An Evening Of Impact

Join us as we toast to you – our donors and volunteers – and share about Federation’s critical work supporting our community. Hear from our Board Chair, Bob Newmark, and President & CEO, Brian Herstig.

Presentation of David N. and Roselin Grosberg Young Leadership Awards, Fred A. Goldstein Professional Excellence Award, and RubinBrown Corporate Leadership Award.

Registration Required By May 6

Appetizers and drinks. Kosher dietary laws observed. No cost to attend. Registration required by May 6. We encourage everyone to register individually. This is not a household registration.

For more information, contact Nancy Weigley at nweigley@jfedstl.org.

2024 Award Winners

David N. and Roselin Grosberg Young Leadership Award: Dafna Revah and MaryAnne Smyly Sabin

Dafna is a Board of Director of Jewish Federation (since 2019) and has been a leader across the organization. She volunteers with Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy as a committee member, most recently on this year’s CommUNITY event committee and the Lion of Judah and Pomegranate Donor Appreciation event committee. Dafna helped to relaunch a young adult giving society, became one of Federation’s youngest major donors, and served as co-chair for a Federation major donor event in 2023. She also planned and coordinated St. Louis’ Empty Shabbat Table in November last year. Dafna moved to St. Louis in 2014 after completing a bachelor’s degree in human rights from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in modern Jewish studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary. She worked as a grant writer and interim Young Professionals Division associate for the Jewish Federation of St. Louis until 2015. In the same year, she joined the St. Louis Business Journal as audience development director, a role that involved planning and leading events for their Women’s Society and small groups. Today, Dafna is the vice president of CBD Kratom, the largest privately owned cannabis and kratom dispensary retail chain in the United States.

MaryAnne is an active leader in Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy and throughout the community. She is co-chairing the next Women’s Philanthropy overseas mission and recently co-chaired this year’s CommUNITY event. MaryAnne’s involvement with Federation started with YPD and she has since co-chaired one of the most successful L’Chaim events, which raised more than $500,000 for the Annual Campaign. Additionally, she has served on the Women’s Philanthropy Board, Women’s Philanthropy Community Service Committee, chaired Hanukkah Hugs, the Shower committee, the Pomegranate Donor Appreciation Event Committee, Professional Society event committee and co-chaired the Jewish Federation’s One Night Four City Event. She also served as the Outreach Chair for Sababa, is an alum of the JWRP Mission to Israel and once again will travel to Israel with Federation on a special solidarity trip later this May. MaryAnne has been involved with BBYO, YPD, PJ Library, the J’s Family Center, ADL, NCJW, Nishmah, the Jewish Light and her temple congregations.

Fred A. Goldstein Professional Excellence Award: Andrew Goldfeder

Andrew is the recipient of the Fred A. Goldstein Professional Excellence Award. Since Sept. 2018, Andrew has served as the Executive Director of Temple Emanuel. Before joining Temple Emanuel, Andrew spent over nine years with the St. Louis Holocaust Museum & Learning Center (currently St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum), where he served as their Manager of Programs and Logistics. Andrew’s distinguished recognitions over the years include the J Associates Mitzvah Star Award and the JPro Emerging Leader Award. Andrew was also a volunteer for the St. Louis Senior Olympics for over a decade and was a volunteer adviser for the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization. He is currently a Board member of Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis, is a community volunteer for St. Louis NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) and enjoys donating his time at Green Trails Elementary School, where his children attend school.

Evening of Impact Co-Chairs
Rachel Thimangu and Craig Rosenthal

Evening of Impact Committee
Fran Balk, Scott Berzon, Emily Bornstein, Sabrina Gornish, Elissa Huck, Ben Kraus, Amy Lampert, Emily Stein MacDonald, Ashley Nash, Dalia Oppenheimer, Yona Spiegelglass, Penny Taylor, Nancy Weigley, Melanie Winograd

Jewish Federation
Bob Newmark, Board Chair
Brian Herstig, President & CEO
Amanda Miller, Vice President, Communications