2020 JSU Gala Journal

Sunday school at B’nai Amoona in 1939. He graduated from the
University of Illinois School of Business.
Each of their early involvement in the St. Louis community focused on
education. Esther taught at CID, created a program at Shaare Emeth
which enabled deaf students to be mainstreamed into the religious
school program in partnership with hearing teen volunteers, and she
developed programming for deaf teens at the Special School District.
Her multiple talents included co-authorship of children’s books, job
placement for individuals with special needs at JEVS/MERS, Program
Director at Temple Emanuel, art dealership owner, inventor and patent
holder and early advocate for the Reform Jewish Academy. Together
Esther and Harvey tutored at Clark, Cote Brilliant and Tillman schools.
Harvey has served as chair of Jewish Federation’s Leadership
Development Council, President of CAJE and of B’nai Amoona. He
was the founding Chair of the Brodsky Community Library and served
as a board member of the Jewish Federation, JCCA, Solomon Schechter
Day School, JFRC and served on United Way’s Budget Committee. In
the sixties, Harvey man-aged and taught sales training classes for IBM
in Israel. Presently, Harvey serves with distinction on the JSU Youth
Commission.
It was Harvey and Esther’s love for youth, education, Jewish engagement
and continuity that inspired them to join the JSU Family so many years
ago. In 2017, JSU recognized Esther and Harvey for the important role
they played in the success of the JSU Torah of Unity Campaign in
which they dedicated one of the 5 Books of the Torah.
Their combined family consists of six children and their spouses,
sixteen grandchildren and their spouses, and four great-grandkids. Sadly,
Esther (a”h) passed away this year from complications due to Alzheimer’s
disease. Her zest for life and dedication to Jewish continuity lives on
through Harvey, their children, grand-children and great-grandchildren.
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