  The award is bestowed upon an ACP member, fellow, or recipient...

Jake Thomeczek received the John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award from the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL).  He is an associate county counselor with the St. Charles County Government. Thomeczek will receive the award at the Law Day...

Shirel Richman will serve as the next cantor of United Hebrew Congregation. She is a fifth-year cantorial student at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in New York and will be ordained this month. Cantor Ron Eichaker, who...

If anyone, or in this case, any two, are up to the challenge of asking members of the St. Louis Jewish community to donate to Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign, it’s Galia Movitz and Janie Roodman Weiss, who are this year’s co-chairs. Together...