Elyse Picker was promoted to Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) program director. She was recently its program manager. Picker oversees the planning and execution of all programming at JCRC including our dialogue group meetings, annual Aurelia...
The Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission announced that Seth Albin was one of three nominees to be submitted to Governor Mike Parson to fill the associate circuit judge vacancy in St. Louis County created by the appointment of Judge John R. Lasater...
Sarah Davidovits was named assistant principal at Gotsch Intermediate School in the Affton School District. She previously served as a Special School District (SSD) teacher for the Ladue School District. Davidovits attends Agudas Israel of St. Louis.
The “Father of the Gut Microbiome,” Dr. Jeffrey I. Gordon, was honored with one of three Princess of Asturias Awards in Spain for his contributions to research into the essential role of communities of microorganisms in life on earth. These awards...
Cheryl Adelstein received the Outstanding Community Relations Award by the St. Louis County Branch of the NAACP at the 86th Annual Freedom Fund Dinner. She is the outgoing deputy director and Lee and Milford Bohm director of Social Justice
at the Jewish...
Ryn Bonney received a Game Changer in Education Award from the Opportunity Trust for her work as a parent leader with Activate STL. She was the catalyst for the June 7th cover story in the RiverFront Times about college kid savings accounts. The Game...
Harper Buxner and her Ladue Horton Watkins High School squad came in first place in the 4x400m relay at the Missouri State High School Championship, Class 4. She only started running as a freshman and missed six months of training due to an injury. Harper...
Drew Gladstein and his parents opened Tint World in St. Charles. Tint World is America’s fastest-growing automotive styling company, including window tinting, audio and video entertainment and auto accessories. They plan to open two more stores in the...
Nina Needleman and two friends initiated and co-sponsored an art exhibit entitled Artists First: Connection, Cohesion & Changeability.
It features 20 Artists First artists, each with their own unique story to tell. Artists First is a non-profit...
NFTY Missouri Valley has announced its 2023-2024 Regional Board. President is Emma Malter (United Hebrew), child of Felicia and Steve Malter. St. Louis board members are Sadie Rosenberg (UH), child of Rabbi Brigitte and Lee Rosenberg; Matt Loiterstein (Congregation...
Former St. Louisan Jonathan Blitz is co-founder of Mystic Farm and Distillery in Durham, N.C. Out of 500+ bourbons and 90+ medalists, his double-oaked bourbon, Broken Oak Release 6, recently won the highest accolade in the distilling industry: double-gold...
Confluence American Gin, one of three gins distilled by StilL 630, was recently named Best Craft Gin in the Country by the American Distilling Institute. Sidni and Dave Weglarz are the owners of StilL 630 and Temple Israel members. The American Distilling...
