L’Chaim (Fall)
Papa Frank, bourbon & Truman
Chris LeppekOct 06, 2022
This article was originally published in the 2017 L’Chaim© magazine supplement to the Rosh Hashanah edition. Frank Goldman speaks of his grandfather and namesake, he...
Craig Halper: lifelong learner
Steve MarkSep 22, 2022
Tuesday, August 16, marked the first day of school at Denver Jewish Day School. It also marked the first day of Craig Halper’s 35th year at the school.
Rabbi Bruce Dollin: 36 years in the rabbinate
Chris LeppekSep 22, 2022
In mid-August, on the final day of Rabbi Bruce Dollin’s tenure as spiritual leader of the Hebrew Educational Alliance, the weather in Denver was rare for this hot and...
Butte, Montana: Save our shul
Steve MarkSep 22, 2022
At the corner of Galena St. and Washington St. in downtown Butte, Montana, sits a three-story structure, one of the most historic places in the state.
Milestone for Kavod Senior Life — 50 years
Chris LeppekSep 02, 2021
The precise date of birth for the institution now known as Kavod Senior Life appears to have been lost in the mists of time.
Michael Klein, current president-CEO of...
Trailblazer: Dr. Wendy Berenbaum
Andrea JacobsSep 02, 2021
Dr. Wendy Berenbaum, one of the oldest and longest practicing female OB-GYNs in Denver, first envisioned a future in medicine — and specializing in women’s health...
The rise and fall of I. Rude
Chris LeppekSep 17, 2020
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5781 L’CHAIM® MAGAZINE PAGE 13 is a park in the West Denver neighborhood of Sun Valley, an urban oasis with sweeping lawns, a little stream and...
Dysia Sonenreich: The voice of a survivor
Andrea JacobsSep 17, 2020
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5781 L’CHAIM® MAGAZINE PAGE 23 Sonenreich, 89, recounts her years in the Holocaust with equanimity. Bitter loss never dissolves in tears. A few...
Air Force Academy’s new Jewish chaplain
Jill AltmanSep 17, 2020
Meet Captain Saul Rappeport, the newest addition to Colorado Springs’ Jewish clergy. Rabbi Rappeport is stationed at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He...
Wanted: Documents concerning the guilt or innocence of Emanuel Saltiel
Chris LeppekSep 30, 2016
ROSH HASHANAH 5777 L’CHAIM MAGAZINE would we be without our heroes and our villains? They are, after all, our avatars of right and wrong, good and evil — the polar...