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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

The new Covenant Place I building. 

Checking out Covenant Place’s impressive new building

Lois CaplanPublished October 13, 2016

IMAGINE, IF YOU CAN, driving up the drive to the entrance of Covenant Place, a large and imposing classic Tudor apartment building that recently opened as home for 101 older adult residents. I did this recently and actually gasped at its beauty and grandeur....

Covenant Place resident Rosy Weinstein (left) stands with a painting she created and donated to the Jewish Center for Aged many years ago.  The painting, which Weinstein had not seen since the 1980s, was part of the JCA’s collection of artwork  donated to Covenant Place. Joan Denison, executive director of Covenant Place, is shown at right. Photo: Joan Denison

Artist’s work comes home to Covenant Place

By Margaret Gillerman, Special to the Jewish LightPublished August 24, 2016

Every day after leaving the dress shop where she worked, Rosy Weinstein visited her mother, Sarah, at the Jewish Center for Aged and often would volunteer to help other patients.Weinstein, a talented artist, also donated some of her paintings to JCA,...

Covenant Place Executive Director Joan Denison shares a light moment with a few of the dignitaries attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony for on Tuesday for Covenant Place’s new.  At Denison’s left are County Executive Steve Stenger, and Covenant Place Board President Scott Malin. Photo: Eric Berger

Covenant Place marks major milestone

By Eric Berger, Staff writerPublished June 22, 2016

The shiny floors and untouched rooms of the Covenant Place stood in sharp contrast to the cloudy skies and humid air outside at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for the new senior residence facility in Creve Coeur.About 100 lawmakers, Jewish leaders...

Covenant Place is putting the finishing touches on its new Covenant  I building, which is the first phase of Covenant’s three-phase redevelopment plan. Photo: Eric Berger

Covenant Place readies for unveiling of new building

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished June 15, 2016

Over the next few weeks, dozens of Covenant Place residents will be packing for a change of scenery. “We’ll actually start moves the day after the ribbon-cutting,” said Joan Denison, executive director of the senior housing facility. “It will...

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