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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

NCJWSTL Board President Gail Eisenkramer (left) and Immediate Past President Susan Katzman accept a 2020 Moonshot Award from LaunchCode for NCJW’s Healing Hearts Bank during an award ceremony July 10.

NCJWSTL program receives LaunchCode Moonshot Award

Published July 31, 2020

LaunchCode announced that National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis was a recipient of a 2020 Moonshot Award during a socially distanced morning celebration July 10 at Drive-In St. Louis. Launched in 2019 in honor of LaunchCode founder and St. Louis...

Sophie Chervitz

Jewish War Veterans scholarship awarded

Published July 31, 2020

Jewish War Veterans Post 644 has awarded Sophie Chervitz the 2020 Chuck Sandroff Scholarship. Chervitz is the daughter of Marc Chervitz and Vicki Redler Chervitz. The family attends Young Israel.The $1,000 scholarship is given annually to an outstanding...

Covenant Place is among the winners of this year’s “What’s Right With the Region” awards, given by Focus St. Louis.  File Photo: Mike Sherwin

Covenant Place will receive ‘What’s Right With the Region Award’ from Focus St. Louis

Published February 28, 2020

Covenant Place is among the 2020 Focus St. Louis “What’s Right With the Region” honorees. The senior housing facility is being recognized in the “Demonstrating Innovative Solutions” category – one of five categories that Focus, St. Louis,...

Top row, from left: Bob Olshan, Maddie Lapp, Frank Keller, Noah Grossman, Ronnie Brockman, and Lynn Friedman Hamilton, Nanci Bobrow, Rob Shapiro, and Beckie Jacobs.Second row, from left: Abby Eisen, Danny Babitz, Danny Solomon, Eli Abeles, Alex Berger III, Virginia Scharff, Barry Worth, Charles Eisenkramer, and Corey Wallis.Third row, from left: Susan Grammer, Carolyn Amacher, Marian Gordon, Joey Granillo, Linda Woolf Pearl  Kessler, and Joey Granillo.

Jews in the News: April 2016

Published April 6, 2016

The Men’s Clubs of Kol Rinah and Congregation B’nai Amoona will honor their respective Man of the Year and Youth of the Year at a special luncheon Sunday, April 10, at Kol Rinah. Bob Olshan, senior manager at Boeing, is receiving the Man of the Year...

Top row, from left: Alan Eidelman, Jonny Umansky,  Zach Hyatt, and Rabbi Ari Kaiman. Second row: Ken Kranzberg, Nancy Lieberman, Justin Gelfand, Michael Kahn, Sally Ember, Drs. Carole Baskin, and Stacy Abeles. Third row: Karen Kalish, Martin Rochester, Jayne Langsam, Cheryl Maayan, Karen Aroesty, Tabari Coleman, and Dennis Lazaroff. Fourth row: Shula Neuman, Lena Pearlman, James Kolker and Adam Birenbaum.

Jews in the News: March 2016

Published March 2, 2016

Alan Eidelman, a junior at Butler University, is recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Outstanding Students on campus. These students are honored for their campus leadership, community involvement and academic performance. Alan is pursuing a master’s...

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