As the new YPD development officer, Alec Rothman will be working with young adults in the St. Louis community, engaging them in the Jewish Federation of St. Louis with events, programs and development efforts. She recently spent a year as the membership...
Benjamin Philip’s short story, “The Empty Throne,” was published in the Sunday Morning Transport, an online website that delivers science fiction or fantasy short stories each Sunday.
Under the pen name Benjamin C. Kinney, his story is about Jewish...
Ed Musen was recently named president of the board of directors for ShowStoppers, a non-profit organization that presents an annual Broadway Musical Revue.
This year there will be four performances featuring Broadway musicals from Burt Bacharach, Stephen...
Joanne Garfinkel Iskiwitch has received the 2023 Coldwell Banker President’s Elite Award, given to top Coldwell Banker Realty-Gundaker agents locally.
She also ranked as the No. 4 individual agent out of a total of 1325+ agents companywide in 2023.
Iskiwitch...
Recent University of Missouri graduate Madeline Hartranft began her career as a mechanical design engineer for GE Aerospace in Cincinnati.
She will be working on the external hardware for multiple GE engines that include the engine for the F-15 and...
Dr. Jeffrey Gordon received the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science from Northwestern University.
He was selected for transforming the understanding of human health and how it is shaped by the gut microbiome. Given every two years,...
Nishmah: The St. Louis Jewish Women’s Project welcomes Rabbi Jessica Shafrin as its new clergy advisor.
In this role she will lead services during the Sept. 20-22 Nishmah retreat as well as a few sessions in grief and caregiving.
Shafrin, a member...
Mike Lefton is the new board chair of Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis.
He will lead Variety in its 90th year of empowering local kids and teens with disabilities.
A member of Congregation Shaare Emeth, Lefton is the executive chairman...
At their March 10 annual luncheon, the Brotherhood of Kol Rinah plan to honor their Man of the Year and Youth of the Year. All honorees have demonstrated a commitment to Jewish values and work towards the betterment of the world around them.
Kol Rinah’s...
At their March 10 annual luncheon, the Men’s Club of Congregation B’nai Amoona will honor their Man of the Year and Youth of the Year. All honorees have demonstrated a commitment to Jewish values and work towards the betterment of the world around...
Former St. Louisan Jill Starr is the newest pickleball coach at the Steamboat Tennis and Pickleball Center in Steamboat, Colo. She is an accomplished player and national tournament gold medal winner.
Sabin Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors has been recognized by Forbes as one of the 2024 Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams for the second consecutive year.
Based in Frontenac, Andrew, Bruce and Bradley Sabin specialize in multi-generational...
