Jonathan Valverde (center left) poses with fans at Temple Emanu-El’s tribute performance. Photos by Solange.
Music and Memories
our TOWN BY LINDA BENNETT AND BETSY BARANOV PHOTOS BY SOLANGE, AND PROVIDED BY JNF
16 SDJewishJournal.com l November 2015
A lovely evening of music by Jonathan Valverde was held in honor and memory of Alice and Phil Cohn at Temple Emanu-El in August. The evening was a gift of Bob Rubenstein and Marie Raftery. Among the 300 in attendance were Pat Libby and Michael Eichler, Michael Sonduck, Lynne Thrope and Joe Parness, Bernardo and Maty Bicas, Robbie Turner, Natalie Fritz, David Gmach, Mark Braverman, Fern and Lee Siegel, Ron and Mickey Zeichick, and of course the whole Cohn clan! The Jewish National Fund also hosted an evening of music featuring Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary. Titled “Replacing the Sound of Rockets with the Sound of Music,” the event raised money for JNF programming.
Birthdays... Happy 100th birthday to Lillian Wasserman! Happy 95th birthday to Lillian Mallen! Happy 90th birthday to birthday to Elaine Moser! Happy 91st birthday to Norma Peskin!
Happy 82nd birthday to Sandra Schneider! Happy 80th birthday to Sue Braun! David Phillip Akin and Anai Marcelino Garcia are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Natalye Sophia Akin born August 19. Ellie Miriam Katz was born Sept. 18 in Los Angeles to Eileen and Andrew Katz.
Mazel tov... Genae Gerson, daughter of Gordon anzd Marla Gerson is engaged to Michael Heimler, son of Richard Heimler of Connecticut, and Jodie Heimler of New Jersey. Alana Epsten and Jared Ziman have become engaged! Happy parents are Mary and Jon Epsten and Helene and Alan Ziman. Samantha Schecter and Geoffrey Lindenberg were married in September at Lake San Marcos. Happy San Diego parents are Judi and Mark Schecter. Mazel tov to Rabbi Josef and Divi Fradkin on the Bar and Bat Mizvah of their son, Dov, and daughter, Rochelle. Proud grandparents are Rabbi Yonah and Leah Fradkin of Chabad SD, and Rabbi Mendel and Avigail Popack of South Africa.
Left to right: Frederick Schenk, Michelle McGowan, Alexis Friedman, Peter Yarrow, Lynn Schenk, Paul Friedman, Rachel Peniche • Stephen Schutz, Susan Polis Schutz, Peter Yarrow, Lauren Lizerbram, Sol Lizerbram. Photos courtesy JNF.