Former St. Louisan Sara Winkelman is director of the Student to Student Initiative at the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington, D.C. Student to Student, JCRC’s new peer education initiative, is based on a model program of the same name in St. Louis that has been i…
Thursday, August 08, 2019
Thursday, July 04, 2019
Three Temple Emanuel high school students have received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award from Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School. The award recognizes individuals who have completed substantial community-service hours during a 12-month period or cumulative hours earned o…
Thursday, June 06, 2019
Jewish Federation director of planned giving Lori Wishne was recently appointed to the board of the St. Louis Council of Charitable Planned Givers. The council promotes charitable gift planning by facilitating, coordinating and encouraging the education of the planned giving community throug…
Friday, May 03, 2019
Dr. Steven Strasberg, the Pruett Professor of Surgery and Carl Moyer Departmental Teaching Coordinator in the Section of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic and GI (HPB-GI) Surgery, has received the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Medical Staff Lifetime Achievement “Master Physician.” The award is given annuall…
Friday, April 05, 2019
Lynn and Dr. Carl Lyss and Rick Abrams will be honored at the 2019 JCRC Tzedek Award Celebration on May 28. The Lysses will receive the Batya Abramson-Goldstein Legacy Award, which recognizes those whose exceptional leadership and vision and have had an enduring impact on the Jewish Communit…
Friday, March 08, 2019
United Hebrew Congregation’s Chai Society will honor Julie Gibbs, Jenifer Newmark, David and Stacy Rolfe and Tony Spielberg at its May 4 Cuatro de Mayo celebration. They are being recognized for their contributions to the life (chai) of the congregation. Gibbs is the director of the Jewish F…
Friday, February 08, 2019
Steve Rosenzweig has joined the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as its chief financial officer. He previously served as the CFO and chief operating officer of the St. Louis Jewish Community Center. A member of Congregation B’nai Amoona, Rosenzweig is an adjunct professor at Washington Universit…
Friday, January 04, 2019
Among the area lawyers who have been chosen for inclusion in the 2019 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” and/or “Missouri Super Lawyers 2018” publications are: Richard Eisen, Gary Growe, Robert Kaiser, Michael Kass and David Rubin.Additional Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers were announce…
Thursday, December 06, 2018
The St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer has honored Michael Staenberg with its Men’s Group Man of the Year award. He was recognized for his civic and business leadership. The group raised more than $400,000 at its November gala with proceeds going to 31 local cancer-related charities.
Friday, November 09, 2018
Keith Alper, CEO & founder of CPG Agency, launched his new book “From Like to Love: Inspiring Emotional Commitment from Employees and Customers.” The book chronicles his experiences as a CEO and his success in working with many Fortune 500 clients to elevate their brands. In “From Like t…
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