Emily and Marc Cortes announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Miriam Ava Cortes, on Saturday, May 1 at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Miriam is the granddaughter of Eva and Bill Cummings; and of Gary Cortes and the late Debby Cortes.
Miriam is a member of her middle school science olympiad team. She participates in equestrian sports and has won the Presidential Award for volunteer work.
For her mitzvah project, Miriam partnered with The African Library Project. She organized a book drive, collected and sorted over 500 books to help create a library in Malawi.
