Harry and Kate Sokoloff announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Samuel Sokoloff, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at Congregation Beth Torah.
Samuel is the grandson of Lillian Sokoloff and the late Allen Sokoloff and Robert and Marjorie Barding.
Jessica Lynn Bernier and Keith Aaron Jacob were married May 18 at Waterview, Monroe, Conn.
The bride is the daughter of Wayne and Audrey Bernier and the granddaughter of Joseph and Norma Bernier, JoAnne Abel, and Robert and Donna Abel.
The groom is the son of Jill Jacob and Steve and Susan Jacob and the grandson of the late Jane L. Weinberg, the late Charles M. Levy Jr. and the late Dr. and Mrs. Walter P. Jacob.
The maid of honor was Erin Deegan and bridal attendants were Laura Downes, Nicole Ashton and Hadley Jellinghaus, all of Westport, Conn.
The best man was Michael Brune of Overland Park and the groom’s attendant was Andrew L. Jacob of Leawood.
After a honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico, the couple reside in Fairfield, Conn.
Brian and Kim Cooper announce the birth Oct. 27 of their son, Raphael Jacob. They are also the parents of Micah Hayden.
Grandparents are David and Linda Cooper of Plano, Texas, and Stuart and Sheila Zaikov of Roanoke, Va.
In honor of their 40th wedding anniversary, Alan and Janice Wasserman will be celebrating with a Kiddush luncheon following services at Congregation Ohev Sholom on Saturday Dec. 21.
The Wassermans have two children: Shira, of Austin, Texas, and Matthew, of Leawood.
The Wassermans invite friends and family to join them in celebrating this simcha.
Marc and Luba Levine of Glenview, Ill., announce the birth Sept. 14 of a daughter, Leah Malka.
Grandparents are Joel and Beverly Levine of Overland Park and Gennady and Vera Aginsky of Des Moines, Iowa. Great-grandparents are Shirley Levine and Rose Gross, both of Overland Park.
Zach and Emily Luea of Overland Park announce the birth Oct. 28 of their twin daughters, Avery Cooper and Jocelyn Hayden.
Grandparents are David and Linda Cooper of Plano, Texas, and Gary and Shyrl Luea of Ellis, Kan.
Rhonda and Zachary Shafran announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Camille Anne, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Congregation Beth Torah.
Camille is the granddaughter of Cecille and Albert Silverman and Tannye and Malcolm Shafran.
Ben Slotnick, a resident of Brookdale at Grand Court in Overland Park, turned 103 on Nov. 20 and celebrated Friday, Nov. 29, with a party.
Being a centenarian doesn’t slow this small but mighty man down one bit.
In fact, family and friends often complain they can’t find Slotnick in his apartment. Chances are, he’s out and about, zipping around the property on his electric blue scooter.
Slotnick was born in Chelsea, Mass, and moved with his family to the Kansas City area before the age of 2. His parents had immigrated to the United States from Russia. He began work as a young boy in a family delicatessen where his two older sisters taught him to count change.
That was the beginning of a strong lifelong work ethic. He delivered industrial laundry for more than 40 years. He has always been a little but mighty man, lifting 100-pound barrels.
Slotnick was married to the love of his life, Helen Schwartz Slotnick, for 69 years and has two sons. His lifelong passions include family, cars, boating, fishing and life at the Lake of the Ozarks. He has always been a build-it or fix-it kind of guy, volunteered at the Jewish Community Center building sets for White Theatre and helping with B’nai B’rith youth.
Slotnick is still known as “Uncle Benny” to the hundreds of youth he has interacted with. He was active with the Boy Scouts of America and is an honorary member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say with the rank of Warrior.
Justin and Sonia Cinnamon of Stamford, Conn., announce the birth Aug. 14 of a son, Ethan Nathaniel.
Grandparents are Allen and Judy Cinnamon of Leawood; Anna Kuznetsov and Timour Janash of Norwalk, Conn.; and Pavel Kuznetsov and Diane Simanovich of West Hartford, Conn.
Deborah and Ronald M. Feldman of Canyon Country, Calif., formally of Kansas City, Mo., announce the engagement of their son, Sean Robert Feldman, to Saralyn Michelle Wilhelmi, the daughter of Ginger and Daniel Wilhelmi of Detroit.
The bride-to-be attended Ferris State University in Westland, Mich., and is currently an assistant film editor at BASE FX Studios in Van Nuys, Calif.
The groom’s grandparents are Leora Moses Romano of Lake View Terrace, Calif., and Sheila and Horace Alton Moses of Caldwell, Texas, and the late Sylvia Ruth Eveloff Feldman of Overland Park. He attended the College of the Canyons in Santa Clara, Calif., and currently works at Helping Hands for the Blind of The American Way in Van Nuys.
The couple met when they were both working for Universal Studios of Los Angeles. The wedding is planned for Oct. 31, 2015.
