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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

Liz Lippa in 2009. Photo: Lisa Mandel

Liz Lippa, 77; child Holocaust survivor, documentary producer

BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished December 30, 2015

Elisabeth (Liz) Newman Lippa, a Holocaust escapee and survivor who produced a documentary on St. Louis survivors, died Friday, Dec. 18, after a battle with cancer at age 77. An active volunteer with the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center of St. Louis...

Joy Dunkelman

Joy Dunkelman, 90; noted community volunteer

BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished December 30, 2015

Joy Tenenbaum Rice Dunkelman, named a 1989 Woman of Achievement by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Suburban Journals, died Sunday, Dec. 20, at age 90. She was a longtime leader and volunteer supporter of numerous community causes, including the Senior...

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