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Mindi Ellis and James Ellis announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Shayna Michelle, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Congregation Beth Torah. Shayna is the granddaughter of Irene and Saul Ellis, Florence Susman and Erv and Jean Susman. She is the great-granddaughter of Reeva Brown. Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service. |
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Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz and Scott Halasz of Dayton, Ohio, announce the birth Oct. 7 of their son, Jonah Elliott Halasz. Maternal grandparents are Martin and Lynn Pollman and Howard and Beatrice Bodney, all of Overland Park; paternal grandparents are Jerry and Maxine Halasz of Centerville, Ohio. Great-grandparents are Frieda Pollman of Overland Park and Evalyne Halasz of Richardson, Texas. Jonah’s middle name is in memory of his father’s aunt, Esther Mendelsohn. |
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Rachel Rubin and David Williams announce the adoption of their son, Jacob Benjamin Williams. Grandparents are Debra and Ben Rubin and the late Karl and Ethel Williams. Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate with the family at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Congregation Beth Shalom when Jacob will be named during services, then attend the Kiddush luncheon sponsored by Debra and Ben Rubin. |
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Rhonda and Brian Levinson announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Alexandra Rose, at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, at Congregation Kol Ami. Aly is the granddaughter of Daniel and Ann Stern, Richard Levinson and Phyllis Walt, and Willard and Kathleen Keylon. Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service. |
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Phillip and Judith Samuels of Buffalo Grove, Ill., announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Avi Matthew Samuels, on Sunday, Dec. 13, at Congregation Beth Judea in Long Grove, Ill. Avi is the grandson of Leona Molotsky and the late Dr. Hyman Molotsky and Joseph and Inez Samuels of Chicago. He is the great-grandson of Abraham and Bertha Molotsky of Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada. |
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Melisa Glasberg and Joseph Van Buskirk were married Sunday, Aug. 23, at Elk Cove Vineyards, Gaston, Ore., with Rabbi Elizabeth Dunsker officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Barbara and Barry Glasberg of Leawood and the granddaughter of the late Ray and Henry Maslansky and the late Constance and Louis Glasberg.
The groom is the son of Nina and Ralph Martinez of San Diego and Thomas and Cindi Van Buskirk of Tucson, Ariz., and the grandson of Sidney and Gloria Lewon of Menlo Park, Calif., the late Leah Lewon and the late Helen and Wallace Van Buskirk.
The maid of honor was Dawn Gale of Prairie Village. Bridal attendants were Rachel Norris of Los Angeles and Claire Sullivan of Portland, Ore.
The best man was Benjamin Van Buskirk of Honolulu. Groom’s attendants were Greg Campbell of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Dewayne Dickerson of Oakland, Calif.
The flower girl was Nina McNay of Prairie Village and the ring bearer was William Van Buskirk of Honolulu.
After a honeymoon traveling around Turkey, the couple reside in Beaverton, Ore. |
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