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Deborah Kaplan died on November 12, 2006 at the age of 53. She was born in Chicago, Ill. in 1952. Kaplan was an assistant professor of communication at the University of Washington, where she taught narrative journalism. Her entire career was spent in journalism, including stints at the Detroit FreeContinue Reading

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Hunter will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on January 6, 2007 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island. Hunter is the son of Jerry Goldberg of Mercer Island and Julie Finholm of Gig Harbor, and the brother of Julian and Christian. His grandparents are Len and Dolly Goldberg of Portland,Continue Reading

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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 lateContinue Reading

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Rachael will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on December 16, 2006 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island. Rachael is the daughter of Aileen and Aaron Okrent and the sister of Joshua. Her grandparents are Phyllis and Leon Moss of Spokane, Joan Okrent of Bellevue, and the late Eugene Okrent.Continue Reading

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Hannah will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on December 9, 2006 at Temple Beth Am in Seattle. Hannah is the daughter of Michael Collins and Heidi Noun of Seattle and the sister of Kate. Her grandparents are Joan and Norman Noun of Minneapolis, Minn. and Kevin Collins of Staten Island, N.Y.Continue Reading

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Murray Shiff died in Seattle on November 19, 2006. He was 84. Murray was born in Sandomierz, Poland on April 2, 1922. He emigrated to Toronto, Ont. with his family in 1931, and earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago in 1949 and a Master’s of Social WorkContinue Reading

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Sheldon Garber of Kirkland died on October 28, 2006 in a motorcycle accident. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on July 20, 1953 and most recently served as a machinist for the U.S. Post office. Sheldon is survived by his mother, Selma; siblings Linda (Richie) and Martin, both of Eugene,Continue Reading