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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

Obituaries

James Edwin Schiele

James Edwin Schiele

Published December 13, 2024

James Edwin Schiele (1929-2024) Dr. James Edwin Schiele died peacefully surrounded by his four children on Monday, December 9, 2024 in St. Louis. Jim was a devoted husband, father, grandfather,...

Vivian L. Eveloff

Vivian L. Eveloff

Published December 13, 2024

Vivian L. Eveloff, a trailblazer who advocated for women’s causes and political change, passed away peacefully on December 5 in St. Louis, Mo. She was 83. The cause was complications of Alzheimer’s...

Eleanor S. Levy

Eleanor S. Levy

Published December 13, 2024

Eleanor S. Levy passed away on December 9, 2024, at the age of 93. A lifelong St. Louisan, Eleanor was born February 19, 1931, to Nathan and Sophia Levy. She was the devoted sister to Jerome Levy...

Marcia Denenholz

Marcia Denenholz

Published December 11, 2024

Marcia Denenholz, December 10, 2024 Beloved wife of Howard Denenholz for 48 years; dear mother and mother-in-law of Larry Geller and Andrea (Brent) Cantor; Dear grandmother of Sophia and Emma Cantor;...

Linda Rotskoff

Linda Rotskoff

Published December 10, 2024

Linda Rotskoff, born November 9, 1945, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2024, at Evelyn’s House Hospice Care in St. Louis, Missouri, surrounded by family and loved ones. She was the beloved daughter...

Diane Adelstein Molasky

Diane Adelstein Molasky

Published December 10, 2024

Diane Adelstein Molasky of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida formerly of St. Louis, Missouri passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Hyman and Esther Adelstein and stepdaughter...

David Allen “Dobbie” Goldstein

David Allen “Dobbie” Goldstein

Published December 9, 2024

David Allen “Dobbie” Goldstein, aged 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 16th, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale,  FL.  He was born on January 6th, 1950 to Marian and Jack Goldstein...

Obituary

Monument dedication: Judy Lee Pogorelsky

Published December 5, 2024

A monument dedication for Judy Lee Pogorelsky will take place Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM at B'nai Amoona Cemetery.

Miriam “Mimi” Smith

Miriam “Mimi” Smith

Published December 5, 2024

Miriam “Mimi” Smith, December 3, 2024 Beloved wife of the late Joseph Smith. Dear mother of Murray, Heidi, Lori and Alan “Pip” Smith. Mother in law of Wendy Smith, Theresa Smith and Richard...

Leslie Newman Reby

Leslie Newman Reby

Published December 4, 2024

Leslie Newman Reby, 76, of St. Louis, Missouri, passed away on December 2, 2024. Born on July 3, 1948 in Evansville, Indiana, Leslie spent her childhood in Evansville, Indiana as the cherished daughter...

(L-R) Writers and directors Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker attend the 30th Anniversary screening of "Airplane!" at the Walter Reade Theater on August 9, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Jim Abrahams, the filmmaker who co-piloted ‘Airplane!’ into comedy history, dies at 80

Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAPublished December 4, 2024

This article is also available as a weekly newsletter, “Life Stories,” where we remember those who made an outsize impact in the Jewish world — or just left their community a better or more interesting...

Sam Fox.

Sam Fox, self-made entrepreneur, civic leader and former U.S. Ambassador, dies at 95

Published December 3, 2024

Sam Fox, a self-made businessman who became a prominent civic leader in his hometown of St. Louis and U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, died in St. Louis on Monday, Dec. 2, surrounded by his family. ...

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