When Jstyle made its call to feature Jewish community members serving on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic this past year, an influx of nominations quickly came in. Relatives nominated one another, bosses nominated their staff and several nominated themselves. Here’s a peek at some more frontline workers serving in our community.
Lisa Bass
Age: 54
Occupation: First grade teacher in the Nordonia Hills City School District and college professor at Kent State University
Hometown: Northfield Center Township
Dr. Marni Feuerstein Turell
Age: 43
Occupation: Pediatrician with Lake Health Physician Group in Chardon
Hometown: Beachwood
Synagogue: Jewish Family Experience
Gene Fixler
Age: 69
Occupation: Chief of police for city of Newton Falls
Hometown: Highland Heights
Synagogue: Temple Am Shalom
Stacey Friedman
Age: 32
Occupation: Teacher in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District
Hometown: Lyndhurst
Synagogue: Park Synagogue
Milena Georgiadi
Age: 44
Occupation: Senior physical therapist at Hillcrest Hospital of Cleveland Clinic
Hometown: Solon
Synagogue: Solon Chabad
Ida Liberman
Age: 72
Occupation: Home health aide with Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
Hometown: South Euclid
Aaron Lynch
Age: 29
Occupation: Team coordinator at Lifeworks
Hometown: Cleveland Heights
Rosalynne Sommer
Age: 31
Occupation: Director of foster care and adoption at Bellefaire JCB
Hometown: University Heights
Synagogue: Green Road Synagogue
Jordyn Verhoff
Age: 23
Occupation: Nurse on oncology floor at Hillcrest Hospital of Cleveland Clinic
Hometown: Mayfield Heights
Dr. Scott Yasinow
Age: 33
Occupation: Doctor in University Hospitals Internal Medicine Group of Cleveland
Hometown: Pepper Pike
Synagogue: Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple
Jonathon M. Yassanye
Age: 35
Occupation: Care navigator and dementia care specialist at Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
Hometown: Lakewood
Synagogue: Suburban Temple-Kol Ami
Meet more of Cleveland’s frontline workers at jstylemagazine.com/frontlineworkers.