Happenings: September/October 2016

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Robin Axelrod, WGF Alum (Class 8), on being appointed to the Governor’s Council on Genocide and Holocaust Education by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.

Julie Finkelstein, WGF Alum (Class 23), on receiving the JPRO Network Young Professional Award.

Sam Goldman, WHP Alum (San Francisco 11), on being honored at the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund’s annual Day of Philanthropy by receiving the 2016 Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Young Leadership Award. 

Jane Kanarek, WGF Alum (Class 13), on co-editing Learning to Read Talmud: What It Looks Like and How It Happens with Marjorie Lehman.

Sara Paasche-Orlow, WGF Alum (Class 3), on co-authoring Deathbed Wisdom of the Hasidic Masters with Rabbi Joel H Baron.

Amber Powers, WGF Alum (Class 9), on becoming Executive Vice President of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

Mark Reisbaum, WHP Alum (San Francisco 08), on becoming Director of Development at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.

Nir Reiss, WSL ’15, on his promotion at the Prime Minister’s Office.

MAZAL TOV TO:

Shira Billet, WGF Alum (Class 23), and Steven Exler, WGF Alum (Class 27), on the birth of their daughter, Talya Adira.

Joshua Frankel, WGF Alum (Class 20), and his wife Rachel Berger on the birth of their daughter.

Gigi and Sam Fried, WHP Alumni (Columbus 93), on the marriage of their daughter Susanna to David Cohen. 

Charles Glick, WGF Alum (Class 5), on his marriage to Sue Hirsch.

Zion Iluz, WSL ’16, on the birth of his first grandson, Amitay.

Peter Joseph, WHP Alum (NY/Skadden), and his wife Elizabeth Sheuer on the marriage of their daughter Eleanor to Andrew Johnston. 

Barry Kislowicz, WGF Alum (Class 12), and his wife Kalany on the bar mitzvah of their son, Matan.

Sari Laufer, WGF Alum (Class 14), and her husband Ben Cutter on the birth of their daughter, Orli Rose.

Sacha Litman, WGF Alum (Class 13), and his wife Rochelle Behrens on the birth of their daughter, Zara Brigitte.

Sarah Mulhern, WGF Alum (Class 26), and her husband Will Friedman on the birth of their daughter.

Rae Ringel, WGF Alum (Class 9), and her husband Amos Hochstein on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Dalia.

Evan Schlessinger, WHP Alum (Los Angeles 05), and Dana Goodman-Schlessinger, WHP Alum (LA/Bank of America), on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Shira.

David Shapira, WHP Alum (Pittsburgh), and his wife Cynthia on the marriage of their daughter Hillary Busis to Michael Palmieri.

Dudi Shternberg, WIF Alum (Class 26), and his wife Limor on the birth of their twin daughters, Rotem and Inbar.

Rebecca Stone Kagedan, WGF Alum (Class 25), and her husband Binny Kagedan on the birth of their daughter, Beatrice.

Larry Trilling, WHP Alum (Los Angeles 05), and his wife Jennifer on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Dahlia.

Zhanna Yuda, WHP Member (New York RSJ 16), on her marriage to Andrew Waranch.

CONDOLENCES TO:

Mike Blass, WIF Alum (Class 14), on the death of his mother, Yehudit Blass z”l.

Geri Gindea, WHP Alum (New York 5), on the death of her mother, Phyllis Shapiro z”l.

Lisa Gurwitch, WHP Alum (San Francisco Pro), on the death of her parents, Harry and Shirley Gurwitch z”l.

Erin Stiebel, WGF Alum (Class 21), on the death of her father, Louis Cooper z”l.

Steven Teplitsky, WHP Alum (Toronto 1), on the death of his mother, Leah Teplitsky z”l.

Howard Zack, WHP Alum (San Francisco 2), on the death of his sister, Sari Zack Weintraub z”l.