Sasha M. Raab, J.D., graduated from KU’s School of Law, class of 2020. She received the Law Class of 1949 Award for Leadership, which is giv-en annually to the student who, in the opinion of the faculty, contributed most significantly to the overall experience of the students in Green Hall.
Dara and David Granoff announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Zachary, on June 13 at BIAV. He has two siblings, Gabbie and Simon.
(JNS) Gilad Shalit, the former IDF soldier captured by Hamas and held in captivity in the Gaza Strip for more than five years, got engaged over the weekend.
Nitsan Alter and Tyler Greif were married on June 13, 2019, in a beachfront wedding in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tyler grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and is a graduate of the Pembroke Hill School and Emory University in Atlanta. Having lived in New York City for the last 20 years, he is currently Founder and CEO of HomeBase, a private investment and advisory firm.
He is the son of Randee Krakauer Kelley and of Lee Greif, both of Prairie Village, and is the grandson of the late Kenneth and Jane Rieger Krakauer of Kansas City and the late Murray and Adele Greif of New York. He also is the step-son of Amy Stepp Greif (Lee) and Michael Kelley (Randee).
Nitsan grew up in Israel and is a fashion designer, having worked for such brands as Zac Posen, Rosie Assoulin and Mary Kantranzo. After serving in the Israeli military she graduated from Istituto Marangoni University in London. She is the daughter of Gila and the late Ilan Alter, the step-daughter of Hagai Nivron, and the granddaughter of Zvi and Chaya Alter and Janos and Tamar Damon, all of Israel.
After the couple lived for a period in London they currently reside in SoHo in New York City.
Rachel Ann and Stephen Scott Sher of Culver City, California, announce the birth of their son, Devin Noah Sher, on Sept. 18, 2019. Grandparents are Linda House and the late Harold J. House of Overland Park, Denise Sher of Oceanside, California, and Michael and Julie Sher of Shanghai, China. Great-grandparents are Susan Sher of Perris, California, and Philip Gianni of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Great-grandparents of blessed memory are Samuel and Jean Rogozenski, Isidor and Rose House of Kansas City and Kenneth Sher of Perris, California.
Sara and Derek Meklir of Los Angeles announce the birth of their second daughter, Lennon Eloise, born Dec. 26, 2019; big sister is Micah Linda. Sara is formerly of Prairie Village. Grandparents are Allen and Susan Lebovitz, Sam Meklir and the late Linda Meklir of Detroit. Great-grandparents are Kate Lebovitz and the late Eugene Lebovitz. Lennon Eloise is named after her maternal great-grandfather and paternal grandmother.
Akiva and Yehudit Lebovitz of Jerusalem announce the birth of their son, Yair Chaim, on Jan. 14, 2020. They are also the parents of Yitzchak.
Maternal grandparents are Esther Goldstein and the late Rabbi Yitzchak Goldstein. Paternal grandparents are Dr. Yaron and Tzipporah Lebovitz of Beit Shemesh, Israel. Dr. Lebovitz is formerly of Kansas City and was a student at the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy.
Great-grandparents are Dr. George and Aviva Lebovitz, formerly of Kansas City. Dr. Lebovitz was a teacher at HBHA. Great-great-grandparents are Kate Lebovitz of Village Shalom and the late Eugene Lebovitz. Yair has been named after his great-great-grandfather.
Kate Lebovitz, a Holocaust survivor, is thrilled to have 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Tiferet and Brian Mayer announce the birth Jan. 4, 2020, of a son, Nathan Benjamin Mayer. They are also the parents of Mason Alexander Mayer.
Grandparents are Pam Margolis of Columbus, Ohio; Cynthia and Rabbi Raphael Ostrovsky, Munster, Indiana; and Shari and Robert Mayer, Hazel Crest, Illinois.
Marla and Gideon Stein of Jerusalem announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Adi Shahar Stein, on Dec 24.
The ceremony will be held at Robinson’s Arch — the egalitarian prayer section of the Western Wall. Grandparents are Chana and Wilfred Stein of Jerusalem and Arlene Shalinsky of Prairie Village and the late Leo Shalinsky. Adi will be joined by her parents, grandparents, older siblings, Yosef and Yael, and U.S. and Israeli aunts, uncles and cousins for the occasion including a family trip to Jordan immediately following.
Adi is a seventh-grader at the Leyada middle school in Jerusalem. She is an avid fan of reading, art, dance and music — especially musical productions. She enjoys traveling with her family both in Israel and abroad and also camping with her youth group. She has attended Camp Ramah in both Colorado and Northern California for the past five summers. Adi also had an aliyah on her 12th birthday, Rosh Hodesh Nisan, (which fell on April 6, 2019) at the Conservative synagogue of Beit HaKerem, Jerusalem. Adi was proud to wear her new tallit, purchased in support of Women of the Wall organization, which meets on Rosh Hodesh at the Western Wall.
