Emily and Kip Strauss announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Sydney Mia, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Sydney is the granddaughter of Mary Dees and Steve Hazel, Linda and Steve Dees, Dee Dee and the late Dr. Carl (Buddy) Strauss. Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush following the service.
David and Lisa Skolnick announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Sabina Beth, of Congregation Ohev Sholom, at 7:45 a.m. Monday, June 6, at Robinson’s Arch in Jerusalem. Sabina Skolnick is the granddaughter of Leon and Irene Skolnick of Pittsburgh, Karen Natapoff of Los Angeles and Jay and JoAnn Mintz of Advance, N.C.
Dr. Donald and Natalie Cohen of Overland Park, Kan., announce the engagement of their son, Daniel Isaac Cohen, to Michelle Beth Perlmutter, daughter of Bruce and Sandy Perlmutter of La Crosse, Wisc., and Poinciana, Fla.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Rae and Ben Goodstein of Sheboygan, Wisc., and the late Bernard and Eve Perlmutter of La Crosse. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. She is currently employed by the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.
The future groom is the grandson of the late Dr. Harry K. and Janet Cohen of Kansas City, Mo., and the late Harry and Thelma Goldstein of Fairfield, Conn. He graduated from Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy and Tulane University, and earned a Master of Arts degree in journalism from Columbia College in Chicago. He is currently employed as public relations manager, North America for Beam Global Spirits and Wine in Chicago.
An Oct. 30 wedding in La Crosse is planned.
Baree Nottberg and Scott Buchbinder of Cincinnati announce the birth May 9 of a daughter, Mira Lyndon Buchbinder. Grandparents are Leslie and Don Nottberg and Bonnie and Herb Buchbinder. Great-grandparents are Elaine and Gene Goldstein.
Jeff and Mindy Gray announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Avery Lynn Gray, at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 28, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Avery is the granddaughter of Barbara and Jerry Freidberg, Overland Park, Kan., and Jerry and Mary Gray, Omaha, Neb. Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service.
Edna Levy and Jacob Schreiber announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Maya Nurit Levy Schreiber, at 9:30 a.m., Monday, May 30, at an independent service at the Jewish Community Campus. Maya is the granddaughter of Claudette and Nouri Levy, Jeanine Schreiber of Forest Hills, N.Y., and Rose and Simeon Schreiber of Bal Harbor, Fla. Great-grandmother is Violet Shahin of Montreal.
Victor and Adrianne Applebaum of Overland Park announce the engagement of their son, Jeremy Scott Applebaum, to Liron Bendor, daughter of Haim and Malka Bendor of Columbus, Ohio.
The future groom is the grandson of Ida Applebaum and the late Alex Applebaum, and the late Albert and Sylvia Lewis. He received both his bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Kansas and is a real estate broker in Kansas and Missouri.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Zecharya and Edith Bendor of Petach Tikvah, Israel, Lea Schepps of Cleveland, and the late Chaim Schepps. She is a graduate of Ohio State University and a corporate meeting planner at BCD Meetings & Incentives.
An August 2011 wedding in Columbus is planned.
Ed and Alicia Klein announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Sadie Klein, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 28, at Congregation Beth Shalom. Sadie is the granddaughter of Elaine Gordon and the late Harold Gordon and Paul Grollman and the late Shirley Klein Grollman and the late Delmer Klein. Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush following the service.
Michael and Anna Cline of Olathe, Kan., announce the birth of their daughter, Lily Addison Berns Cline, on March 31. Grandparents are Steve and Nancy Cline, Leawood, Kan., and Bill and Joanne Berns, Hoyt, Kan. Great-grandmother is Helen Gale, Overland Park.
Beth Bratman announces the Bar Mitzvah of her son, Hunter Bratman, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Hunter is also the son of Bruce Bratman and the grandson of Marlene and Art Meltzer and Joyce Bratman and the late Richard Bratman. Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family.
