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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

Obituaries

Lois Marshall

Lois Marshall

Published July 31, 2023

Lois Marshall, July 24, 2023 Lois, 94, passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Kenneth Aloe Marshall of 67 years; and is survived by her three...

Rabbi Baruch (Bruce) Hyman

Rabbi Baruch (Bruce) Hyman

Published July 31, 2023

Rabbi Baruch (Bruce) Hyman was born in 1959 and raised in West St. Louis County. He was a graduate of Pattonville High School and did his rabbinical studies in Israel.  While in Israel, he met...

Bernard Rosenberg

Bernard Rosenberg

Published July 30, 2023

Bernard Rosenberg, July 28, 2023 Beloved husband of the late Florence Rosenberg; dear father and father-in-law of Sheryl Peterson (late Michael) and Edyth Healy (late Patrick); dear grandfather of Stephan...

Roger L. Goldman

Roger L. Goldman

Published July 29, 2023

Roger L. Goldman, July 29, 2023 Funeral services for Roger L. Goldman, a beloved St. Louis University law professor and a national leader in police reform, will be held August 1, 2023 at 10:00 am at...

Adele Schneider

Adele Schneider

Published July 28, 2023

Adele Schneider, July 7, 1926-July 27, 2023, passed away peacefully at the age of 97. She is preceded in death by her parents, Rose and Albert Schneider, two sisters, Frances (Dan) Robbins, Shirley (Sidney)...

Evelyn Tischler

Evelyn Tischler

Published July 28, 2023

Evelyn Tischler, July 27, 2023 Beloved wife of the late Gene Tischler for 55 years; dear mother and mother-in-law of Sandra Coblitz, Karen (Don) Kirlin and Diane (Douglas Pawloski) Tischler; dear grandmother...

Dr. Lloyd George Forester, Jr.

Dr. Lloyd George Forester, Jr.

Published July 28, 2023

Dr. Lloyd George Forester, Jr., July 18, 2023 Beloved husband of Sandra “Sandi” Rich for ten years. Father of Stephanie (Brian) Wilson Reeve. Bonus Father of Jennifer (Lance) Rich -Thomas and...

Obituary

Marjorie Dean “Miss Margie” Buxner

Published July 27, 2023

Marjorie Dean “Miss Margie” Buxner, July 26, 2023 Beloved wife of Larry Buxner.  Dear mother of Evan (Courtney) Buxner.  Loving grandmother of Harper, Bodie and Cooper Buxner.  Beloved sister...

Donald L. Levin

Donald L. Levin

Published July 27, 2023

Donald L. Levin, a veteran of his community and country and the beloved patriarch of his family, died July 25 at his home in Chesterfield. He was 87. Don grew up the eldest of three children in...

Saline Spencer

Saline Spencer

Published July 25, 2023

Saline Spencer passed away peacefully on July 24th, at the age of 91. Beloved mother of Robert (the late Dorothy) Ritzer, Jay (Gail) Ritzer, and Caryn (Bruce) Sandweiss; Loving grandmother of Jeremy...

Private First Class Richard Barancik joined the "Monuments Men" in 1945; after the war, he became a prolific architect in Chicago. (Monuments Men and Women Foundation; Dignity Memorial)

Richard Barancik, last of the ‘Monuments Men’ who recovered art and treasure looted by the Nazis, dies at 98

Published July 25, 2023

(JTA) — Richard Barancik, the last surviving member of the Allied military corps that hunted down and recovered countless artworks stolen by the Nazis, died July 14 in Chicago. He was 98. As an Army...

Mary Ann Hoberman was the author of dozens of children books, including "Strawberry Hill" and “All Kinds of Families!” (Legacy)

Kids’ writer Mary Ann Hoberman dies at 92

Published July 25, 2023
Poet and children’s book author Mary Ann Hoberman, whose own childhood in a “very loud, raucous, opinionated” Jewish household inspired the family themes that infused her books, died on July 7 at her home in Greenwich, Conn. She was 92.
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