Chris Leppek
IJN Assistant Editor | ijnews@aol.com
Local reaction to new Israel government
Chris LeppekJun 17, 2021
The old adage that when you have two Jews you’re likely to get three opinions is likely to be put to the test this week, in consideration of the new government that...
Reproductive geneticist aims to improve fertility
Chris LeppekJun 16, 2021
While one in 400 women across the general population have the BRCA mutation, one in 40 Ashkenazi women have it. That’s the highest susceptibility rate of any...
Rose statue in offing near State Capitol
Chris LeppekMay 27, 2021
It always amazed Denverite Paul Shamon how many people — including Jews, even rabbis, even physicians who practiced there — thought Rose Medical Center was named...
Preservation, economic growth clash
Chris LeppekMay 20, 2021
Last week, a humble and attractive house on Denver’s West Side — long the home of Jewish families — escaped the wrecking ball by a very thin margin. Its future,...
Gabby Giffords: ‘Change in our grasp’
Chris LeppekMay 06, 2021
we becoming numb to mass shootings? Are incidents of gun violence in which multiple people are killed or injured becoming so routine that after the initial shock for a...
Jeanne Abrams’ latest book spotlights John Adams
Chris LeppekApr 22, 2021
Jeanne Abrams needs few introductions in Colorado. Historian, author and archivist, she is already well known and respected here, especially among members of the Jewish...
Israel at 73: The state of the nation
Chris LeppekApr 15, 2021
Israel, just touching base: How’s everything going with you? It’s a fair question as the Jewish state observed Yom Ha’atzmaut — its 73rd anniversary as an...
Sammie Wicks — at the nexus of essential crossroads
Chris LeppekMar 25, 2021
Sammie Wicks is a man who stands at the nexus of several essential crossroads, virtually all of which are relevant to where the world stands today.
As someone who...
Boulder’s Jewish leaders react to the King Sooper shooting
Chris LeppekMar 25, 2021
PASSOVER EDITION 5781 SECTION A PAGE 6 A sense of tragic déjà vu settled over Colorado this week in the wake of yet another mass shooting, this time in Boulder...
Mt. Sinai has experienced loss, growth in challenging year
Chris LeppekMar 11, 2021
For the small but active Jewish community of Cheyenne, the last year has been pretty rough.
In March, 2020, when the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic were...
