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BAR/BAT MITZVAHS
Bar and Bat Mitzvah Class Projects For their Mitzvah projects, many of this year’s Bar and Bat Mitzvah class members corresponded with Israeli teenagers that lost a parent in the IDF, made lunches for the homeless in Baltimore City, and spoke to senior adults in our BT community to keep them connected during Covid. Several chose to do additional volunteer projects as well, as indicated below.
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Gefen Bartov Miller רלימ בוטרב ןפג Shaya Bartov Miller רלימ בוטרב היש
Daughters of Huppit and David Miller September 4, 2021 Gefen and Shaya attend 7th grade at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. They are the sisters of Eliav Miller ‘30, granddaughters of Dr. Rami Avraham Bartov and the late Sima Tayeb, Bonnie Perlow and Kenneth Miller (and Melissa Boone). Gefen’s hobbies include reading, creative writing, history, and film/cinema. Shaya’s hobbies include music, singing, piano and creative writing. Both girls did several mitzvah projects, including raising funds for Ashkelon Educational Farm and volunteering at various senior centers.
Carly Debra Kehne הרובד היח
Daughter of Allison and Joseph Kehne September 25, 2021 Carly attends 7th grade at The Glenwood Academy. She is the sister of Jacob Kehne ‘30 and the granddaughter of Harris and Nancy Goldberg. Carly loves to sing, dance, and ride her bicycle. In addition to the group Mitzvah projects, Carly is collecting toiletries to bring to women and children at Sarah’s Hope at Hannah More Shelter.
Roni Posner ןנח ןרהא
Son of Rachel and Rabbi Chai Posner October 2, 2021
Roni attends 7th grade at the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. He is the brother of Eliram ‘29, Yair ’31 and Kayla ‘33, and the grandson of Shoshana and Rabbi Boruch Meir Leibowitz, and Estelle and Harvey Posner. His hobbies include reading, baking and playing video games.
Samira Rose Katz הזור םירמ Milo Aaron Katz ןורהא לאכימ
Children of Rachel and Slava Katz October 17, 2021
Samira attends 8th grade at the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. Milo attends 7th grade at the Jemicy School. They are the sister and brother Olivia ’28, Naia, Ella ’31 and Romeo ’34; the granddaughter of Mira and Nissim Dahan and Lyuda and Boris Katz; and the greatgranddaughter of the late Rachel z”l and Haron z”l Dahan, Lily and Maklouf Mani, Olga and Lev Tulchinsky and Rosa and Mikhail Katz. Samira’s hobbies include dancing, singing and gymnastics. Milo’s hobbies include playing basketball, traveling and learning about computers.
Noah Dahan Black םיסינ
Son of Eric and Lily Black October 17, 2021
Noah attends 8th grade at Jemicy School. He is the brother of Dylan ’28 and Mia ’32; the grandson of Nissim and Mira Dahan and Carole and the late Kenny Black z”l; and greatgrandson of the late Rachel z”l and Haron z”l Dahan, Makhlouf and Lily Mani, Isadore and Fay Black, and Sigmund and Dora Suess. Noah’s hobbies include traveling and sports.
Ami Bresler יבצ לאימע
Son of Michael and Rivka Bresler October 9, 2021
Ami attends 7th grade at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. He is the brother of Yoni ’24, and the grandson of Ann and the late Sheldon Berman z”l and Jack and the late Denise Bresler z”l. His hobbies are playing sports and video games. For his mitzvah project, Ami published a coloring book with his original drawings. All proceeds from the sales benefit the National Brain Tumor Society in memory of his grandfather.
Carly Alana Abramson הנח הרופצ
Daughter of Laurence and Randi Abramson October 24, 2021
Carly attends 7th grade at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. She is the sister of Zachary ‘26, and the granddaughter of Michael and Irene Sherman and Marvin and Barbara Abramson. In her free time, Carly loves hanging out with her friends and adorable puppy, doing art and participating on the Coppermine gymnastics team. For her mitzvah project, Carly volunteered with Share Baby, an organization that helps families to secure supplies for their babies. She sorted and helped organize baby clothing and winter items and plans to continue throughout the year.
