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Jacksonville Jewish News • April 2013
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LIFECYCLES Birth
Dr. Mark and Roz Abramson announce the birth of their grandson Henry Rhys Mooney on Feb. 6, 2013, in Santa Fe, N.M. Parents are Drs. Alexandra AbramsonMooney and Barrett Mooney. Grandparents are Melinda and Jeff Cramer. Great-grandparents are Roslyn and Bernard Abramson of New Jersey, and Rochelle Segal of Orlando.
B’nai Mitzvah
Mackie Scott Garwood, son of Simon and Judi Garwood, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah on April 13, 2013, at Congregation Ahavath Chesed. Sharing in the simcha will be his grandparents Marvin and Joanne Specter of Eastchester, N.Y., Adrienne EO Jackson of Jacksonville, and many other friends and family. Mackie is a seventh-grade honors student at The Bolles School. He is a percussionist in the middle school band and also volunteers as an usher for the Jacksonville Symphony. Mackie enjoys soccer for the JYSC Fury select team, playing basketball for Bolles, AAU, and attending Camp Winnebago in the summer. Jacob Dean Glassman, son of Dean and Lisa Glassman, was called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah on March 16, 2013, at the Congregation Ahavath Chesed. Sharing in the simcha was his sister Sienna, 22, Gabriella, 21, and Julian, 15; his grandmother Elinor Glassman and the late Dr. Jacob Glassman of Miami Beach; and grandparents LaVerna Sanford of Delaware, and Norman and Sharon Sanford of Belleview. Aunts, uncles and cousins also attended, coming from Seattle to Baltimore. Jacob is a seventh-grade honors student at The Bolles School. He loves to play basketball and was on the seventh grade team as well as playing AAU. Jacob
also played football for the Bolles middle school. Currently he plays the clarinet in the middle school band. When Jacob is not outside shooting the ball he is playing his X box. Travis Melamed, son of Kevin and Bonnie Melamed, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzva on Shabbat, April 6, 2013, at Etz Chaim Synagogue. Sharing in the simcha will be his brother Brandon along with many family and friends from across the United States and other countries. Travis is in the seventh-grade honors program at Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School. Travis has been a dedicated student of Cuong Nhu (Vietnamese martial arts) for over five years. Travis became an open water certified scuba diver in 2012 and loves being a scuba buddy with his dad. He also enjoys hiking, canoeing, camping and is an active member of NCSY Jacksonville of the Etz Chaim Youth Department. Travis wants to become a paleontologist.
Marriage
Sarah Michelle Anderson and Lawton Donnie Daniels were married at the Jacksonville Jewish Center on March 3, 2013. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Anderson, and the granddaughter of the late Dr. William and Mrs. Martha Stromberg, and Mrs. Margaret Anderson. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a degree in history, and teaches at Mandarin High School. Lillian Anderson served as her sister’s maid of honor. Among bridesmaids and attendants were long-time friends Andrea Seebol and Julia Kufman. The groom is the son of Sherry Binter of Branson, Mo., and the grandson of Sandra and the
late Lawton Daniels of Kissimmee. He is also a graduate of the University of Central Florida, with a degree in finance, and is an operations analyst with Deutsche Bank. Grady Roach served as his brother’s best man. Following a Disney World honeymoon, the couple will reside in Jacksonville, to the delight of the bride’s parents.
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community. The Vandroff Art Gallery presents monthly exhibits of the work of local artists. The birthday celebration kicks off with a fundraising party on April 20. A complete schedule of
birthday events is online at www. jcajax.org/birthday. Stein noted the importance of the partnership between the JCA and the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville, “The money Federation gives to the JCA is very important.” The JCA is a beneficiary agency of the Federation.
Accomplishments
Marilyn Feldstein’s article “Are You Building Strong Career Relationships?” has been published in the December T+D Magazine, and her article “Know Your Professional Value and Learn How to Leverage it to Get What You Want—and Deserve,” has been published online in the January T+D Magazine. In addition, her book Infoline: Defining and Leveraging Your Professional Value was published in February by the American Society for Training and Development. Marilyn is a certified career coach, founder of Career Choices Unlimited, and an author.
Sympathy
… to the family of Elliot Shapiro, father of Joel (Sylvia) Shapiro and Robin (Bill) Heston, grandfather of Joshua, Sarah, Jessica and Rachel Shapiro and Jacob and Neve Heston and brother of Marcia Ehrlich. Elliot died Feb. 25, 2013. Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. … to the family of Howard Wolpin, who died March 5, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Carole; his children Rick (Cindy) Wolpin, Allison (Sven Erik) Jansson, Michele Katz (Christie Radney), and Jeffrey (Stacy) Katz; and grandchildren Matt (Kat) Wolpin, Travis (Crystal) Wolpin, Daniel Jansson, Jacob and Maddie Abraham. Contributions may be made to the Debbie Katz Fund for Ramah Scholarship at the Jacksonville Jewish Center, or to Jewish Family & Community Services. To submit an item for lifecycles, please email it to jjn@ jewishjacksonville.org. Deadline is the 6th of the month. For guidelines of how to write Bar/ Bat Mitzvah, wedding or obituary announcements, go to jewishjacksonville.org/news under “Share your news.”
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