Avi and Isabel were married August 24, 2008 in West Bloomfield, Mich., the hometown of the bride, at Congregation Beth Ahm.
Isabel is the daughter of Elias and Cecelia Friedenzohn of West Bloomfield, formerly of Chile.
Isabel holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in public health from the University of Michigan. Through the non-profit Academy Health, she serves as the deputy director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Coverage Initiatives program and consults with state policy leaders to develop progressive healthcare policies.
Avi is the son of Linda Kumin of Mercer Island and the late Ivri Kumin.
He was a valedictorian of his Mercer Island High School class of 1992 and graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Brandeis University. Avi received his LL.D. in 2000 from Yale University Law School, and is a partner in the employment law firm of Katz, Marshall and Banks in Washington, D.C.
Avi and Isabel live in Washington, D.C.