Scarlett Connor Sherman הנח הניב
Daughter of Steven and Jamie Sherman Sunday, October 24, 2021 Scarlett attends 7th grade at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. She is the sister of Wyatt ‘22 and Dex ‘24, and the granddaughter of Michael and Irene Sherman, Louis and Leslie Erkes, and Harvey Greenberg. In Scarlett’s free time she enjoys lacrosse and hanging with her friends. She loves painting and photography. She also loves spending time with her dog, Bo. For her mitzvah project Scarlett volunteered with Share Baby, an organization that helps families to secure supplies for their babies. She sorted and
helped organize baby clothing and winter items and plan to continue throughout the year.
Holly Segal הויז הוח Penelope Segal לטיג איספ
Daughters of Laurie Lieberman and Robert Segal October 30, 2021
Holly and Penny attend 7th grade at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. They are the sisters of Sydney ‘33, and the granddaughters of Marc and Jill Lieberman, and Mary and Nuchum Segal. Holly’s hobbies include dancing, singing, acting, skiing, playing lacrosse, and hanging out with friends. Penny’s hobbies include participating in stage/ tech crew, visual arts, skiing, playing softball, volleyball and basketball, and playing the flute. In addition to the group mitzvah projects, Holly and Penny delivered meals to seniors who could not leave their homes.
MAZAL TOV
To Merle and Richard Kierson on the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Jennifer Julia Newman. Jennifer is the daughter of Cindy and Andy Newman and sister of Zachary and Joshua. To Dr. Marc Leavey on the 60th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.
To Janet and the late Shabse z”l Kurland on the engagement of their grandson, Lidan Simhi ’12, to Jordana Krauss; to parents Shmuel and Julie Simhi, and Dr. Richard and Pamela Krauss (Wise); and grandparents Margalit and Saadya z”l Simhi, Irwin and Audrey Wise, and Martin and Sondra Wise. To Barbara and Jeff Ifrah on the engagement of the daughter Aliza to Moshe Jacob.
BIRTHS
To Leslie and Ron Goldberg on the birth of their grandson, Max Everett Fynn (Meir Eitan); to the parents, Sarah and Joseph Fynn; and to grandparents Jeanette and Tony Fynn. To Calla and Todd Samuels on the birth of a grandson; to the parents, Bobby Samuels and Yifat Aloufi; and to grandparents Simha Alufi and the late Chaim Alufi z”l.
To Sara ’09 and Tal ’09 Lesser on the birth of their son, Boaz Maayan; to big brother Lev ’36; to grandparents Joel and Debra Hervitz, Elie and Lesley Messafi, and the late Scott Lesser z”l; and to Boaz Maayan Lesser great-grandparents Marcos and the late Betty Tepper z”l, and Esta Lesser.
Lielle Bria Ghitman
Shirley Vogelstein. To Aviva ’05 and Daniel Ghitman on the birth of their daughter, Lielle Bria; to big brother Lev ’36; to grandparents Debbie and Kenny Vogelstein, Howard Ghitman, and Susan Gottfried; and to great-grandmother
To Hayley Hoffman and Eli Creeger ’03 on the birth of their son, Gabriel Joseph (Gavriel Yosef); to big siblings Jack ’35 and Sadie ’36; and to grandparents Cathy and Stan Hoffman, and Eileen and Gavriel Yosef Creeger Kenneth Creeger. To Michelle and Harry ’05 Auster on the birth of their son, Max Joseph (Maor Yosef); big siblings Ethan ’33 and Emily ’36; grandparents Dr. Adrian Dobs and Dr. Martin Auster, and Diane and Marc Engelhart.
Michelle and Harry ’05 Auster and family
To Sophie and Richard Cohen on the naming of their daughter, Ziva Yakira (Quinn Emery); big sisters Olivia ‘32 and Scarlett ‘33, and grandparents Lana and Edward Faygenblat, and Arlene and Howard Cohen.
Sophie and Richard Cohen and family
NEW MEMBERS
We warmly welcome the following new members to our Beth Tfiloh family:
Helen and Jesse Mashbaum
Jesse and Helen Mashbaum are parents of BT school alumni Michael Mashbaum ’98 and Gabrielle Mashbaum ’01. The Mashbaums are both retired.
