Our Crowd Honors, happenings, comings & goings — Aug. 2021 Honors Taube Philanthropies executive director Shana Penn will receive the European Solidarity Centre Medal of Gratitude on Aug. 31 in recognition of her… By David A.M. Wilensky Aug 18, 2021
Lifecycles Lifecycle announcements for the week of Aug. 6, 2021 Anniversaries Mazel tov to Pamela and Nelson Heller on their 50th wedding anniversary! Since their wedding on Aug. 14, 1971, they have lived in St. Louis,… By J. Staff Aug 9, 2021
Jewish Life Obituaries for the week of Aug. 6 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Martin Mandel Brownstein July 10, 1928–July 24, 2021 Loving husband, father,… By J. Staff Aug 5, 2021
media J. adds four to board of directors Set to emerge from the pandemic with historic levels of online reader engagement, J. The Jewish News of Northern California welcomed four new board… By J. Staff Aug 3, 2021
Obituaries Passionate about education, Ronald C. Wornick dies at 89 Ronald C. Wornick got a lot done. He turned an MIT degree in food science into a sterling career as a corporate executive and business owner, creating… By Dan Pine Aug 3, 2021
Travel The Jews of Key West: Making a home again in Margaritaville On any given afternoon, hundreds of visitors to Key West patiently line up for selfies next to a brightly painted, 12-foot-high concrete buoy that marks… By JTA, Larry Luxner Aug 3, 2021
Obituaries Carl Levin, longtime Michigan senator, dies at 87 Carl Levin, the Jewish Michigander who spent 36 years as a fierce inquisitor in the Senate, has died at 87. The Levin Center at Wayne State University Law… By JTA, Ron Kampeas Aug 2, 2021
Obituaries Wallace Levin, backer of U.S. vets and an S.F. sleuth, dies at 91 In Hebrew, Wallace Levin might have been labeled a shomer, a watcher or a guardian. For most of his life, Levin stood guard, joining the Army during the… By Dan Pine Jul 29, 2021
Jewish Life Obituaries for the week of July 23, 2021 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Richard Chaitin Nov. 8, 1931–July 17, 2021 Richard (Dick) Chaitin was born in… By J. Staff Jul 23, 2021