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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

Rabbi Carnie Rose

Newsmakers: August 2020

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished August 13, 2020

Rabbi Carnie Rose of Congregation B’nai Amoona has been selected to serve as a member of the Clergy Cohort for Hadar’s Jewish Wisdom Fellowship. Larissa Klebe and Tony Westbrook Jr. are two of this year’s 24 fellows. Klebe is the director of Nishmah,...

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...

TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Sue Matlof, Ted Houser Debbie Raskas, Dan Raskas and Dr. Martin Boyer. SECOND ROW: Ethan Fine, Kaitlyn Goldstein, Jill Goldwasser, Max Samis and Marc Bluestone. THIRD ROW: Reva Davis, Fran Cantor, Harvey Cantor, Dr. Michael J. Holtzman and Dr. Robert Kramer.

Jews in the News: October 2019

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished October 3, 2019

Editor’s note: All announcements regarding local lawyers’ selection by “Best Lawyers” publications must be received by noon Friday, Oct. 18. “Best Lawyers” submissions after that will not be considered for publication. Email announcements...

Sara Winkelman

Jews in the News: August 2019

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished August 8, 2019

Former St. Louisan Sara Winkelman is director of the Student to Student Initiative at the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington, D.C. Student to Student, JCRC’s  new peer education initiative, is based on a model program...

TOP ROW: (from left) Dr. Steven Strasberg, Jill Belsky, Joanne Iskiwitch and Dr. Abby Hollander. SECOND ROW:  Missy Korenblat-Hanin, Dr. Joel S. Perlmutter, Holly Elfanbaum and Dr. Ryia Ross-Peterson. THIRD ROW:  Andrew Fredman, Yosef (Joey) Granillo, Robert Zafft and Peter Maer.

Jews in the News: May 2019

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished May 3, 2019

Dr. Steven Strasberg, the Pruett Professor of Surgery and Carl Moyer Departmental Teaching Coordinator in the Section of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic and GI (HPB-GI) Surgery, has received the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Medical Staff Lifetime Achievement “Master...

Steve Rosenzweig

Jews in the News: February 2019

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished February 8, 2019

Steve Rosenzweig has joined the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as its chief financial officer. He previously served as the CFO and chief operating officer of the St. Louis Jewish Community Center. A member of Congregation B’nai Amoona, Rosenzweig is an...

Top row, from left: Keith Alper, Dr. Katie Plax, Beth Kodner, Kathleen Sitzer and Janis Goldstein. SECOND ROW: Adam Brandvein, Tom Friedman, Jacob Reby, Carl Pelofsky and Angela Hochman. THIRD ROW: Dr. Robert Strashun, Brooke Hyman, Cindy Frank, Steve Becker and Abby Abrams.  

Jews in the news: November 2018

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished November 9, 2018

Keith Alper, CEO & founder of CPG Agency, launched his new book “From Like to Love: Inspiring Emotional Commitment from Employees and Customers.” The book chronicles his experiences as a CEO and his success in working with many Fortune 500 clients...

TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Aly Levine, Paul Gallant, Harvey Schneider, Ed Protzel and Gail Armstrong. SECOND ROW: Stan Shanker, Nancy Kranzberg, Larry Gerstein, Susan Brown and Joyce Gang. THIRD ROW: Becca Levine, Julie Berkowitz, Thomas Glick, Mindy Horwitz and Barry J. Schneider.

Jews in the News: October 2018

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished October 4, 2018

Editor’s note: All announcements regarding local lawyers’ selection by “Best Lawyers” publications must be received by noon Friday, Oct. 19. “Best Lawyers” submissions after that will not be considered for publication. Email announcements...

Top Row, from left: Aaron Lubin, Amy Berger, Rabbi Michael Ungar, Jenny Wolkowitz and Jeff Lefton.  SECOND row, FROM LEFT:  Douglas Kolker, Julie Berkowitz, Thomas Glick, David Capes and Daniel Sokol. 

Jews in the News: August 2018

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished August 2, 2018

Former St. Louis resident Aaron Lubin has been  recognized by the Little Rock (Ark.) School District as Outstanding Mentor of the Year for the Volunteers in Public Schools Program. He was also awarded the Mission Possible Award for his work with high...

Sydney Ring

Jews in the News: March 2018

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished March 8, 2018

Lana Pepper (Major Contributor to the Arts) is one of six women to be honored by the St. Louis Visionary Awards. The awards celebrate the numerous contributions and achievements of women who work in or support the arts in St. Louis. Pepper is one of the...

Eliza Copilevitz

Jews in the News: February, 2018

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished February 8, 2018

A public service announcement created by Clayton High School junior Eliza Copilevitz has earned first place in the 11th-12th grade category of Keep America Beautiful’s national online competition. The video responded to the prompt, “How will you end...

Ari Lieberman

Mitzvot from the Heart: Ari Lieberman

Compiled by Elise KrugPublished August 6, 2015

Ari Lieberman, Congregation Shaare Emeth“When I was originally looking for mitzvah project ideas, I wanted to find a foundation I could support that involved soccer, which is my favorite sport,” said Ari, son of Kim and Steve Lieberman of Chesterfield....

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