Carla and Neil Banoff of Skokie, Illinois, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Michelle Banoff, to Matthew Phillip Rothenberg, son of Cheryl Wolkoff of Lyndhurst, Ohio, and Marc Rothenberg of University Heights, Ohio.
Janet Mark and Frank Lipsman announce the engagement of their son, Jacob Emmanuel Lipsman, to Rachel Jessica Zoller, daughter of Debbie and Leon Zoller.
Stephanie and Bruce Gershon announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Alexandra Gershon, to Eliot David Andre, son of Lori and Brian Andre.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Jackie and Bob Gershon, and Harriet Siess and the late Alvin Siess. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}She attended the University of Denver where she was a member of A Cappella Singing Group and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work. She is the lead group therapist at Compass Health Center in Northbrook, Illinois.
The future groom is the grandson of Evelyn and Henry Neu, Anita Andre Stringer and Dan Andre. He also attended the University of Denver, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental science and geography. He is the general manager of Lori’s Shoes in Chicago, Illinois.
An Oct. 18 wedding at Starlight Theatre is planned.{/mprestriction}
On June 29 Melynn Sight, president of nSight Marketing, received the Ben Craig Distinguished Award. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}The award is presented by the Overland Park Rotary and is their highest recognition.
The award requires nomination by fellow Rotarians; confirmation by her peers that Sight’s work in the community — as a youth mentor at University Academy, charitable giving of her time and marketing and business skills to local charities and involvement in Rotary since 1996 — is something to celebrate.{/mprestriction}
Martin and Irene Goldstein will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 11, 2015. The couple was married on July 11, 1965, in St. Louis, Missouri. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}They have been very active in the Kansas City Jewish community since moving here in 1973. They are current members of Congregation Beth Torah. This loving union has created two sons, David Goldstein and his wife, Deborah, and Brian Goldstein and his wife, Tamara. They have four granddaughters, Leah, Meredith, Marisa and Julia Goldstein. The entire family will commemorate this milestone event together with a trip to Breckenridge, Colorado, at the end of July.{/mprestriction}
Wendy Lipp of Vandalia, Ohio, and Joseph Goldwasser and Carolyn Braverman of Overland Park, Kansas, announce the engagement of their son, Jared Alex Goldwasser, to Amanda Eve Hasten, daughter of Dora Hasten of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Edward Hasten of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Marcia and Edwin Soltz of Overland Park, Kansas, announce the engagement of their son, Scott Soltz to Melanie Mirowitz, daughter of Jacqueline Herzog of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Scott Mirowitz of Chicago, Illinois.
Matthew Richard von Ende, son of Richard von Ende and Dr. Harriet Langley of Leawood, Kansas, graduated from Dickinson College on May 17 with a bachelor of arts in political science. von Ende is a graduate of American Hebrew Academy.
Jacob Bell recently graduated from Blue Valley High School and was awarded the Faculty Scholarship, an academic scholarship to attend Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, this fall. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}Jacob was also recruited to be a member of the school’s golf team. He is the son of Marla and Jeff Bell.{/mprestriction}
Debbie Sosland-Edelman and Alan Edelman announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Kate Edelman, to Ari Joshua Fine, son of Renee and Howard Fine of Saratoga, California.
