By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2015
As someone who taught Flynn Park Elementary School’s youngest students for nearly two decades, Dorothy Meyerson is quick with a joke about her lengthy tenure.“It took me a long time to get out of kindergarten,” she laughed.Even today at age 86,...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 21, 2015
Amy Fenster Brown’s reaction when she learned she was to be honored as an Unsung Hero was this: “Who would be delusional enough to nominate me?”She found out soon enough: Jennifer Deutsch, Fenster Brown’s best friend since first grade, and Jenny...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 21, 2015
Charlie Chaplin Caplin likely is the best source for information about Debbie Caplin’s years of volunteer work with Support Dogs, Inc., a nonprofit agency that uses trained assistance dogs to improve the quality of life for people with special needs...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 21, 2015
Helping others, something he learned early on by observing his father, is now just part of who Harvey Wallace is.“My dad, who ran the warehouse for Sands Drug, a chain of retail drugstores, was a volunteer fireman in University City and a member of...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 22, 2014
Sanford “Sandy” Jaffe is not the kind of supporter who whips out a check and smiles for the camera.
“Sandy is the kind who hands you a check in private and says just deposit it, don’t talk about it,” says Pat Simons, whose nonprofit organization...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 22, 2014
For Myra Rosenthal, the most difficult aspect of being an Unsung Hero may be that she’s the only one named in the honor.
“That’s the awkward part of accepting the award,” said Rosenthal, 66, a retired school psychologist and adjunct professor...
This week, the Jewish Light will begin accepting nominations for its 10th annual Unsung Heroes Awards. Roughly 10 people will be honored in the Light’s OY! Unsung Heroes magazine and at a special reception the evening of Wednesday, May 22, at the...
By Susan Fadem, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2014
The value of a meal is sometimes measured by peace of mind. Just ask the University City resident in his 80s who cares for his wife. Also an octogenarian, she has Alzheimer’s disease and, along with memory loss, often stares vacantly at her food.That’s...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2014
Many people are inspired by talks from their rabbi, but it shouldn’t be surprising that Dr. Robert “Bob” and Judy Hellman were moved by the Passover sermon from a visiting spiritual leader at Young Israel.
After all, the visiting rabbi was...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2014
For some, civic involvement is a way of life. For Marvin Beckerman, promoting civic involvement in the lives of others is the only way forward.
“We’ve influenced the voting of hundreds of thousands of kids and, we hope, their parents as well,”...
By Ellie Grossman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2014
At 90 years old, Toddy Goldman has no intentions of slowing down anytime soon. His days are full of volunteering for many organizations, spending time with his family and friends, and basically making people feel happy.
“The key to staying young...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 21, 2014
Some people are shy about sharing their age. If you ask Kathy Lebedun for hers, she’s not reticent about answering. Diagnosed at 39 with leukemia, she was not expected to live more than few years.
“I’m proud to be 61,” the Chesterfield...
