Celebrations

Cynthia and Arthur Liebenthal of Leawood announce the engagement of their son, Adam Matthew Liebenthal, to Melissa Beth Goldsher, daughter of Barbara and Allan Goldsher, Tewksbury, Mass.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Fay and the late Seymour Poles and Pat and the late David Goldsher. She attended Boston University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in communications, majoring in advertising and psychology. She is a member of Delta Gamma sorority. She is currently employed as marketing director for EF Explore America in Cambridge, Mass.

The future groom is the grandson of the late Florence and Herman Wasserman and Clara Liebenthal and the late Irving Liebenthal. He attended Indiana University as an undergraduate, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in public financial management, and Boston University as a graduate student, earning a master’s degree in investment management. He is a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. He is currently employed as a prime brokerage account manager at JP Morgan in Boston.

A June 29 wedding at The Crane Estate in Ipswich, Mass., is planned.

Justin and Blair Kaplan, Chicago, announce the birth July 10 of a daughter, Noa Blakely Kaplan.

Grandparents are Bruce and Marcie Kaplan, Leawood, and Chuck and Cathy Schwartz, Wheeling, Ill. Great-grandparents are Norman and Rochelle Kramer of Lincolnshire, Ill., and Dorothy Kaplan of Creve Coeur, Mo.

Brian and Jenn Brockman announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, David Brockman, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Congregation Beth Shalom.

David is the grandson of Richard and Charlotte Brockman and Douglas and Dorothy Buchholz, and the great-grandson of the late Edith Pinsky.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush following the service.

Brian and Jenn Brockman announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Eden Brockman, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Eden is the granddaughter of Richard and Charlotte Brockman and Douglas and Dorothy Buchholz, and the great-granddaughter of the late Edith Pinsky.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush following the service.

Ilana and Joshua Merl of Brooklyn, N.Y., announce the birth Aug. 26 of a son, Asher Tzvi.

Grandparents are Rabbi Dr. Bernhard and Charlene Rosenberg of Edison, N.J., and Yitzchak and Carol Merl of Brooklyn.

Rabbi Neal Schuster and Tamara Lawson Schuster announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Eliana, at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 21, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Eliana is the granddaughter of Nancy Lawson and Dan Nagelvoort, of La Jolla, Calif., and the late Steven Lawson; and Arlene Schuster, of Bellevue, Wash., and the late Joseph Schuster.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush luncheon following the service.

Harold and Phyllis Hurst will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Sept. 15, with their children, Steve and Lucy Hurst, Anne and Mike Jacobs, Robert Hurst, and Susie Hurst and Daniel Sneh; grandchildren, Mindy and David Parmet, Joe Jacobs, Robyn and Seth Freiden, Jonathan and Shira Hurst-Sneh, Coby Hurst-Sneh, Josh, Rachel and Jessica Hurst; and great-grandchildren, Maya and Justin Parmet and Dylan and Kara Freiden.

“Nanny and Papa, you are both truly an inspiration and we feel blessed to have grown up knowing the love of two such special people. ‘Love is eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.’ ”

Craig and Jenny Safir announce the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Nathan, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Congregation Beth Torah.

Nathan is the grandson of Bob and Maxine Benson of Shawnee, Gloria Safir of New York and the late Stanley Safir.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and to attend the Kiddush following the service.

Sherry and David Worth announce the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Rebecca, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.

Rebecca is the granddaughter of Doris and Zolie Gilgus and Arlene and Jon Worth.

Larry and Joan Levinson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 1.

In celebration of their anniversary, the couple took a cruise to Grand Cayman and Cozumel. Joining them were their children and spouses, Suzy and Brian Marley, Palm Harbor, Fla., and Scott Levinson, Overland Park, along with their grandchildren, Connor and Reece Marley and Molly and Kate Levinson.

The entire family will also be in town to celebrate their 50th Anniversary.