Stephen and Elizabeth Sobel Blum of Dallas announce the birth Sept. 11 of their daughter, Ava Sobel Blum. They are also the parents of Hannah Sobel Blum.
Grandparents are Carol Sobel of Denver and Jenifer and Dr. Michael Blum of Overland Park.
Rabbi David Stern of Temple Emanuel in Dallas officiated at the naming ceremony where Ava was given the Hebrew name Ahava Maya Sara in memory of her great-grandmothers, Miriam Sherman and Sally Blum, her grandfather Dr. John Henry Sobel, and her great-grandfather Leon A. Smith. Ava is also named in honor of her great-grandmother, Margaret Smith, also of Dallas.
