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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

TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Saraann Parker,  Cindy Platzer Becker, Michelle Brooks, Ellis Frohman, Monroe Ginsburg and William Gold. 

SECOND ROW: Thomas McHugh, Larry Chervitz, Jack Lite, Becca Near, Chase Pultman and Bridget Rennard.

THIRD ROW: Dr. Ken Ludmerer, Joan Berkman,  Alice Handelman (z’’l), Debbie Bindler Strimling and Harriet Goldberg.

Newsmakers: June 2022

Published June 14, 2022

Saraann Parker was selected for the Women’s Justice Awards by Missouri Lawyers Media in the Information and Technology category. Those selected in this category are women who advise companies, startups and entrepreneurs with legal issues regarding intellectual...

Newsmakers: May 2022

Newsmakers: May 2022

Published May 19, 2022

Howard Rosen is the new board chair of Covenant Place. Rosen is a Vice President Strategic Planning and Programming at Stifel Financial Corp. A member of Congregation Shaare Emeth, Rosen has served on the Covenant Place board and Finance Committee for...

TOP ROW FROM LEFT: Sidni Weglarz  Lindsay Rich  Jennifer Deutsch  Vicki M  Friedman  Nina Needleman and Linda Dahl 
SECOND ROW: Phyllis Langsdorf  Jo Ann Goldstein  Cyndi Levin  Chris Bomze  David Wright and Haley Abramson 

Newsmakers: April 2022

Published April 18, 2022

Sidni Weglarz will be the religious and Hebrew school director of Congregation Temple Israel beginning this summer. She is a teacher at the temple’s Deutsch Early Childhood Center and she and her husband, David, are co-owners of StilL 630 distillery. Lindsay...

Top row, from left: Carly Scaduto, Jessica Litwack, Ryan Rich, Kevin Litt, Dr. Michael Polinsky and Michelle Dunski. 

Second row:  Stacy Smart, Angela Jolly, Eitan Kantor, Lynnsie Kantor, Kimberlie Heligman and Joanne Iskiwitch.

Third row: Rabbi David Reinhart, Rabbi Adam Bellows, Emily Rauh Pulitzer and Jon Hoffman.

Newsmakers: March 2022

Published March 8, 2022

Carly Scaduto is the new senior director of media relations for San Francisco-based Vir Biotechnology, which is described on its website as “a commercial stage immunology company focused on combining immunologic insights with cutting edge technologies...

Newsmakers: February 2022

Newsmakers: February 2022

Published February 7, 2022

Karen Aroesty has been named director of St. Louis County’s Department of Administration. She will oversee county services, including financial and personnel affairs, customer service, risk management, procurement, the Office of Performance Management...

TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Rabbi Ze’ev Smason, David Garfield, Larry Gellman, Dr. John Rosenfeld and Vanessa Merit Nornberg. 
SECOND ROW:  William Greenblatt, Dr. Kenneth M. Ludmerer, David Rubin, Richard Tishler and Rick Cornfeld.
THIRD ROW: Daniel Levy, Alex Abramson, Alice Handelman, Michael Staenberg and Carol Staenberg.

Newsmakers: January 2022

Published January 6, 2022

Rabbi Ze’ev Smason will be retiring after 25 years in the pulpit at Nusach Hari B’nai Zion. He will continue to be the spiritual leader until August. Smason will then continue his support with Israel advocacy. Among the 2022 inductees of the Clayton...

Top row, from left: Giti Fredman, Farilyn Hale, Eliana Heller, Mary Strauss, Ellior Rose and Emily Kantrovitz.  Second row:  Molly Katzman, Eve Frank, Tovah Enger, R. Randal Aaranson, Alex Abramson and Joe Pereles.

Newsmakers: November 2021

Published November 8, 2021

Giti Fredman recently opened Just Bake It! She is offering online and in person bread baking workshops that include kosher baking kits of challah (regular or pretzel), babka, bagels or cinnamon buns. There is a four-person minimum for in-person workshops...

Why we are kvelling over John Burroughs senior Emily Kantrovitz

Why we are kvelling over John Burroughs senior Emily Kantrovitz

Jordan PalmerPublished October 26, 2021

When 6-year-old Emily Kantrovitz picked up a tennis racket for the first time, it did not take long before her parents and coaches began to see something special in that swing. As a child, she started playing with lower compression tennis balls...

Why we're kvelling over Whitfield senior Ellior Rose

Why we’re kvelling over Whitfield senior Ellior Rose

Jordan Palmer, Digital DirectorPublished October 21, 2021

There’s nothing that can compare to the feeling of winning a state title as a high school athlete. Add to that, being the first one from your school to win in your sport, and you can only imagine what Ellior Rose is feeling right now. Rose, a...

Women's Philanthropy board members, photographed on Oct. 3, 2021

Women’s Philanthropy installs executive committee and board

Published October 15, 2021

On Sunday, Oct. 3, Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis installed its Executive Committee and Board for the 2021-2023 term. Laura Fields is the new Chair of Women’s Philanthropy, working with Abby Goldstein (Vice Chair, Engagement),...

Top Row: Xena Wolf, Pam Toder, Mark Bernstein. Middle Row: Lisa Baron, Kayla Steinberg, Frances Levine. Third Row: Helene Sherman, Cheryl Maayan, Adam L. Inlander

Newsmakers: October 2021

Published October 8, 2021

Cheryl Maayan plans to retire as head of school at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School at the end of the school year. She explained that after 14 years in the job, she’s looking forward to new adventures, a less busy lifestyle and new ways to be a...

Top row: Michael Litwack, Ryan Silver, Jorie Myers and Allison Worth. Second row: Andrew Fredman, Jeff S. Wehmer, Ken Levine and David Margolis.  Third row: Jordan Palmer, Susan E. Bindler, Richard Tishler and Jeff Glogower.

Newsmakers: September 2021

Published September 14, 2021

Michael Litwack has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by NCCJ St. Louis (formerly National Conference for Community & Justice and before that National Conference for Christians & Jews). The organization’s board members decided...

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