Irene “Dolly” Sylvia Gulko Fehr recently celebrated her 90th birthday at the Bristol Restaurant in Leawood, Kansas, with her family and friends around her.
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey will celebrate its 32nd year as the official second home of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, and KCFAA’s commitment to offering arts programs to underserved youth, with a Sept. 30 gala.
Paul and Susan Himmelstein announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Abigail Esther Himmelstein at 10:30 am, Saturday, Sept. 10, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Abigail is the granddaughter of Harry and Gail Himmelstein of Leawood, and Ken and Jill Brandt of Fairway.
Dr. Eli and Tamar Miller of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, announce the birth on May 17 of a son, Eitan Yerucham. Eitan is the grandson of Dr. Roberta and Brian Miller of Northbrook, Illinois, and Elana and Avi Rock of Pikesville, Maryland. He is the 12th great-grandchild of Gertrude Epstein.
Zachary Spiegel, the son of Wendy and Charlie Spiegel, became a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, May 21, at Temple Shalom in Dallas, Texas.
Zachary is the grandson of Janet and Lou Bordman of Prairie Village, Kansas, and Ann Spiegel-Yazgoor of Palm Harbor, Florida. He is the great-grandson of Grace Davis of New Haven, Connecticut.
Michael and Allison Franke announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, David Michael Franke, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D., president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), will award Steve Berman with the Doctor of Jewish Nonprofit Management at graduation ceremonies in Los Angeles on May 16 at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills. Berman, executive director of Congregation Ohev Sholom, will be honored for 35 years of distinguished professional service as an alumnus of HUC-JIR.
