Joshua celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on September 6, 2008 at Bikur Cholim Machziday Hadath in Seattle.
Joshua is the son of Jerry and Carol Strassman of Seattle and the brother of Danny, Aaron, and Sarah. His grandparents are Audrey Bergman of Spokane and the late Bradley Bergman, the late Luba Klarfeld, and the late Herman Klarfeld.
Joshua is in the 7th grade at Seattle Hebrew Academy. He plays on the SHA basketball team and is a sports enthusiast.