Dr. Harold Koch will celebrate his 75th birthday at Kehilath Israel Synagogue on Saturday, Nov. 26. He and his wife, Joyce, will host the Kiddush in his honor. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. No invitations have been sent.
Jean and Bob Zeldin of Overland Park announce the engagement of their daughter, Jill Rebecca, to Andrew Zachary Miller, son of Meryl Miller-Talbert of Riverside, Calif., and the late Dr. Alan Miller.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Marian Grossman and the late Jerome Grossman and Sarah Zeldin and the late Hyman Zeldin. She graduated from the Jerome Fisher Joint Degree Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and earned her master’s degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Currently the director of strategic planning for the United States Olympic Committee and president of the Partnership for Clean Competition, she will soon begin a new position as chief operating officer for Breakthrough Charter Schools in Cleveland.
The groom-to-be is the grandson of the late Ruth and Harry Adelman and the late Leona and Irving Miller. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent four years as a pitcher for the Cal baseball team, and received his law degree and master’s degree in business administration from the Northwestern School of Law and Kellogg School of Management. He is currently assistant to the president for the Cleveland Indians.
Jill and Andrew will be married on Feb. 4, at Oakwood Country Club in Kansas City, Mo.
Keith and Laurie Anderson announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Nathan Snowden Anderson, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Nathan is the grandson of Allan and Letty Wasserman of Overland Park and Kirk and Patricia Anderson of Homestead, Fla. Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush following the service.
Rita and Gilbert Kahn will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 11, 2011. They were married on November 11, 1951, at the Ambassador Hotel. Rabbis Gershon Hadas and Samuel S. Mayerberg officiated. They have a son, Stuart Kahn (Elvira) and two granddaughters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and a daughter, Sarilee (David) Singer who live in New York City.
Debbie and Jeffrey Buchbinder of Needham, Mass., announce the birth Oct. 19 of a daughter, Emily Elizabeth. They are also the parents of Hillary Shoshana. Grandparents are Bonnie and Herb Buchbinder and Carol and Ron Rabitz of Framingham, Mass.
Daniel and Erin Margolin of Fairway announce the birth Oct. 21 of a daughter, Piper Lynn. They are also the parents of Abby and Izzy, twin girls. Grandparents are Carol Margolin of Kansas City, Mo., Jim and Susan Margolin of Mission Hills, Julie Best of New Orleans, and Larry Best and Kory Chatelain of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Sherry and David Worth announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Alex, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Alex is the grandson of Arlene and Jon Worth, Jackson, N.J., and Doris and Zolie Gilgus.
Julie and Michael Birger announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Amanda Maryn, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Amanda is the granddaughter of Joni Cohen, Rancho Mirage, Calif., and the late S. Robert Eisen, and Marianna and Felix Birger, Leawood. Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family.
Benny and Stephanie Cohen announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Sheli Miriam, at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Congregation Beth Shalom. Sheli is the granddaughter of Azaria and Zehava Cohen, Haifa, Israel, and Mike and Joanie Shields, Marco Island, Fla.
Debra and Michael Gill announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Lindsay Porter, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Congregation Beth Torah. Lindsay is the granddaughter of Karen and Ed Porter and the late Alma and Foster Gill of Altoona, Pa. Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush following the service.
