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Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
Published November 26, 2023
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The annual Olivette Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning raised $19,254 for the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry.

The funds are an important source for the pantry, which has seen an especially high demand this year, according to JFS CEO Miriam Seidenfeld. “It means we can continue to buy food for the large numbers of people coming to the food pantry—we’ve already surpassed 18,000 people,” Seidenfeld said.

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Bill Motchan, writer/photographer
Bill worked in corporate communications for AT&T for 28 years. He is a former columnist for St. Louis Magazine. Bill has been a contributing writer for the Jewish Light since 2015 and is a three-time winner of the Rockower Award for excellence in Jewish Journalism. He also is a staff writer for the travel magazine Show-Me Missouri. Bill grew up in University City. He now lives in Olivette with his wife and cat, Hobbes. He is an avid golfer and a fan of live music. He has attended the New Orleans Jazzfest 10 times and he has seen Jimmy Buffett in concert more t han 30 times between 1985 and 2023.

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