Elana Rachel Feinstein, daughter of Pamela Singer and Dr. Marc Singer, both of St. Louis County, and Raphael Samson Feinstein, son of Rabbi Nina Bieber Feinstein and Rabbi Edward Feinstein, of Encino, Calif. are pleased to announce their first wedding...
Howard and Bonita Fitter of Houston, Texas, are celebrating 60 years of marriage. They were married March 17, 1957 in St. Louis. They have a son, Bryan of St. Louis, and a daughter, Amy and her husband Mickey of Sugar Land, Texas. Please congratulate...
Marcene and Steve Tockman of Creve Coeur are celebrating their 60th anniversary. They are both St. Louis natives and class of 1954 graduates of University City High School (they were high school sweethearts). Rabbi Jerome Grollman officiated at Marcene...
Marvin and Shirley Prywitch of Chesterfield are celebrating their 60th anniversary. Marvin is a graduate of East St. Louis High and Washington University. Shirley is a graduate of University City High School. Marvin spent his working career operating...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published February 22, 2017
Monday of this week marked the 70th anniversary of the first issue of the St. Louis Light, the predecessor publication of the St. Louis Jewish Light, which first appeared on Feb. 20, 1947. The St. Louis Light was published directly by the Jewish Federation...
Harvey and Wilma Gerstein of Chesterfield are celebrating their 60th anniversary. Harvey and Wilma are St. Louis natives. Harvey graduated from Soldan-Blewett High School and Washington University. Wilma is a graduate of Clayton High School and attended...
Nusach Hari B’nai Zion will honor Rabbi Yosef and Mimi David during the congregation’s 111th Anniversary Banquet on Sunday, Dec. 11. The congregation is also honoring Shayna Scribner and Rhonda Goldfader as recipients of NHBZ’s inaugural Hakaras...
Phyllis and Stanley Cohen celebrated their “50th” with a luncheon and out-of-towners’ breakfast at the Clayton Ritz Carlton, hosted by their daughters Stacy Cohen Sun and Angie Cohen Scariano and their families, and attended by many family members...
Ron and Leslie Becker celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on an Eastern Caribbean cruise. They took their children and grandchildren on the cruise. When in St. Thomas, they visited the beautiful and historic Hebrew Congregation synagogue. ...
On July 29, Sandy and Jerry Kootman of Chesterfield lovingly celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Sandy and Jerry are parents of Dr. Richard and Jettie Kootman, Dr. Jeffrey Kootman, and Kathi and Stuart Rosenberg. They have eight grandchildren...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published August 24, 2016
Larry, 67, walks through the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry, picking up a chicken and a stalk of celery. He tells a volunteer that he doesn’t need peanut butter, “does not take cabbage” and would not like any plums, which are too soft. “I...
