Former St. Louisan Jordan Chervitz was the editorial production assistant on “Masters of the Air” (3rd installment after “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific”). It is a war drama streaming on Apple TV+ and stars Austin Butler. Chervitz is a...
The St. Louis Media History Foundation honored former St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist Judith Newmark for her years of dedication to the paper. Currently residing in Chicago, she continues to freelance for the Jewish Light. The St. Louis Media History...
The J announced that Avital Kadosh will expand her role as director of Jewish Experience & Innovation. She now has full oversight of Nishmah, programming, and fundraising efforts and activities.
Kadosh was recently selected to join the spring cohort...
Sarah Glasser opened YENology, a retail boutique in Frontenac selling high-end smoking accessories and luxury goods for those seeking peace and wellbeing. Wanting to change the stigma surrounding cannabis, she designed her store to be the antithesis to...
Chelsea Leon will be moving into the role of special events manager in the Development Department of the Jewish Community Center (the J). She will be the point person for J’la, J Associates, and other events for the Philanthropy team. Leon was most...
John Wesley Posey, son of Karen Flotte and John Posey, has achieved the Eagle Scout Rank. A senior at St. Louis University High School, his scout project was to plan and lead a group of volunteers in building three portable bookshelves for textbooks that...
Maxine Clark, founder and former CEO of St. Louis-based Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc., has joined the board of Venture for America.
This national entrepreneurship group places recent college graduates into entrepreneurship-focused fellowships. Venture...
Aroesty Allied LLC, founded by Karen Aroesty, assists with change management programs for elected leaders, community institutions and corporations seeking to build or improve efforts in how staff and partners work together to achieve goals and build community....
A new children’s book, “Leo and the New Baby Challenge,” explores the joys and challenges of becoming a big brother.
Written by Mariel Brechner and her sister, Jacqueline Brechner Vaisman, and illustrated by Joe Rohlman, the book follows Leo as...
Randi Chervitz, an independent jewelry designer, has added estate specialist to her resume. She works at National Rarities, a local business that sends teams of buyers around the country to assist customers in divesting of their unwanted treasures, such...
Chrissy Laycob, Vera Emmons and Steve Gallant have been named to the Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum’s board of directors. Laycob is a third-generation descendant speaker, who frequently tells the story of her grandparents, both Holocaust survivors,...
Chaney Jewell has joined the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum as its development director. Her responsibilities include fundraising, grant management, and individual and corporate donor relations.
