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Bill Motchan is a contributing writer and photographer for the St. Louis Jewish Light.

“I just like building things,” said the semi-retired, 70-year-old, St. Louis resident, and figuring out “how does this go together, and what kind of detail do I need for that?”
Jack Lite, 95, has held every volunteer local and state leadership role since joining Post 644 in 1960.
“When I saw the images and videos on TV, I knew I couldn’t sit idly by—I had to do something,” said Bob Affholder, owner of Novellus.
Louisiana, about 90 miles north of St. Louis, is known for its Victorian streetscape and for 10 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. It has another noteworthy distinction: its Jewish history.