BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published June 13, 2012
Jeanne Zorensky, who owned a popular Clayton antiques store in the 1970s, and who was a lifetime supporter and active member of Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel (BSKI) Congregation, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at her home in Clayton. She was 83 years and...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published June 13, 2012
Irwin B. “Hefty” Hoffman, retired former president and co-owner of the Gale-Sobel clothing manufacturing firm and former chairman of the Jewish Federation Annual Campaign in the 1970s, died Thursday, June 7, 2012. He was 94 and had been a resident...
The Karen Solomon Young Adult Service Initiative will hold its third event from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10. The initiative, which focuses on providing an opportunity for Jewish young adults to help “repair the world” through community service,...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 23, 2012
“Family Feud” it is not but area Jewish families are certainly getting themselves into the game this summer — and building a connection to Israel at the same time. “It’s a new approach to Jewish programming that we’re really excited to try,”...
JOLT: Jewish Opportunities & Learning for Teens is offering a summer sampler of events over three separate evenings: May 31, June 6 and 14. Teens entering grades 8-12 are invited for the “sampler” events, which take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m....
Decorations, mirror ball lighting, delicious treats, music, dancing, party photos — everything you would expect to find at any area high school senior prom. However, this prom is for seniors age 60+. From 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 3 Covenant House...
The St. Louis Naturally Occurring Retirement Community invites the community for an evening of “Banjos and Brass,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 21 at the JCC Staenberg Family Complex Arts & Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. ...
Jean Cavender, Director of the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, will be installed as President of JProStl at the annual JProStl “end of year” event on May 22. The program, Let the Good Times Roll, is designed to promote networking between professionals...
Join the community at the JCC Staenberg Family Complex gym on Sunday, May 6 to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. All ages are welcome to enjoy activities, entertainment and food, featuring the return appearance...
From afar it appeared to be a luminescent snake, twinkling in the dusk that was just beginning to cloak the desert mountains framing the Dead Sea. Upon closer inspection it turned out to be hundreds of Jews from South Florida bearing glow sticks making...
Joy Sterneck Joy Sterneck has distinguished herself as a volunteer, serving a variety of roles in the community: as a tutor with OASIS and with an ESL program in the Parkway Schools; a member of the Jewish Fund for Human Needs committee, the Cultural...
The H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy will honor Dr. George and Darla Grossberg at its 69th annual gala on April 29. The honorary chair for the event is Gabe Grossberg. Dr. Grossberg is the Samuel W. Fordyce Professor and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry...
