Weddings Kate Mirkin and Ollie Benn were married on Sept. 22, 2019 in Philo, California. Kate, who will take the groom’s surname, is director of strategic marketing programs for Salesforce. Ollie is currently executive director of San Francisco Hillel. The wedding ceremony, in front of 110 friends and family members from all over the world,…
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Deaths for the week of Nov. 1, 2019
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Barbara Ruth Staub Weiss Chaitin Aug. 27, 1934–Oct. 6, 2019 Barbara (Bobbie) Ruth…
Our Crowd
Honors, happenings, comings & goings — October 2019
Comings & Goings After 12 years as CEO of Jewish LearningWorks, David Waksberg will retire in June. Dana Sheanin, the organization’s chief strategy…
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Deaths for the week of Oct. 18, 2019
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Victor Horwitz Nov. 11, 1918–Oct. 3, 2019 Victor Horwitz died of natural causes…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of October 18, 2019
B’nai Mitzvah Anya Aravanis Daughter of Laura Chavkin and Alex Aravanis, Saturday, Oct. 26 at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo. Susanna Aufrichtig…
U.S.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, who built bridges between black and Jewish communities, dies at 68
Rep. Elijah Cummings, a longtime Baltimore congressman who worked to build ties between the African-American and Jewish communities in his district, died…
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Len Traubman, who got Jews and Palestinians talking, dies at 80
Len Traubman, co-founder of the Jewish Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group and a pioneer in Jewish-Palestinian relationship building, died Oct. 4 of…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of Oct. 4, 2019
B’nai Mitzvah Sid Goldfader-Dufty Son of Rebecca Goldfader and Bevan Dufty, nephew of Michael and Susan Goldfader and Noah Goldfader and grandson of Maely…
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Deaths for the week of Oct. 4, 2019
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Florence Sterling Alpert March 6, 1925-Sept. 14, 2019 Florence Sterling Alpert,…