Ella Claire Jerwick, daughter of Jennifer and Brad Jerwick, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Ella is the granddaughter of Fran and Jeff Winstock of Memphis, Tennessee, and Mindi and Alan Jerwick. Great-grandparents are Marjorie Jerwick and Annette Brown of Lincolnshire, Illinois. Ella has two siblings, Jack and Samantha.
A seventh grade student at Lakewood Elementary School, Ella participates in competitive and school cheer. She loves animals and enjoys art, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Her mitzvah project was raising money to buy supplies to make “Happy Kits” for patients at Children’s Mercy Hospital.