Richelle will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on May 22, 2010 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, on the same bimah where her mother became the first Bat Mitzvah when the synagogue opened in November 1971. Her grandfather became a Bar Mitzvah at Herzl in 1938.
Richelle is the daughter of Patricia Willner-Martin and Neil Martin of Bellevue and the sister of Allison. Her grandparents are Kathryn and James Martin of Edina, Minn., Ina Willner of Bellevue and the late Richard Willner.
Richelle is in the 7th grade at the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle. Her interests include attending Camp Solomon Schechter, acting and teching at Youth Theatre Northwest, Facebook, Skype, and texting with friends. For her mitzvah project, Richelle is raising money for the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces Bar/Bat Mitzvah LEGACY Program to send a child whose parent or sibling has been killed in action with the Israeli Defense Forces to summer camp in the United States.
Richelle Lillian Willner-Martin
