Yahrzeits

This week, we observe the yahrzeits of the following people who have a perpetual memorial at Congregation Shaare Emeth. The following names will be read at Kabbalat Shabbat worship services on Friday evening at 6 p.m.

July 13- July 19, 2025

Marilyn Mickey Aach
Freda Bailin
Bernard P. Balber
Edwin Martin Berdy
Al Berger
Louis Blumberg
Herbert S. Boraz
Bessie Carlie
Susan Tarkow Cooper
Dr. Harry Dalin
Harry L. Dardick
Ralph Disman
Bertha N. Fadem
Anna Sacks Feinberg
Shirley M. Fox
Ida Frank
Bertha G. Fredkin
Pauline Freund
Harold Glassman
Charles Glik
Myron Nelson Goldman
Walter W. Goldstein
Anna Goodman
Benjamin A. Goodman
Dorothy Gross
Tillie Gutman
Margaret Heymann

Leo Heyum
Florence L. Jerome
Carl Joseph
Sylvia Josephson
Esther Klauber
Max Klein
Sidney S. Koltun
Harry Komm
Louis Kootman
Bessie Kornblum
Isadore Kowarsky
William Krasner
Naomi Ruth Kravetz
Sig. J. Lang
Rebecca Schweich Lebermuth
Esther Goldie Lebman
Marion Lebowitz
Paulette Levenson
Julie Anne Levey
Benjamin Levi
Harold Leonard Levin
Joseph Loomstein
Albert Matusofsky
Mina Mayer
Malvina Middleman
Blanche Miller
Myra S. Minner

Jerome Molasky
Craig Mold
Nelson Morose
Gary Morris
Alvin Martin Ostrow
Sam Plows
Anna Rader
Albert Radinsky
Fannie Rederer
Marilyn Schear
Harry Teddy Schukar
Ernest M. Schulkin
Shirley Schwartz
Norman Segall
Joel D. Seigel
Peyton Robert Seltzer
David Shapiro
Jerome F. Sichel
Barney C. Small
Gertrude Smith
Marvin Steinberg
Eugene Tons
Lena Ukman
Emanuel F. Werner
Cathy Freeman Wice
Joseph Israel Wolfson
Suzanne Linda Yawitz

ABOUT

Madeleine Elkins & Harvey Wallace

2025 Harris Frank Community Service Award Honorees

Madeleine and Harvey have been cherished members of Congregation Shaare Emeth since 1996. Shortly after their wedding, they began “shul shopping” and quickly found a spiritual home at Shaare Emeth—a community whose warmth and values resonated deeply with them. Since then, they have become pillars of both the congregation and the broader St. Louis community.

Madeleine Elkins built a distinguished 45-year career in the corporate world, with leadership roles in medical supply distribution and law firm financial management. Alongside her professional accomplishments, Madeleine has always made time for meaningful volunteer work. She served on the board of the St. Louis Breast Cancer Coalition and was part of the organizing committee for the JCC Senior Olympics in its early years. Her dedication to Jewish community life is evident in her service on various committees for the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, including co-chairing the 2017 L’Chaim Event. In 2022, she and Harvey co-chaired the JCC’s J’la gala, raising vital funds for scholarships. At Shaare Emeth, Madeleine is a compassionate member of the Caring Committee, and in 2025, she joined the board of the American Jewish Committee, continuing her lifelong commitment to advocacy and service.

Harvey Wallace is a trailblazer in the accounting world and a passionate community leader. In 1973, he co-founded Brown Smith Wallace, a firm that grew to become the 77th largest CPA firm in the United States, with 340 team members at the time of its 2021 merger with Armanino LLP. He now brings his expertise to Private Fiduciary Solutions. Harvey’s professional success is matched by his extraordinary record of community service. He has held leadership roles on the boards of numerous organizations, including the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Federation of St. Louis (where he served as Chairman from 2015 to 2017), Jewish Family Services, The Magic House (Chairman, 2013–2014), Wyman Center, and the Chancellor’s Council at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. His civic engagement also includes board service with the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the St. Louis Community Foundation, and the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center. Harvey has been a dedicated member of the St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer and was honored with the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants Outstanding Public Service Award.

Madeleine and Harvey are blessed with two sons and daughters-in-law, Brad & Elizabeth Wallace and David & Melissa Wallace, and four grandchildren Emma (23), Katie (19), Miriam (13), and Aaron (11).

Together, Madeleine and Harvey exemplify the spirit of generosity, leadership, and compassion. Their decades of service have touched countless lives and strengthened the fabric of our community. We are proud to honor them with the 2025 Harris Frank Community Service Award.