Chris Leppek
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Sylvan Adams is bringing international cycling to Israel
Chris LeppekJan 25, 2018
Do what you know, and do it yourself. Boiled down to its essence, that’s the business formula that Jewish real estate and banking professional Sylvan Adams relied...
Hillel exec discusses BDS, Jerusalem, Hillel growth
Chris LeppekDec 14, 2017
As Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of Hillel International, wrapped up his interview with the Intermountain Jewish News last week, he placed the word “energy” in...
The Polotskys complete a full circle in the faraway city of Denver, and the distant year of 2017
Chris LeppekDec 07, 2017
CHANUKAH 5778 SECTION E PAGE 12 When one steps into the roomy Lowry house of the Family Polotsky, one is far from ignored. At least three of Hanah and Alex Polotsky’s...
After 21 years, Rose CEO Ken Feiler retires
Chris LeppekDec 07, 2017
CHANUKAH 5778 SECTION B PAGE 8 Before the end of the current year, Ken Feiler will step down after 21 years as president-CEO of Rose Medical Center. At least three...
The Zapruder film: The story behind 26 seconds
Chris LeppekNov 16, 2017
It is a moment frozen in time. If ever there were a freeze frame of history forever imprinted on the consciousness of a nation and a world, regardless of whether one was...
VIP New Faces: Joshua Pollack
Chris LeppekOct 26, 2017
The buzz began almost immediately after New Jersey native Joshua Pollack opened Rosenberg’s Bagels and Delicatessen in 2014 in Denver’s Curtis Park-Five Points...
VIP New Faces: Joshua Metzl
Chris LeppekOct 26, 2017
Dr. Joshua Metzl, a relatively recent resident of Denver, is an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon affiliated with the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Greenwood Village. A cum...
VIP New Faces: Rabbi Mendy and Chana Sirota
Chris LeppekOct 26, 2017
Rabbi Mendel and Chana (Rosenfeld) Sirota are leaders at the Western Center for Russian Jewry (WCRJ) and Tehilat Hashem, the Chabad-affiliated congregation and Russian...
Jumping into Hurricane Harvey
Chris LeppekOct 05, 2017
When he heard of the devastation wrought on Houston in August by Hurricane Harvey, Rabbi Yossi Serebryanski of Denver reacted in a way probably shared by many. “I was...
Doug Seserman reflects on 15 years of Denver leadership
Chris LeppekSep 28, 2017
Doug Seserman is not a politician but he has a pretty good idea how it feels to be one. After a decade and a half as the de facto leader of the Colorado Jewish...
