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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

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Ilana Boyer

Ilana Boyer receives two awards from Whitfield School

Published June 8, 2023

Ilana Boyer received the Whitfield School’s Peter Maack Ellis ’71 Senior of the Year Award, which is given to a senior who has been an outstanding school citizen, distinguishing themselves by leadership in extracurricular activities and involvement...

Emily Laycob

Emily Laycob launches new in-home organization business

Published June 8, 2023

Emily Laycob has started Everything in its Place, a professional organization service. She offers in-home organization for any size project as well as weekly and bi-weekly maintenance services for kitchens to playrooms, closets to garages, attics to home...

Yana Hotter

Yana Hotter joins staff at St. Louis Holocaust Museum

Published June 8, 2023

Yana Hotter accepted the position of executive assistant with the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. Her main responsibilities are to support the museum executive director, team, and board of directors with general office administration. Hotter...

Abby Durlester launches new law firm

Abby Durlester launches new law firm

Published June 8, 2023

Abby Durlester has announced that her law firm, Propper Legal & Consulting, is open for business. It will offer modern, clear, and approachable contracts, and provide day-to-day strategies, branding support, and legal counseling for corporate and...

Sawyer Bland and Amit Kadan

Sawyer Bland and Amit Kadan help Ladue win state championship in boy’s tennis

Published June 7, 2023

The Ladue Horton Watkins High School boys’ varsity tennis team won the 2023 MSHSAA state championship for the second year in a row. Sawyer Bland and Amit Kadan are two of the 12 boys who made it happen. Sawyer is the son of Karen and Jeffrey Bland...

Paul Wagman

Paul Wagman honored by National Headliner Awards program

Published June 7, 2023

Paul Wagman received a National Headliner Award for his reporting in the Gateway Journalism Review on the roles played by various St. Louisans and people with St. Louis ties to the insurrection at the Capitol. The bundle of eight stories were called...

Autumn Dennis

New role for Autumn Dennis at WashU

Published May 31, 2023

Autumn Dennis begins a new role this month as administrative coordinator in the Washington University’s Department of Political Science and the Academic & Administrative Cluster. Dennis was previously director of Communications and Online Hospitality...

Molly Levine

Journalism remains the constant as Molly Levine heads to Mizzou

Molly Levine, Senior, Marquette High SchoolPublished May 24, 2023

The Jewish Light has always held a special place in my heart. For as long as I can remember, my family has stacked piles of Jewish Light newspapers on our living room coffee table. I fondly remember flipping through issues, completely absorbed by the...

Jonty and Juli-Ann Felsher

Young Israel to honor Jonty and Juli-Ann Felsher at gala dinner

Published May 24, 2023

Young Israel of St. Louis will hold its Annual Dinner on Tuesday, June 13 at the Clayton Plaza Hotel in Clayton. The shul will honor Jonty and Juli-Ann Felsher for their leadership at Young Israel for more than 30 years.  “For over three decades,...

Josh Allen

Companion founder Josh Allen launches new podcast

Published May 24, 2023

Josh Allen, founder of Companion, started a podcast entitled “Baked-In.” His guests are industry innovators, and they discuss the unique ideas and values that are baked into their businesses and have led to extraordinary success. Allen’s upcoming...

Michael Lourie

Michael Lourie earns promotion at BJC

Published May 24, 2023

Michael Lourie was promoted to vice president of Strategic Marketing at BJC HealthCare. He attends United Hebrew Congregation.

Michael Schwartz

Michael Schwartz joins new six-lawyer team

Published May 24, 2023

Michael Schwartz has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as part of a six-lawyer team from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions covering a range of sectors including insurance, life sciences, industrials, retail, food, agribusiness...

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