14 — HE JEWISH CHRONICLE DECEMBER 15, 2011
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Engagements
Births Carmeli: Alison Spatz Levine and Daniel Carmeli announce the birth of their daughter, Noa Spatz Carmeli, Nov. 5. Grandparents are Max Levine and Hilary Spatz and Aviva and Rami Carmeli of New York City. Great-grandparents are Phyllis (Sidney) Spatz and Mildred (Harry) Levine.
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Farkas/Richman: Charlese and Joel Farkas announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Jennifer, to Robert Richman, son of Harriet and Dr. Lawrence Richman of Bath, Ohio. Emily graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in media communications. She is the senior manager of campaign at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. Robert attended American University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is an attorney in private practice. Emily’s grandparents are Annette K. Liptz, Jeanne Lichter Podolsky, and the late Harold Farkas. Roberts’s grandparents are Ruth Ungar and the late Joseph Ungar and Dorothy Richman and the late Ernest Richman.
Shapira/Valler: Susie Shapira and W. Michael Valler Jr. announce the birth of their son, Aidan Robert, July 29. Grandparents are Barbara and Danny Shapira and Nina and William Valler Sr. Great-grandmother is Helen Carpenter. Aidan is named in loving memory of his maternal great-grandfather, Robert Carpenter. His Hebrew name, Calev Shaul, is in loving memory of his maternal and paternal great-grandfathers, Cuddy Briskin and Saul Shapira.
B’nai Mitzva Matthew Eric Scott, son of Amy and Jeffrey Scott, will become a bar mitzva Saturday, Dec. 17, at 10:30 a.m. at Temple Sinai. Grandparents are Linda and Leonard Bernstein, the late Maxine Scott, and Bill Scott.