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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

Jonathan Gordon, at left,  and Jonty Felsher, founded RPI Therapy Services. Photo: Bill Motchan 

Originally from South Africa, physical therapists built company after meeting in St. Louis

BY BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished January 19, 2020

A few months ago, Michelle Goldstein and her husband were preparing for a trip to Portugal. They planned a lot of walking, knowing they’d encounter countless stairs. There was just one problem: Michelle’s knee began hurting weeks before the trip.“I...

Photo: Bill Motchan

Young entrepreneur may hold the key to spacecraft fuel efficiency

BY BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished December 27, 2019

The future of space exploration could be largely influenced by a young Jewish entrepreneur who grew up in St. Louis. Tyler Bernstein, 21, is CEO of a fledgling company called Zeno Power Systems that is developing a system to convert the heat from nuclear...

Dr. Burton Wice and Daisee, a Brittany Spaniel. She holds the dual title of field champion and grand field champion from the American Kennel Club. 

Retired St. Louis doctor rolls up wins in breeding bird dogs, competing

BY BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished November 29, 2019

Before retiring last year, Burton Wice was an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology at Washington University School of Medicine. During his career, he published more than 40 research papers in the fields of obesity, diabetes...

Evan Glantz

Five questions for YPD’s Evan Glantz

By Eric Berger, Associate EditorPublished October 24, 2019

In August, Jewish Federation of St. Louis held a relaunch event for its Young Professionals Division (YPD). Evan Glantz served as co-chair of this event, which was held at the .ZACK event space in Midtown. The organization told invitees that it had spent...

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