Mona and Dick Kerstine

As newlyweds, Richard and Mona Kerstine arrived in Cincinnati in 1961. They have since participated as volunteers and leaders in its Jewish, civic, and cultural organizations and given generously of their resources. An ophthalmologist, Richard was a co-founder of the Cincinnati Eye Institute. Richard and Mona have both served in leadership roles with the Jewish Federation, Jewish Family Service and Wise Temple, and Mona has been a member of the Board of Overseers of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion since 1990. The Kerstines have left a lasting effect on this community, through their leadership and generosity.

  • Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
  • Jewish Family Service
  • Holocaust and Humanity Center
  • Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati
  • Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
  • Isaac M. Wise Temple
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