Matthew will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on November 21, 2009 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue.
Matthew is the son of Paul and Denise Manner of Mercer Island and the brother of Karl and Jessica. His grandparents are Phyllis Manner of New Rochelle, N.Y., the late George Manner and the late Theodore and Gloria Joffe.
Matthew is in the 7th grade at Islander Middle School. His interests include football, baseball and making movies. For his mitzvah project, Matthew made care packages for U.S. soldiers.