Archived Celebrations

Jeff and Marla Bell announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Sophie, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Noreen and Sol Lewitton of Houston, formerly of the Kansas City area, are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Dr Steve Lewitton of Austin, Texas, to Dr. Cristina Caputo, also of Austin, daughter of Giovanni Caputo and the late Aurora Daló of Castellana Grotte in the province of Bari, Italy.

Jackie (nee Rashbaum) and Fred Strauss recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. They are now retired and currently living in Buffalo Grove, Ill.

John and Debbie Berkowitz announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Aaron Joseph, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at Congregation Beth Torah.

Edna Levy and Jacob Schreiber announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Simi Tal, on Monday, May 26, at the Jewish Community Center.

Bradley and Theresa Freilich announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Evelyn Hannah, at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at New Reform Temple.

Mike and Allison Franke announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Seth DeWitt Franke at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Seth is the grandson of Bob and Kathy DeWitt.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the 

service.

Erica and Evan Fisher of Santa Monica, Calif., announce the birth April 5 of a daughter, Liv Maxwell. They are also the parents of Scarlett and Sunny.

Grandparents are Helene and Marshall Abrahams of Cherry Hills Village, Colo.

Great-grandmother is Irene Dreiseszun of Leawood.

Thomas and Jennifer Goedeke announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Jessica Carmella, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at United Hebrew Congregation in St. Louis.

Jessica is the granddaughter of Herbert and Alice Stein of Overland Park and Mary Louise Goedeke and the late Oliver Goedeke Jr. of St. Louis.

Great-grandparents are the late Rose and Joseph Katzeff of Kansas City; the late Morris and Fannie Stein of Kansas City; the late Mary and Oliver Goedeke Sr. of St. Louis; and the late Leo and Clare Sullivan of Macomb, Ill.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush following the service.

Lisa and David Small announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jack, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Jack is the grandson of Robbie and Steve Small, Randy Goodman of Milwaukee, Wisc., and the late Michael Frahm. He is the great-grandson of Shirley Rose and the late Stan Rose, and Polly Daeger and Joyce Mott.