Tehiya (Magence) and Yehonatan Noyman of Ateret, Israel, announce the birth in Jerusalem of their son, Malachi Nachman. The maternal grandmother is Gloria Rashbaum Magence, formerly of Kansas City. She and her husband, David, live in Jerusalem.
Grandparents Frieda and Warren Soble of Norwood, Mass., formerly of Kansas City, announce the birth of their grandson, Joseph Harris Rosenberg of Natick Mass. Born on May 25, Joey is the son of Gabriella Soble, formerly of Kansas City, and her husband, David Rosenberg. He is also the grandson of Rabbi James and Sandra Rosenberg of Providence, R.I. Joseph Harris was named in memory of Gabi’s great-uncle, Joseph C. Kanter, and her grandfather, Harry A. Kanter. Joey has one sister, Charlotte Jane Rosenberg, who was named in memory of Soble’s grandmother, Charlotte H. Kanter, and Rosenberg’s aunt, Jean Kraemer of Maplewood, N.J.
Todd and Agnes Weiner announce the birth April 6 of a daughter, Sasha Bella, in Hong Kong. Sasha is the sister of Nathan Weiner. Grandparents are Joni and Larry Weiner, Go, Cheng Haun and Ng, Choi Yuet, both of Hong Kong. The Weiners live in Kansas City, Mo.
Molly Oberstein-Allen, a 2011 graduate of Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, is the second place winner of the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundations’ (JPEF) 2011 Youth Writing Contest.
Molly’s essay was selected as the second place winner from over 500 student essays from 20 states, Canada and South Africa. Students representing public, private, Jewish and parochial schools competed for the notoriety, an iPod Touch and JPEF DVDs for both themselves and their teachers.
“I was glad to be given the opportunity to write about a topic so meaningful to me and to my heritage,” Molly said. “I think the contest is a great way for students to both learn about people who stood up for others and to relate those people’s actions to current times. The contest gave me new understanding of the Holocaust.”
Michal Cahlon, Judaic Studies teacher at Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy added, “The Youth Writing Contest helped students reflect on the different ways they could effect change in their community, and on the importance of choosing to be a participant rather than a bystander during life’s most difficult moments.”
“The students’ essays were thoughtful, bright and creative. Each one of them, from middle school to high school, spoke from the heart and the students were moved to make a difference in the world in their own way,” said JPEF board chair elect, Elliott Felson.
JPEF is the only organization in the world solely focused on bringing the history and life lessons of the Jewish partisans to students and their educators across the globe. For more information, go to www.jewishpartisans.org.
Steve and Danielle Bordman announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Taylor Ryan Bordman, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 15, at Camp Sabra, Rocky Mount, Mo. Taylor is the grandson of Louis and Janet Bordman and William and Susan Berk.
In honor of their 60th wedding anniversary, Barbara and Bernard Birnbaum and their children and grandchildren, Patti, Gary, Bradley and Melissa Friedman, and Bruce Birnbaum and Jeanette Leissler, invite family and friends to attend Shabbat services and the Kiddush luncheon following at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at Congregation Beth Shalom, 12400 Lamar Avenue.
Sarina Farb, a home-schooled student from Lecompton, Kan., is among three winners in the Kansas BioGENEius Challenge, a statewide competition.
She finished in the top three among participants conducted before the KansasBio board of directors. Each of the three received $400, and was accompanied by a family member or mentor to the U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge, for June 25 and 26 in Washington, D.C.
Sarina was chosen to participate in the state competition for her molecular biology project, “The Effects of BPA — an Endocrine Disrupter Extracted from Thermal Receipt Paper — on the Proliferation of Cancer Cells.”
Sarina is the daughter of Joe and JoAnn Farb of LeCompton, and the granddaughter of Bernie and Judy Fremerman and the late Jack and Shirley Farb.
Rebecca Loren Weiss was recently elected as president of the Kansas Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Having just completed her third year at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Weiss was eligible as a member of the top 12.5 percent academic standing of her class.
Alpha Omega Alpha is organized for educational purposes and “its aims … are the promotion of scholarship and research in medical schools, the encouragement of a high standard of character and conduct among medical students and graduates, and recognition of high attainment in medical science, practice, and related fields.” The society was established in 1902 in Chicago with the Kansas Chapter receiving its charter in 1931.
Weiss is married to Theodore Weiss, a third-year law student at UMKC School of Law. The couple live in Prairie Village. Rebecca Weiss attended Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, Blue Valley North, Boston University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction, and Santa Monica College. She is the daughter of Madeline and Aaron Silver of Leawood and Dr. Michael and Ann Loren of Overland Park.
Dale and Amy Berlau announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Isaac Berlau, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at Congregation Beth Torah. Isaac is the grandson of Don and Becky Foster, Smithville, Mo., and the late Alfred and Fannie Berlau. Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service.
Dara and Jason Tyler of Overland Park announce the birth May 24 of a son, Beckett Ace Tyler. They are also the parents of Summer Tyler and Alyssa Tyler. Grandparents are Bonnie and Leonard Friedman and Lori and Allen Hamm. Great-grandparents are Seymour Keller, Vicki and Tom Creach and Rex and Joyce Charlton.
