Happenings: November/December 2016

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Ilana Aisen, WGF Alum (Class 20), on becoming Executive Director of JPRO Network.

Cheryl Drazin, WHP Alum (Dallas 13), on becoming Regional Director for the Anti-Defamation League.

Steven Exler, WGF Alum (Class 17), on being invited by President Barak Obama to speak at the White House Hanukkah Party.

Ari Gauss, WGF Alum (Class 13), on receiving the Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence Award from Hillel International.

Stephen Hazan Arnoff, WGF Alum (Class 13), on becoming Executive Director of the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ).

Cari Immerman, WHP Alum (Cleveland 1), on becoming Midwest and Central Regional Director for the Friends of United Hatzalah. 

Rachel Isaacs, WGF Alum (Class 19), on being invited by President Barak Obama to speak at the White House Hanukkah Party.

Peter Joseph, WHP Alum (NY/Skadden), on being honored by the Israel Policy Forum. 

Harry Nelson, WHP Alum (Los Angeles 05), on completing his book, From Obamacare to TrumpCare: Why You Should Care.

Ethan Tucker, WGF Alum (Class 11), on publishing his book, Gender Equality and Prayer in Jewish Law. 

Simcha Willig, WGF Alum (Class 22), on defending his dissertation, The Greatness of Humanity: A Textual Analysis of Rabbi Nathan Tzvi Finkel’s innovative psycho-religious educational philosophy. 

MAZAL TOV TO:

Elka Abrahamson, The Wexner Foundation President, and her husband Misha Zinkow on becoming first-time grandparents to Levi Oz, son of Elan and Orly ZInkow. 

Mijal Bitton, WGF Alum (Class 24), and her husband Sion Setton on the birth of their son Nati.

Elisha Gechter, The Wexner Foundation Program Manager, Wexner Israel Programs, and her husband Sam on the birth of their son Erez Uriel.

Daniel Goldberg, WGF Fellow (Class 27), and his wife Dina on the birth of their son Yeshaya Ephraim.

Shoshana Gross, WGF Alum (Class 29), and her husband Chaim on the birth of their son Elan Zalman.

Michael Adam Latz, WGF Alum (Class 8), and his husband Michael Simon on the bat mitzvah of their daughter Noa.

Avi Miller, WGF Alum (Class 23), and his wife Sarah on the birth of their son Akiva Baer.

David Russo, WGF Alum (Class 19), and his wife Rebecca on the birth of their son Leor Yonah.

Leah Sarna, WGF Fellow (Class 27), on her engagement to Ethan Schwartz. 

Rachel Scherzer, WHP Member (Greater MetroWest, NJ 15), on the bar mitzvah of her twin sons.

Aliza Storchan, TWF Administrative Associate, on her marriage to Ira Tick.

Farrah Udell, WGF Alum (Class 21), and her husband Jeffrey on the birth of their son Caleb.

Josh Weinberg, WHP Alum (Washington DC 13), and his wife Alyson on the bat mitzvah of their daughter Raina.

Shmuly Yanklowitz, WGF Alum (Class 19), and his wife Shoshana on the birth of their daughter Maya Neshama.

CONDOLENCES TO:

Avi Biran, WIF Alum (Class 15), on the death of his father David Biran z”l. 

Jonathan Schreiber, WGF Alum (Class 5), on the death of his father Bert Schreiber z”l.