Celebrations

Bob and Phyliss Bernstein will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 7.

Dorothy Peltzman (center) recently celebrated her 95th birthday with family members from near and far at Village Sholom. In this picture she is shown with her daughter Sherry Blumenthal and son Bob Peltzman.

Lawrence (Larry) and Lynette Martasin, formerly of Kansas City and Dallas, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 13.

Last weekend at Village Shalom, many friends and family gathered to celebrate the 100th birthday of Aaron Braeman. Pictured are Rod Minkin (from left), Herb Gruenebaum, Steve Schorr, Braeman, Marc Birnbaum and Sheldon Turetsky.

Marsie Bornstein announces the Bat Mitzvah of her daughter, Risa Claire, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at Congregation Ohev Sholom.

Tricia and Andy Navran announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Mitchell Harrison, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Stacie and Robert Turtledove announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Nathan David, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Amy (Riss) and Ben Hager of Greensboro, N.C., announce the birth May 2 of a son, Nathan Martin.

Grandparents are Debbie and Bill Riss of Weddington, N.C., and Susan and Tom Hager of Albany, N.Y.

Great-grandparents are Goldie Riss and the late Harold Riss of Leawood and Mary and Lonnie Wood of Mesa, Ariz.

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.