Literary Chair Sponsors
Drew & Lisa Acree and Family
Joyce & Richard Becker
Judy Berger
Berger Memorial Chapel
Gail & David Berwald
Martha & Jim Bogart
Judi Scissors & Sam Broh
Nonie Cohen & Family
Delmar Gardens
Sara Epstein
Gloria Feldman
Bob Germain & Bruce Glatter
Howard Hearsh - In Memory of Betty Hearsh
Pageturner Sponsors
Penny & Marc Alper
B'nai B'rith St. Louis Missouri Lodge #22
Busey Bank
Harvey Brown
Marilyn K. & Steven Brown
Nancy & Al Charlson
Marla & Ed Cohen
Sue Matlof & Michael Cohen
Florence Cohn
Debbie & Jeff Dalin
Jennifer & Jonathan Deutsch
Eileen Edelman
Eidelman & Traub, DDS
Gail & Charles Eisenkramer
Irene Fox & Floyd Emert
Rochelle & Stan Ferdman
Enid Weisberg-Frank & Dr. Bruce Frank
Julie & Leonard Frankel
Hillary & Dr. William Friedman
Carolyn & Chuck Furfine
Margie Horowitz
HUEosity
Judith & Ted Isaacs
Phyllis & Steve Kamenetzky
Myrtle & Bernard Kornblum’s
Changing the World Fund
Lynnsie Kantor
Nancy & Ken Kranzberg
Phyllis & George Markus
JoAnn Raskas
Jodie & Sue Rich
Paulie & Rabbi Carnie Rose
RubinBrown LLP
The Rubin Family Foundation
Beth & Donn Rubin
Dana & Barry Sandweiss
Sh’ma Listen! Speaker SeriesJewish Federation of St. Louis
Nancy & Al Siwak
Stacy & Greg Siwak
Marsha D. Soshnik
Frank and Bessie Spielberg Foundation
St. Louis NORC and the Women’s Auxiliary Foundation for the Jewish Aged
Sue & Alan Wallach
Dorette & Ed Goldberg
Debbi Grebler
Deborah Gilula
Cindi & Keith Guller
Roberta & Dr. Michael Gutwein
Rochelle Kraines Harris, in Memory of Les Harris Myrna &
Arnold Hershman
Irene & Jim Hirschfield
Pam Mendelson Holly
Joanne & Joel Iskiwitch Margaret &
Martin Israel
Guy B. Jaffe & Judy Schwartz Jaffe
Charitable Fund
Gail & Carl Lang
Carole C. Levin
Louise & Jeffery Levine
Boobie & Ronnie Light
Merle & Richard Linkemer
Jerri & Bill Livingston
Rochelle Weiss & Stephen Loeb
Lynn & Carl Lyss
Ricki & Neil Marglous
Sanford Neuman
Phyllis Hyken & Jerome Nuell
Edwin Pepper & Associates
Mary & Sanford Pomerantz
Marilyn & Gary Ratkin
Barbara & Don Rubin
Julie & Monte Sandler
Eileen & Larry Schechter
Helen & Julian Seeherman
Andy & Stan Shanker
Regina M. Shapiro
Ann & Alan Spector
Julie B. & Tim Stern
Elaine & Marc Tenzer
Cynthia Payant & James White
Barb & Dr. Michael Williams
Linda Yatkeman
Aleene Schneider Zawada
2021 St. Louis Jewish Book Festival Executive Board
Festival Co-Chairs: Jim Bogart & Louise Levine
Vice Chairs Bookstore: Marilyn Brown & Barb Williams
Vice Chairs Sponsor Relations: Judy Berger & Julie Frankel
Vice Chairs Hospitality: Judy Schwartz Jaffe, Judy Plocker & Judi Scissors
Vice Chairs Community Engagement: Bonnie Solomon & Fran Kunitz
Vice Chairs Special Programs: Eileen Edelman, Regina Shapiro & Dee Berman
Vice Chairs Volunteer Engagement: Bruce Glatter & Pam Holly
Committee Chairs
Bookstore Orders & Inventory: Judy Barnett & Marilen Pitler
Bookstore Volunteers: Kris Caldwell
Bookstore Set-up & Tear-down: Sofia Kent & Phyllis Siegel
Raffles: Barb Raznick
Missouri’s Own: Hillary Friedman, Linda K. Kusmer, Carole C. Levin & Gloria Spitzer
Women’s Night: Debbi Grebler, Barb Kramer & Paula Sigel
Sports Night: Rhonda Appel, Myron Holtzman & Earl Salsman
Ticketing: Reva Davis & Valerie Shapiro
Blue Song Supports: Linda K. Kusmer and Marilen Pitler
Staff
Director, Literary Arts: Hilary Gan
Manager, Box Office: Aemi Tucker
Important Information for ALL Events
All in-person programs take place at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex in Creve Coeur.
Free parking is available in the J’s Upper and Northern lots. Shuttle buses will run continuously through all J parking lots for 30 minutes prior to each program and 30 minutes after. Guests are asked to enter through the Arts & Education entrance.
Council
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is proud to be a long-term partner of the National Jewish Book Council. The following authors are represented by the Council: Uri Adoni, Annabelle Gurwitch, Pam Jenoff
Menachem Kaiser, Jean Hanff Korelitz
Jamie Krakover, Ken Krimstein, E. Lockhart
Jean Meltzer, Suzanne Nossel, Francine Prose
Monique Faison Ross, Lisa Scottoline, Paula Shoyer, Tracy Walder, Liza Wiemer
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