Happenings: January/February 2016

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Bari Bar Zion, WIF Alum (Class 14), on becoming Special Director of the Israel Broadcasting Authority (in liquidation). 

Ken Carr, WGF Alum (Class 3), on becoming Rabbi of Temple Chayai Shalom in Easton, MA. 

Moria Charka, WIF Alum (Class 22), on becoming a judge at the Jerusalem Magistrates Court. 

Itamar Graf, WSL ‘15, on becoming Senior Assistant Director General at the Ministry of Defense. 

Igor Kotler, WGF Alum (Class 4), on publishing his book The Holocaust: 70 Years Later. 

Alon Levavi, WSL '15, on becoming Major General and Chief of Operations in the Israel National Police. 

Harry Nelson, WHP Alum (Los Angeles 05), and his wife Dorit, on receiving the "Vision for Tomorrow" Award from Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, CA. 

Gil Reich, WIF Alum (Class 20), on becoming Deputy Director for Policy Issues at the Atomic Energy Commission. 

Esti Shelly, WIF Alum (Class 26), on becoming Deputy Director of the Medical Technology and Infrastructure Administration at the Israeli Ministry of Health. 

David Solomon, WSL ’15, on becoming Head of Division in the Prime Minister’s Office.

Jan Uhrbach, WGF Alum (Class 10) on the publication of a new siddur for the Conservative Movement, Lev Shalem.

MAZAL TOV TO:

Eitan Bendavid, WGF Alum (Class 20) and Etta Bendavid, WGF Alum (Class 24) on the birth of their son.

David Block, WGF Fellow (Class 27), and his wife Gila on the birth of their daughter, Annaelle Hodaya.  

Jason Caron, WHP Alum (Montreal 09), and his wife Judy Kremer on the birth of a son.

Dara Frimmer, WGF Alum (Class 14), on the birth of her twin daughters, Madeline Grace and Eleanor Rose. 

Dasi Fruchter, WGF Alum (Class 25), and Amir Zinkow, WGF Fellow (Class 27), on their engagement. 

Danny Grossman, WIF Alum (Class 7), on the birth of a grandson. 

Howard Jacoby Ruben, WGF Alum (Class 5), and his wife Debby on the birth of a granddaughter, Selah Cohen. 

Merav Horsandi, WIF Fellow (Class 27), on her engagement to Oren Azulay.

Rachel Isaacs, WGF Alum (Class 19), and her wife Melanie Weiss on the birth of their daughter, Nitzan Yonah.  

Daniel Kirzane, WGF Alum (Class 21), and his wife Jessica on the birth of their daughter, Esther Beruriah. 

Gilah Kletenik, WGF Fellow (Class 26), on her marriage to Samuel Klein. 

Maureen Komisar, WHP Alum (Milwaukee), on her marriage to David Luddy.

Lauren Levy, WGF Alum (Class 24), on her engagement to Eric Goodman.

Josh Nason, WGF Alum (Class 24), on his engagement to Jordy Snyder. 

Matt Reingold, WGF Alum (Class 23), and his wife Chani Greenwald on the birth of their daughter, Sloan Sarah. 

Yishay Sorek, WIF Alum (Class 22), and his wife Alma on the birth of their son, Avner Shahar. 

CONDOLENCES TO:

Adam Beren, WHP Alum (Chicago II-99), Nancy Beren (Houston), Amy Beren Bressman, WHP Alum (NY/Sidley) and Julie Beren Platt, WHP Alum (LA/Bear Stearns), on the death of their mother, Joan Beren z”l. 

Rachel Braun Scherl, WHP Alum (MetroWest 08) on the death of her father, Harvey Braun z”l. 

Cindy Chazan, TWF Senior Advisor, on the death of her mother, Libby Chazan z”l. 

Chaim Galfand, WGF Alum (Class 8), on the death of his mother, Amy Galfand z”l. 

Howard Jacoby Ruben, WGF Alum (Class 5), on the death of his mother, Rolla Ruben z”l. 

Shary Lubin Levitt, WHP Alum (Cincinnati 13), on the death of her brother, Harlen Lubin z”l. 

Vicki Perlmutter Dansky, WHP Alum (Denver 08), on the death of her father, Jordon Perlmutter z"l. 

Esti Shelly, WIF Alum (Class 26), on the death of her father-in-law. 

Leslie Sidell, WHP Alum (Denver 08), on the death of her father, Donald Kaufmann z”l. 

Yishay Sorek, WIF Alum (Class 22), on the death of his father, Shraga Sorek z”l.