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St. Louis Jewish Light

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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

Newsmakers

Jeff Weis

Newsmakers: May 2020

By Elise Krug, Editorial & Development AssociatePublished May 7, 2020

The Men’s Clubs of Congregation B’nai Amoona and Kol Rinah will honor their respective Man of the Year and Youth of the Year at a luncheon on a date to be determined. All honorees have demonstrated a commitment to a primary objective of the Men’s...

Nancy Rush

Newsmakers: April 2020

Published April 3, 2020

Nancy Rush recently received her real estate license and joined the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Preferred Properties - Kim Cameron Group. Rush is a teacher at Temple Israel’s Deutsch Early Childhood Center, and she is a member of Nusach Hari...

Dr. Timothy J. Eberlein (left) and Alvin Siteman

Newsmakers: March 2020

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished March 6, 2020

The two men who shared the vision to build what is now Siteman Cancer Center have been recognized as citizens of the year by the St. Louis Post Dispatch; Alvin Siteman, the benefactor for whom the center is named, and Dr. Timothy J. Eberlein, Siteman’s...

FIRST ROW, FROM LEFT: Rochelle Brandvein, Susan E. Block, Scott Berzon and Cary Mogerman. SECOND ROW: Phil Frischer, Merle Fischlowitz, David Bohm and Jeremy Brenner. 

Newsmakers: February 2020

Published February 7, 2020

Rochelle Brandvein, owner of Brandvein-Aaranson Public Relations, a 30-year-old PR agency, will now solely handle nonprofits and companies with a philanthropic arm or foundation.  Her company specializes in publicity, copywriting and creative services....

TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Erica Steen, Shana Katz, Grant Garland, JoAnne Levy and Alvin Wolff.SECOND ROW: Andy Babitz, Barry Glantz, Brad Seigel, Brad Snitzer and Burt Garland. THIRD ROW: Chris Horan, Debbie Becker, Aaron Wahl, Dan Weinstein and Michael Gorman.

Newsmakers: January 2020

By Elise Krug, Editorial & Development AssociatePublished January 9, 2020

Erica Steen is the new director of the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry. She was formerly executive director of the St. Louis nonprofit Give Kids a Smile.Shana Katz has joined Epstein Hebrew Academy as a kindergarten and pre-school general studies teacher....

Newsmakers

Newsmakers

Published January 8, 2020

TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Gay Guller, Jan Baron, Jonathan Bloom, Jordan Tenenbaum and Lizzie Berman. SECOND ROW: Morgan Meyers, Rich Levy, Rob Wasserman, Sharon Gorman and Sheri Schneider. THIRD ROW:  Sherri Glantz, Stacy Abeles and Susan Kemppainen.

Newsmakers

Newsmakers

Published January 8, 2020

TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Erica Steen, Shana Katz, Grant Garland, JoAnne Levy and Alvin Wolff.SECOND ROW: Andy Babitz, Barry Glantz, Brad Seigel, Brad Snitzer and Burt Garland. THIRD ROW: Chris Horan, Debbie Becker, Aaron Wahl, Dan Weinstein and Michael Gorman.

Newsmakers: December 2019

Newsmakers: December 2019

Published December 5, 2019

Top row, from left: Alice Ludmer, Barry Lasky, Bud Rosenbaum, Charles Elbert, Eitan Kantor, and Erin Slutzky. Second row, from left: Kara Moskowitz, Kara Newmark, Lori Lander, Mark Sophir, Mark Temkin and Martha Sneider. Third row, from left: Joan Szymanski,...

Newsmakers: December 2019

Newsmakers: December 2019

Published December 5, 2019

Top row, from left: Alice Ludmer, Barry Lasky, Bud Rosenbaum, Charles Elbert, Eitan Kantor, and Erin Slutzky. Second row, from left: Kara Moskowitz, Kara Newmark, Lori Lander, Mark Sophir, Mark Temkin and Martha Sneider. Third row, from left: Joan Szymanski,...

Top row, from left: Alice Ludmer, Barry Lasky, Bud Rosenbaum, Charles Elbert, Eitan Kantor, and Erin Slutzky. Second row, from left: Kara Moskowitz, Kara Newmark, Lori Lander, Mark Sophir, Mark Temkin and Martha Sneider. Third row, from left: Joan Szymanski, Richard Tishler, Rabbi Ryan Dulkin, Sara Winkelman and Steve Becker. 

Newsmakers: December 2019

Compiled by Elise Krug, Editorial & Development AssociatePublished December 5, 2019

Bud Rosenbaum has been named chairman of the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. He has been a volunteer  there for 10 years ago served as a docent and chair of its Development Committee, among other assignments. Rosenbaum is a member of Temple Israel.Area...

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