Ari celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on August 15, 2007 at Gate House in Lafayette, Colo. Ari is the son of Joel and Dr. Ruth Lieberman Rogers of Lafayette, Colo., and the brother of Eli. His grandparents are Bob and Bunny Rogers of Mercer Island, Dr. Lionel Lieberman of Tel Aviv,Continue Reading
Leon Benson Levy died on July 4, 2007. He was born on November 19, 1915 to Sadie and Sol G. Levy. Leon grew up in Port Angeles, where he became the first Cub Scout in the country. His father created the Cub Scouts because Leon was too young to beContinue Reading
Libby Epstein, 92, died on March 2, 2007 at the Caroline Kline Galland Home in Seattle. Libby was born and raised in Seattle, where she graduated from Garfield High School. She met her husband, Morris, at Redondo Beach, Wash. They were married in Tacoma in 1933. Libby was a lovingContinue Reading
Maddie celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on June 23, 2007 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle. Rabbi Daniel Weiner officiated. Maddie is the daughter of Stanley Mark and Paula Prewett and the sister of Emily Mark. She is the granddaughter of Jerry and Bernice Mark of Cincinnati, Ohio, and JackContinue Reading
Maya will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on August 18, 2007 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue. Maya is the daughter of Monte and Lisa Zwang of Bellevue and sister of Jenna. She is the granddaughter of Naomi Doble of Phoenix, Ariz., Dr. Hans Zwang of Coalinga, Calif., the late JoelContinue Reading
Leora will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on August 18, 2007 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island. Leora is the daughter of Renee and Eric Radman of Mercer Island and the sister of Josh. She is the granddaughter of David and Shirley Radman of Uniontown, Pa. and Jerome andContinue Reading
Sarah Rubin of Renton and Joel Zimmerman of Seattle have announced their engagement. They will be married on April 12, 2008 in Seattle. Sarah is the daughter of Charles and Ellen Rubin of Bellevue and the granddaughter of the late Charles and Rita Degginger and the late Sam and FannieContinue Reading
Jacob will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on August 4, 2007 at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth. Jacob is the son of Kevin and Lea Hanan and the brother of Albert and Joey. His grandparents are Marilyn Behar, Albert Behar, and Bob and Doris Hanan. Jacob will enter the 8th-Grade at Seattle HebrewContinue Reading
Josh will become Bar Mitzvah August 18, 2007 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle. Josh is the son of Laurie and Michael Barokas and the brother of Aaron. His grandparents are Saralee P. Warnick of Tacoma and the late Alan Warnick, and Barbara and Morgan Barokas of Bellevue. JoshContinue Reading
Dr. Orly Steinberg and Jill Ginsberg announce the arrival of their son Jude Alexander on June 1, 2007 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. He weighed 6 lbs., 11oz. and measured 21 in. long. Jude is the brother of Reuben. He is the grandson of Chaim and Lea Steinberg of Houston,Continue Reading
Raphael will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on August 4, 2007 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue. Raphael is the son of Terri Schuster and Brian and Carol Schuster. He is the brother of Shoshana and Galya Schuster and David, Daniel and Emily Kaplan. His grandparents are Dr. Joseph and RabbiContinue Reading
Zach will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on July 28, 2007 at Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation in Seattle. Zach is the son of Rachel and Alex Sassoon and the brother of Jonathan, Tamar and Joshua. He is the grandson of Rabbi Robert and Lesley Kaplan of North Miami Beach, Fla. andContinue Reading
Joshua and Kim Isaac announce the arrival of their daughter Sophie Tova on May 25, 2007 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. She weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz. and was 19-1/2 in. long. Sophie is the sister of Jacob and Sam. She is the granddaughter of Kate and Henry Haas ofContinue Reading
Leisa and Paul Goldberg announce the birth of their son Simon (Si) Ezra Portman on June 4, 2007 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. He weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz. and was 19-1/2 in. long. Simon is the grandson of Debbie and Jeff Portman of Deland, Fla., Rosemary Ovadia of BellevueContinue Reading
Paul and Gina Benezra of Snoqualmie announce the arrival of their son Benjamin Leon, born at Overlake Hospital on May 12, 2007 at 9:50 p.m. He weighed 5 lbs., 8 oz. and was 19 in. long. Ben is the grandson of David and Eileen Mintz of Mercer Island, Sandra BenezraContinue Reading
Mishala celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on June 30, 2007 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle. Mishala is the daughter of Ed Horowitz and Lori Hara-Horowitz of Sammamish and the sister of Arieh Horowitz. Her grandparents are Vic and Adrienne Hara of Bellevue and Joan Horowitz of Tacoma. Mishala completedContinue Reading
Meredith Lesch and Scott Solomon announce their engagement on May 26, 2007 while visiting Seattle. They will be married in Seattle in the summer of 2008. Meredith is the daughter of Millard and Wendy Lesch of Seattle and the granddaughter of Charlette Kessler of Seattle, the late Harry “Ackie” KesslerContinue Reading
Floyd Jack Lamken died June 21, 2007, in Eugene, Ore. He was 91 years old. He was born in Tacoma and had been a lifelong resident. Floyd graduated from Stadium High School, attended the University of Salt Lake and the University of Washington. He was an Army veteran of WorldContinue Reading
Rafi and Rebecca Finegold of Brighton, Mass. announce the arrival of their daughter Ayelet Rina on May 25, 2007 at 11:21 p.m. Ayelet is the sister of Bentzion Yair and the granddaughter of Sharon and Larry Finegold of Seattle and Jeff and Deborah Raub of Sharon, Mass. She is theContinue Reading
Gabriel Cohen, Jewish educator and community activist, died on May 18, 2007 in Bellevue from complications of a stroke suffered in July 2005, immediately following his testimony arguing for the rights of the homeless to the King County Council. Gabriel was born on April 19, 1926 in Montreal, Canada andContinue Reading
