Chris Leppek
IJN Assistant Editor | ijnews@aol.com
Goodstein’s latest explores Denver’s lost treasures
Chris LeppekSep 02, 2021
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5782 SECTION D PAGE 10 Between the lines of text and hundreds of photographs that compose Phil Goodstein’s latest book on Denver history — The...
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...
Fifth suspect arrested in murder at Yeshiva
Chris LeppekSep 02, 2021
With the arrest last week of the fifth suspect in the Aug. 17 slaying of Yeshiva Toras Chaim student Shmuel Silverberg, Denver Police now have in custody all of the...
Arrests in Silverberg murder; bias discounted
Chris LeppekAug 26, 2021
Less than 48 hours after the murder of 18-year-old Denver yeshiva student Shmuel Silverberg last week, Denver police arrested four suspects in that shooting, part of a...
Yeshiva Toras Chaim student murdered; deeply mourned
Chris LeppekAug 19, 2021
A student at Denver’s Yeshiva Toras Chaim was killed late Tuesday night, Aug. 17, in what appears to have been a drive-by shooting, apparently part of a crime spree...
Teaching about race
Chris LeppekAug 12, 2021
long saga of black-Jewish relations in America is complicated territory, fraught with animosity and blessed with friendship. For every positive chapter, it seems, that a...
Synagogues, grappling with Delta, try to plan for High Holidays
Chris LeppekAug 05, 2021
year ago, decisions regarding how to worship as the High Holidays approached were relatively simple, if unavoidably bleak. As the coronavirus pandemic rode triumphant...
Gov. Polis signs joint resolution authorizing Rose statue
Chris LeppekJul 22, 2021
long last, Maurice Rose will be coming home to Denver. Not in the flesh, of course, since the much decorated US Army major general died from enemy fire in the waning...
Fogel’s baseball treasure trove on display for All Star Game
Chris LeppekJul 08, 2021
Tomorrow morning, on July 10, an armored truck is scheduled to travel from an undisclosed bank vault to the Rally Hotel at McGregor Square, just across the street from...
Constantine’s civilian sword
Chris LeppekJul 01, 2021
author that he is, James Carroll has built a spectacular career writing mostly about what he knows best, which is the Roman Catholic Church. He learned those religious...
