Class Notes: News From Our Alumni Class of 1979 Mazel Tov to Adam Berkowitz on the publishing of his first novel, The Hope Merchant, which is available on Amazon. Class of 1990 Welcome back to Marsha and former student Phil Goldwasser who are now the proud parents of two GOA students — Noam in 6th grade and Shayna in 3rd grade. They also celebrated the bar mitzvah of their oldest son, Avi, on December 1, 2013. Class of 1997 Mazel Tov to Sara Kahn-Troster and David Freidenreich on the birth of their son, Jacob Meir, on February 5, 2014. Congratulations to the growing family and big sister Naomi who live in Maine where Sara is finishing up a Master’s of Public Health at the University of Southern Maine. Mazel Tov to Erica and Ari Zuckerman on the birth of their daughter, Abigail Dalia born on January 30, 2014. Abigail joins her big sister Sofia who is two years old (below).
working as the Head of Business Support Services (Chief Financial and Operating Officer) for the British Council Israel office. Class of 2001 Mazel Tov to Evan Majzner and Lindsay Kowalsky on their wedding. The couple celebrated along with other GOA alumni.
Class of 2002 Congratulations to Jason Lichtman who was married to Shannon Janele Johnson (Now Shannon Janele Lichtman) on September 21, 2013 in beautiful Redstone, Colorado. Mazel tov to Jessica (Meier) Werner and Jason Werner on a new daughter on April 23. Jason wrote: “Mia Rose Werner joined our family last night, four weeks early, at 6:09 PM weighing 6lbs, 1oz and measuring 19 inches. Mia and Jess are both healthy and Jess and I could not be happier.”
Mazel Tov to Arie Belok on his recent engagement to Heather O’Neil. Mazel tov to Justin Pines and Tali Goldberg on their wedding in April. Class of 2003 Kol Hakavod to Jeffrey Yoskowitz for being named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30. Mazel Tov to Mindy Brittner and her fiancé Jackson on their engagement and upcoming 2015 wedding. Mazel Tov to Danielle Haber and Josh Cohen on their engagement, they are looking forward to a summer 2014 wedding.
Class of 1999 Mazel Tov to Chanan Golub who made Aliyah in August 2013 with his wife Sivia, son Zev (22 months old) and dog Buddy. They currently live in Modiin, Israel. Chanan begun
Mazel tov to Rena Kaufmann and Matthew Abrams who welcomed their son, Joseph Michael, on March 13.
Class of 2004 Mazel Tov to Jill Rudnitzky on her engagement to Ben Haghani which took place on December 21, 2013. Jill is the Vice President of the michael alan group, a marketing and event production company based in New York City. Ben Haghani is the Founder of Steelpoint Properties, a real estate development and acquisition firm, also based in New York City. The wedding is scheduled for later in 2014.
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