Mindy and Dr. Leland Aiken
Dr. Leland is a dentist and is a cousin of our member, Larry Aiken.
Barbara and Cantor Edwin Gerber
Edwin is a retired hazzan and Barbara is a retired social worker.
Philippa and Justin Lichterman
Justin and Philippa and their children, Jakub ’25 and Eitan ’28 recently relocated to Baltimore. Justin is an attorney with Facebook. Jakub is a 9th grader at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School and Eitan is a 6th grader.
Jessica ’05 and Samuel Bazian
Samuel works with information security for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and BT alumna Jessica is a nurse. They have two children: Raphael Dov ’35, who attends Beth Tfiloh PreSchool’s 4’s class, and Rena Miriam ’36, who is in the 2’s program.
Rachel Bob
Rachel is a senior claims resolution manager with Gallagher-Bassett Prosight Specialty. Her son, Jaron ’36, is attending Beth Tfiloh PreSchool’s Little Me program this year. Rachel is the daughter of our member Joan Bob.
Gideon Wolf ’10
Gideon is a student in the M.D./Ph.D. program at the University of Maryland. He is the son of our members Faith and Dr. Edward Wolf.
CONDOLENCES
To the Schuchalter family on the loss of our member, Jean J. Schuchalter (née Jacobson). To Freddie (Lyn) Traub on the loss of his mother and our member Joyce Traub (née Cohen); grandmother of Matthew (Rachel) and Michelle Canvisser, Mitchell ‘14, Kelsey ‘16, and Ethan Traub ‘20. To Larry (Betsy) Shapiro, Bruce (Danielle) Shapiro, Anita (Sam) Rozenel and Marsha (Ellis) Caplan on the loss of their mother and sister Shirley Shapiro (née Spivak); grandmother of Jeremy ‘16, Maya and Arielle Shapiro. To Gertrude Schunick (née Creeger) and Susan (Bruce) Rabin on the loss of their husband and father Alvan Schunick; grandfather of Alexander ‘16 and Adrian Rabin. To the Ruddie family on the loss of our member, Gilbert A. Ruddie; uncle of Barbara Arnoff and Reva Arnoff. To Barbara (Jeff) Ifrah on the loss of her mother, Goldie Davidovits. To Louis (Stacy) Schwartz on the loss of his mother Barbara Sachs Margulies Schwartz; grandmother of Joseph ‘12 and fiancée Megan Foard, Joshua ‘15, Andrew ‘16, and Allison ‘21 Schwartz. To Dianne (Eric) Yospe on the loss of her brother Jan Michael Simon; uncle of Allyson Yospe. To Robin (Steven) Blaustein on the loss of her mother Judith Williams; sister of Howard Lee Krouse; grandmother of Ian Blaustein ‘13 and Rachel Blaustein ‘13. To Dr. Larry (Dr. Tzipie) Moss on the loss of his mother Susan Moss. To Sherry (Rabbi Mitchell) Wohlberg on the passing of her brother, Mendy Kwestel. To Barbara (Jason) Roth on the loss of her mother Pearl Joy Olshaker (née Feinstein); grandmother of Jonathan Roth ‘01 and Erica Roth ‘05. To Terry Needel (née Harris) and Bess (Jeffrey) Gilden on the loss of their husband and father Stephen Needel grandfather of Seth Harris Gilden ‘24, Shoshana Maya Gilden ‘28. To Dr. Marcos Tepper and Lesley Lesser (Elie Messafi) on the loss of their wife and mother Berta “Betty” Tepper (née Finkielsztein) grandmother of Ari ‘07 (Debbie ‘08) Lesser, Tal ‘09 (Sara ‘09) Lesser, Arielle Messafi and Alyse Messafi ‘17. To Susan M. Zimmerman and Barry L. Zimmerman, on the loss of their aunt Annette Sophie Zimmerman.
Beth Tfiloh Open Houses
Learning together. For life.
Meet our principals and faculty, explore our student-centered educational experience, and discover why a Beth Tfiloh education is an education for life. Let’s learn together at a BT Open House:
Lower School:
Thursday, November 4, TBD due to
Covid protocols
High School:
Thursday, November 18, 7 pm
Middle School:
Monday, December 6, 7 pm
