Happenings: May/June 2016

IN MEMORIAM:

Our deepest condolences to the Dweck family on the death of Patrice Dweck, WHP Alum (NY/Sidley).

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Aliza Abrams Konig, WFF Fellow (Class 26), on becoming Assistant Principal at the Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls.

Zohar Atkins, WGF Fellow (Class 28), on being named one of The Jewish Week’s 36 Under 36.

Ariela Ben Abraham, WSL ’16, on becoming Chief Censor in the IDF.

Amy Dean, WHP Alum (Miami), on becoming Chair of the Board of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. 

Ted Einhorn, WHP Alum (Cleveland 05), on becoming President of Gross Schechter Day School’s Board of Directors.

Steven Exler, WGF Alum (Class 17), on being named one of The Jewish Week’s 36 Under 36.

Elisha Gechter, Program Manager, Wexner Israel Programs on receiving the Sue Williamson Spirit Award at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Sam Goldman, WHP Alum (San Francisco 11), on receiving the 2016 Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Young Leadership Award from the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. 

Alena Gomulina, WGF Alum (Class 27), on becoming Program Manager at Leading Edge.

Frayda Gonshor Cohen, WGF Alum (Class 20), and her husband Yonatan on being honored by Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley, CA.

Miriam Heller Stern, WGF Alum (Class 13), on becoming National Director of the School of Education at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion.

Michelle Kosche Anfang, WHP Alum (New England 14), on being honored as one of the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts’ 13 Extraordinary Women.

Yitshak Kreiss, WIF Alum (Class 18), on becoming Director of the Sheba Medical Center.

Dov Lavi, WIF Alum (Class 1), on becoming Director of Government of Israel, Ministry of Defense, Mission to the US (will start at the end of 2016).

Alon Levavi, WSL '15, on becoming Major General of Police and Head of Operations.

Amy Sagner Siege, WHP Alum (New England 14), on being honored as one of the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts’ 13 Extraordinary Women.

Jane-Rachel Schonbrun, WGF Alum (Class 13), on becoming Director of Development at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires. 

Betsy Sheet, WHP Alum (Philadelphia 2), on being honored at the Joint Action Committee Luncheon.

Marc Utay, WHP Alum (New York 2), on receiving the Jack Nash Award from UJA-Federation of New York, Wall Street & Financial Services Division. 

Rhoda Weisman, WHP Alum (Los Angeles 1), on receiving the Edgar M. Bronfman Award from Hillel International.

Shmuly Yanklowitz, WGF Alum (Class 19), on receiving the Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship.

MAZAL TOV TO:

Rob Bildner and Elisa Spungen Bildner, WHP Alumni (MetroWest) on the marriage of their daughter Elana Spungen Bildner to Benjamin Goldman Israelow, son of Marvin Israelow and Dorian Goldman, WHP Alumni (New York 3).

Elizabeth Bonney, WGF Alum (Class 25), on her marriage to Matthew Cohen.

Nathan Bortnick, WHP Alum (Washington DC 13), and his wife Becca Kutcher Bortnick on the birth of their son, Devin Joseph.

Moshe Goldfeder, WGF Alum (Class 20), and his wife Michelle on the birth of their son, Shimon Eylasaf/Simon Elliot/Simmy. 

Jenny Goldstein, WGF Alum (Class 17), and her husband Evan on the birth of their son.

Mark Hoffman, WHP Alum (East Bay 10), and his wife Clementina on the bar mitzvah of their son, Ethan.  

Jeremy Kalmanofsky, WGF Alum (Class 5) and his wife Amy on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Odelya. 

Hindy Poupko, WGF Alum (Class 19) and her husband Seth on the birth of a baby girl.

Talia Resin, WHP Member (Los Angeles 15), and her husband Jamie on the bar mitzvah of their son, Jack. 

Jeremy Ragent, WGF Alum (Class 26), on his marriage to Hana Meckler.

Don Seeman, WGF Alum (Class 4), and his wife Debra on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Rachel. 

Dov Weiss, WGF Alum (Class 8), on his marriage to Shayndi Raice.

Simcha Willig, WGF Alum (Class 22) and his wife Sari on the birth of their daughter, Lielle Dena.

CONDOLENCES TO:

Jeffrey Cohen, WHP Alum (MetroWest 08), on the death of his father, Harvey Cohen z”l.

Amy Goldberg Michel, WHP Alum (NY/Sidley), on the death of her husband, Ernie Michel z”l. 

Scott Newman, WHP Alum (MetroWest, NJ 08), on the death of his mother, Betty Newman z”l.

Ellen Pollack, WHP Alum (Columbus 85), on the death of her husband, Arthur Pollack z”l.

Scott Reiter, WHP Alum (Washington DC 13), on the death of his mother, Pauline Reiter z”l.

If we are missing your “happening” in this list please share it with us by emailing Aliza Storchan, and we will include in the next edition.