Emily celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on August 14, 2010, at a 4 p.m. mincha service at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue.
Emily is the daughter of Carol Schuster and John Kaplan, step-daughter of Brian Schuster, and step-daughter of Michelle Carmody Kaplan, all of Bellevue. She is sister to David and Daniel Kaplan, step-sister to Shoshana, Galya and Raphael Schuster, and half-sister to Thomas John Kaplan. Her grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. F. Alan and Marjorie Coombs of Salt Lake City, Utah, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Morton and Elaine Kaplan. Her step-grandparents are Rabbi Arlene Schuster of Bellevue and the late Dr. Joseph Schuster, Ms. Sharon Carmody of Seattle, and Mr. and Mrs. John and Sharlene Carmody of Edmonds.
Emily is an 8th grader at Odle Middle School. She enjoys reading, playing soccer, swimming, dancing, listening to music, and spending time with friends. For her Bat Mitzvah project, she is raising money for the Central Asia Institute, a program working to promote and provide community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Central Asia, made popular by Greg Mortensen’s book Three Cups of Tea.
Emily Ruth Kaplan
