Joshua will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on December 30, 2006 at Great Synagogue Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa.
Joshua is the son of Andrew and Michele Appelbaum of Bellevue, and the brother of Julia. He is the grandson of Rhoda Appelbaum and Sarah Daitsh of Cape Town, the late Jack Appelbaum and the late Joseph Daitsh.
Joshua is a 7th-grader at the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle. He enjoys playing premier soccer, reading, listening to music, and attending Camp Solomon Schechter.