Mazal Tov to…. April 6, 2014

Ellen and Richard Gillette on the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca (02) to Max Brondfield.

Dafna and Uri Tasch and Michal and Uri Reichman on the engagement of their children, Noam and Hadas.

Ruth and Meir Avrahami on the engagement of their daughter Tali (03) to Dan Amato.

Michael and Alison Dray-Novey on the engagement of their daughter, Beth to Dan Suzman.

Debbie and Peter Telem on the engagement of their daughter Adee (95) to Jordan Elpern-Waxman.

Ruth and David Simon on the engagement of their daughter Miriam to Chanan Rozenbaum.

Kay Schuster on the marriage of her daughter Alyson, to Gary Schwartzbauer on 22 March.

Rachel and Henry Brem on the  birth of their grandson, on 29 March. Proud parents are Sarah (00) and Joel Sunshine. We are excited to welcome big brother Noah as a KSDS Kindergartener  next year.

Anthony Rosen for being named Vice Dean of Research at J H U School of Medicine.

 

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Take a look at the just completed, Southern tour of Aaron Frazer’s (05) band Charlie Patton’s War.

Here is a recent article about the tour.

DON’T FORGET TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE SHECHTER RECONNECTOR

SUNDAY, 18 MAY at 6:30 p.m.

 

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Alum and Her Mom, Establish a New Foundation March 31, 2014

The Red Tent Foundation, was recently created by Patricia Attman, MD, and Sarah Attman (01). The concept was inspired by Sarah’s experience as a female college student, where she sensed an underlying oppression based on gender. During biblical times, the red tent was a place where women gathered during menstruation, to be separate from the tribe during this time. It became a sanctuary of mutual support and friendship. The purpose of  The Red Tent Foundation “is to improve the lives of college students, by focusing on emotional health, spirituality, building authentic community, body image and facilitating authentic conversation about being a woman in today’s world. We implement these goals by traveling to college campuses throughout the country and setting up a physical red tent as both a symbol and an event space.”

Read about The Red Tent Foundation’s first event here.

We are proud of our alum December 6, 2013

There were a number of KSDS alumni who were involved in the recent production of “In The Heights” at Park. And they all did a phenomenal job. One, however, was singled out in a recent article in the Park newspaper, praising is incredible dedication and passion over the years to tech crew and set design. Read this special article about Drew Himmelrich (10) and how he always went above and beyond.

Article on Drew

Scene Around..at Amor & Exile reading. November 27, 2013

Amor and Exile, coauthored by Nicole Salgado and KSDS alum Nathaniel Hoffman, is a collection of stories of US citizens who have fallen in love with and married undocumented workers. This leaves them caught in a state of legal limbo. And often necessitates them to spend years either separated or in exile.

Beth El and Chizuk Amuno co-hosted Nathaniel over the weekend, when he did a reading and led a discussion on his enlightening book.

Order or learn more about the book here.

Below are some photos from the event.

Dr Schneider introducing Nathaniel

Nathaniel Hoffman

Barbara and Faye

Margi, Nathaniel and Steve Hoffman

Margi, Heddy and Barbara

Nathaniel

We are so proud of our alum. November 8, 2013

MAZAL TOV TO….

Jan and Jay Schein on the birth of their grandson Samuel Bruce Ciarlone, son of Hallie (99) and Mark Ciarlone.

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Saundra and David Madoff, on the birth of their grandson Avi Judah, son of Sarah (02) and Max Shapiro.

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Mary Lou and Mark Roffman on the birth of their granddaughter Emily Rebecca, daughter of Rachel (94) and Ryan.

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Eve and Barry (Z”L) Vogelstein  on the marriage of their daughter Claire (01) to Eric Loeb on 09/29/2013 in Baltimore.

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Miriam and Jay Gerstenblith on the engagement of their son, Ted Avi (95) to Shira Zeliger.

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Jonathan Siegel (02) for passing the Maryland Bar.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW….

Jacob Simon (05)  is doing an internship with Gov. Jerry Brown’s office in Sacramento working in the constituent affairs office.

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Read Ilana Herr’s (04) blog post  about human trafficking, during her work with Avodah, the Jewish Service Coprs.

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Sam Crystal (06) spent the summer of 2013 participating in the Franklin C. Ash Summer Internship Program through JEVS in Philadelphia.  Designed for Jewish undergraduate college students interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Jewish traditions and their Jewish identity, while working in Jewish community agencies, Sam spent 7 week working at the National Museum of Jewish History.  In addition, Ash Interns mentor participants in the Lasko College Prep Program which is designed for eligible Jewish high school juniors interested in post high school education. Sam had the opportunity to be a Mentor to two of these Students, acting as a role model and providing college guidance.

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Jacob Agus-Kleinman (05) is working at the Arab American Family Support Center as an AmeriCorps VISTA, as the Adult Education Development Assistant. Read about the wonderful work that Jacob is doing here.

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Sara Levine (95) is a psychologist at University of Pennsylvania, and Elizabeth Levine (97) is doing her residency in psychiatry at GW. Both sisters are expecting their second child within the next few months.

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Rebecca Shapiro (10) and Sarah Cohen (10) will be starring in Park’s upcoming musical “In The Heights”. Rebecca is also a co-choreographer for the show. Drew Himmelrich (10) is the stage manager and Micah Frier (12) will be doing the live sound. The  Preview performance is November 20 3:30 and the rest of the performances are Nov 21 7:00 p.m., Nov 22 8:00 p.m. and Nov 23 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

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Nathaniel Hoffman (91) will be doing a reading from his newly published book, Amour & Exile  24 November at 2:00 p.m. at Chizuk Amuno.

