Chris Leppek
IJN Assistant Editor | ijnews@aol.com
B’nai B’rith’s Mariaschin reflects on 175 years
Chris LeppekJun 14, 2018
Daniel Mariaschin likes many things about B’nai B’rith International, the organization with which he has been affiliated for nearly 30 years, the last 19 as its...
Bagel Store down to a day a week starting April 13
Chris LeppekMar 29, 2018
PASSOVER EDITION 5778 SECTION A PAGE 14 At the end of business today, March 30, the Bagel Store, a popular source of baked goods for the Denver Jewish community since...
Jewish students lead, participate in walkouts
Chris LeppekMar 22, 2018
When untold thousands of American students walked out of their classrooms on March 14 to memorialize and protest the killing of 17 people in a Parkland, Fla. high school...
The life of an eruv inspector
Chris LeppekMar 15, 2018
On a brisk and sunny February afternoon in Denver, Tuvia Gordon-Bennett has his work cut out for him. One suspects that he might prefer to enjoy a leisurely lunch, or...
Colorado and Israeli water experts exchange
Chris LeppekFeb 08, 2018
On a hypothetical list of things that Colorado and Israel have in common, water might appear near the top. As in, neither place ever seems to get enough of it....
Kurz: If you build it, they will come
Chris LeppekFeb 01, 2018
Is this phrase — “If you build it, they will come” — the ultimate sports cliché of all time? Peter Kurz doesn’t think so. “That old cliché,” says the CEO...
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...
