Karl will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on March 22, 2008 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue.
Karl is the son of Denise Joffe and Paul Manner of Mercer Island and the brother of Matthew Manner and Jessica. His grandparents are Phyllis Manner of New Rochelle, N.Y. and the late George Manner and the late Gloria and Theodore Joffe.
Karl is a student at Islander Middle School. His hobbies include playing the clarinet, skiing, basketball and baseball.