By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2016
In 1972, when the then-president of the Covenant House board told Bonnie Solomon that she ought to join the staff of the housing facility, she was a bit skeptical. But he convinced her by saying it was only a temporary job, perhaps four or five months.“I...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2016
Sometimes being an Unsung Hero simply means listening to other heroes. That’s a lesson that defines Carl Sherman of Creve Coeur.For the past three years, Sherman has volunteered with the Missouri Veterans History Project, helping to record oral histories....
BY DAVID BAUGHER, SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT
• Published May 21, 2016
During his time as a reservist, Stuart Katz didn’t see any combat.Well, almost.“I did fight a battle on H Street at a place called the Iron Butterfly where a bunch of the guys had a weekend pass,” he recalled with a laugh, remembering a Washington...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2016
As we all remember from grade school, good penmanship is always a virtue. For Betsy Mehlman, it is a quality that also leads to good volunteerism.“With the tribute cards, I saw the writing and I just loved the printing so I just got into it,” said...
BY ERIC BERGER, STAFF WRITER
• Published May 21, 2016
When the Ferguson-Florissant School District delayed the start of a new academic year after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in 2014, Elad Gross and other volunteers improvised, turning the local library into a school. Gross, who had been doing...
We can’t fix what we don’t know. That’s why Harvey Ferdman sees it as his job to inform the public about the troubling issue of what to do about the Bridgeton and West Lake landfill, where a massive underground, smoldering fire has been creeping...
Since junior high school, when he founded a Civil Rights Club, Philip Deitch, 61, has been involved in activist causes, and his passion and energy for them hasn’t waned. He has been at the forefront, fighting for justice on many issues, including racial...
BY SUSAN FADEM, SPECAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 21, 2015
In this technologically advanced world, it’s refreshing to know that one man, with age-old communications savvy, can still make a difference. Don Roth, retired after 40 years in sales, is such a man.For more than 20 years, he’s met weekly with 8-...
By PATRICIA CORRIGAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2015
Hungry to help heal the world, 190 volunteers welcome clients, take deliveries and sort, package and stock groceries at the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry Monday through Friday so that individuals and families going through hard times have food for...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2015
For Unsung Hero Tali Stadler, it wasn’t difficult to become a part of Jewish St. Louis. “I was always somebody who was very involved so it was easy for me,” said Stadler. “It was very natural.”It’s also been very rewarding – both for her...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 21, 2015
For Mark Rodgers, it’s all about water. He canoes, he kayaks, he fishes and his career goal is to become a marine biologist. Now Mark is being honored as an Unsung Hero because he has spent time – a lot of time – in a local pool, helping a 12-year-old...
By Richard Jackoway, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2015
Sherri Goldman is apprehensive. Fidgeting in her chair, she casts about for the right words.Goldman isn’t used to the spotlight. In all of her many volunteer endeavors she has only reluctantly taken the titles of leadership, but given many hundreds...
