Celebrations

On Oct. 14, 2012, Don and Harriet Boresow celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.

Harriet Bordman and Don Boresow were married Oct. 14, 1957, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah at 69th & Holmes, Kansas City, Mo.

They were married in the chapel where Rabbi Samuel Mayerberg performed the ceremony. A dinner at the Bellerive Hotel followed.

A dinner was held in honor of their anniversary, given by their children. It was held at the Grand Street Café and the Boresows said it was a very special time, celebrating with their children and just being together.

Rochelle and Ed Kanter, Leawood, and Marina and Vladimir Bondar, Overland Park, announce the engagement of their respective children, Shane Jerome Kanter and Julia Bondar.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Polina and Ilya Kantor and the late Yelizaveta and Nison Bondar. She attended New York University Stern School of Business, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and international business. She was a member of the Lion King Fan Club and Ladies of 6C. She is currently employed in mobile strategy and development at American Express in Chicago.

The future groom is the grandson of Allen and the late Donna Levine and the late Joe and Esther Kanter. He attended the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Planning, earning a Master of Arts degree in architecture, focusing on acoustics. He was a member of Competitive Book Binding and the Merry Pranksters. He is currently employed as a consultant at Threshold Acoustics in Chicago.

A Sept. 1 wedding at The Kill Devil Club is planned.

Allen Laner and Marlene Katz Glasser (both from Kansas City) were married Aug. 17 in Aspen, Colo.

Both their families attended for a week’s celebration. They are making their home in Dallas.

Karen Glickstein and Donald Swartz announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Aaron Swartz, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.

Aaron is the grandson of the late Connie Glickstein Emery and the late Aaron Glickstein and Ben and Joyce Swartz, Des Moines, Iowa.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service.

Sally and Gordon Slabotsky will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Saturday, Oct. 20, with family and friends. They were married on Oct. 26, 1947, at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Aaron and Leah Aft of Indianapolis announce the birth July 16 of a daughter, Olivia Rose. They are also the parents of Caleb Henry.

Grandparents are Shelley Hedrick and Tom Hedrick and Bruce and Sue Aft of Springfield, Va. Great-grandparents are Bob and Stella Hoffman and Esther Steinberg of Champaign, Ill.

Sarah Goldman has been named a National Merit Semifinalist, putting her in the top 1 percent of Kansas high school students graduating in 2013.

Finalists will be named in February 2013. Sarah is a senior at Shawnee Mission East High School and the daughter of Don Goldman and Martha Gershun. The family belongs to Congregation Beth Torah.

Jacob Stein recently earned his Eagle Scout Rank. Jacob is the son of Patty and Dr. Richard Stein and is a member of Troop 61 sponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom.

Jacob’s Eagle Project involved collecting art supplies and creating COPE kits for sick children at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

The Eagle Scout Award is the highest rank in Scouting, with only 3 percent of Scouts achieving this rank.

Renana and Michael Abrams announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Gabrielle, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Gabrielle is the granddaughter of Rabbi Raphael and Jeannette Miller, Delray Beach, Fla., and Erwin and Phyllis Abrams.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush following the service.

Steve and Melissa Dubinsky announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Jordyn Elizabeth, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday Oct. 20, at Congregation Beth Torah.

Jordyn is the granddaughter of Rhoda and the late Alan Grimsky of St. Louis, Mo., and Jay and Susan Dubinsky of St. Louis.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service.