Joan Ellyn Silber, Ph.D.

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1000 Campers!

Posted by on Aug 3, 2015

1000 Campers!

Last week I hosted a lunch and tour for 21 friends at the Herbert Hoover / Sportsman’s Park Club of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis.  We learned that this summer the clubs enrolled 1000 campers — a new record number ! ! — including over 250 at the new Ferguson club site at Ferguson Middle School.  Interested in your own tour??? Just let me know.   It is refreshing...

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JUST RETURNED FROM VILNIUS

Posted by on Jul 2, 2015

JUST RETURNED FROM VILNIUS

WHAT A WONDERFUL TRIP!  I WILL POST COMMENTARY SOON.  I WAS THERE DOING THE PHOTOS FOR THE FIRST STAGES OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION OF THE GREAT SYNAGOGUE NEXT TO THE HOME OF THE VILNA GAON.   Statue of Vilna Gaon on likely site of his home in Jewish Quarter of Vilnius, Lithuania....

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