“Amor and Exile co-author and Baltimore native, Nathaniel Hoffman, will lead a discussion on the role of American citizens in immigration reform, including a look at religious and political texts that should inform the nation’s immigration debate. This discussion is a joint production of the Chizuk Amuno and Beth El congregations and will be followed by a dessert reception. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

Amor and Exile, released this past summer, focuses on the harsh realities for American citizens who are married to undocumented immigrants—including same-sex couples in this post-DOMA era. At least half a million American citizens, and likely many more, face the stark choice of living underground with undocumented spouses or self deporting and risking life in exile for a decade or more.

Co-author Nicole Salgado, who lives in exile in Mexico with her family, will be unable to attend as she will be in transit for the Thanksgiving holiday. For more information on the book see the Amor and Exile page on Facebook”

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Alum on tour with his Band October 21, 2013

Aaron Frazer’s (05) band, Charlie Patton’s War, is finally heading east for a few shows in the Baltimore-Washington-Pennsylvania area. We know they’d appreciate friendly, enthusiastic crowds to come out to show their support. So any alum (parents please pass the info on to your children) or alum parents who are in the following areas on these dates, feel free to attend!

*********CHARLIE PATTON********TOUR ALERT*********

 

10/22- Washington DC @ Solly’s Tavern (8:30 pm)

10/24- Baltimore, MD @ The Admirals Cup – Fells Point (9:15 pm)

10/25- Washington DC @ The Pinch (11:30 pm)

10/26- Philadelphia, PA @ JR’s w/ TBA

10/27- Kutztown, PA @ Ratmilk w/ Ghost Dads & USD

10/29- Pittsburgh, PA @TBA

10/30- Akron, OH Thursday’s Lounge w/ Shivering Timbers

 

Follow CPW at: www.facebook.com/CharliePattonsWar

 

Listen to their self-titled debut album at:

http://charliepattonswar.bandcamp.com/album/charlie-pattons-war-3

 

 

Opportunity for graduating college students. October 7, 2013

Do you have a college senior this year?

If so, they may be interested in this program.

There are a number of KSDS grads who have gone through this excellent program and  Kevin Siegel (05) is doing it currently.

Today’s the big day: Applications are officially open for the AVODAH Fellowship, a selective new program for Jewish early-career professionals currently working to address the causes and effects of poverty in New York City. 

 

The AVODAH Fellowship is a high-impact learning and community-building experience that will enable participants to sharpen their skills and analysis while expanding their personal and professional networks. Based on a curriculum grounded in Jewish thought and learning, the Fellowship will provide training and support to emerging Jewish professionals engaged in the antipoverty field.

 

Participants in the AVODAH Fellowship will gain from AVODAH’s 15 years of expertise in antipoverty leadership development through: 

• A Community of Mentors and Colleagues: Fellows will join an intentional Jewish community of experienced social justice leaders and build a support system that will nourish them personally, professionally, and spiritually.

• Innovative Learning: AVODAH will provide fellows with regular seminars drawn from our cutting-edge curriculum, allowing them to engage in critical analysis about domestic poverty while viewing their work through a Jewish lens.

• Connected for Life: Members of the Fellowship will be welcomed into the AVODAH alumni community, a network of hundreds of leaders who will provide community and support throughout their careers.

 

Full program and application information can be found at avodah.net/fellowship. If you have any questions, please contact Russ Agdern at apply@avodah.net.

We are so proud of our alum. August 9, 2013

Gary Weisbaum (04) graduated in December 2012 from Loyola University Maryland, after his initial year and a half at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.  Gary played Division I soccer throughout college.  He is working for KForce Technology in Reston, Virginia as a Field Business Development Associate and will be playing for the USA MENS MACCABIAH Soccer Team in Israel this summer. 

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Kevin Siegel (05) graduated from Columbia University. He majored in Middle Eastern Studies, with native fluency in Hebrew and Arabic.  He minored in Linguistics and Political Science. He received a Fellowship with Avodah, where he will be working with “Sanctuaries for Families” and living in New York City. Read about and support the work he will be doing to help the victims of trafficking in the USA.

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Daniel Saltzberg (05) graduated from University of Delaware. He earned a B. S. degree in Environmental Science, with a concentration in Atmospheric Science. He also picked up a minor in History along the way.

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Michael Eisenstein (02) recently won a Sports Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding Live Event Turnaround” for his work with NBC Sports at the  London 2012 Olympics.

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Follow “The Blogging Pastry Chef”, Bryan Crystal (99).

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Ori Lieberman (05) and Leah Pressman (05) have been dating for 2 years and are moving to New York together (Washington Heights). Ori will be attending Columbia’s MD/PhD program and Leah will be attending NYU’s masters program for social work.

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Ethan Frier (05) was featured this week, on the design web site Core77, in a follow up article  on “Project Aura”, a bicycle lighting system that he and a partner have developed. Look for links to parts 2 and 3 at the bottom of the article, with part 3 being published on 8/9/13.

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Lindsay Katz (05) recently graduated Cum Laude from Tufts University with majors in Psychology and Child Development. She was a research assistant at Tufts in the emotion, brain and behavior lab.

 Lindsay played on the Varsity Tennis team for four years, playing number one as a junior and senior. She was an NCAA All-American and was given the Senior Sportsman of the Year Award for the Northeast region. As a freshman she was awarded the NESCAC Rookie of the Year and served as captain for two years.

For the past two summers Lindsay has been employed at Camp Triumph, a therapeutic special needs camp in Massachusetts . She has recently accepted a job starting in August with Tenacity, a nonprofit in Boston with a literacy program for at risk urban youth.

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Michael Katz (07) is a rising junior at Princeton University majoring in East Asian studies with minors in Judaic Studies and Computer Science. He spent the last two summers in China, last year in a language immersion program and this summer working for Octagon, a global sports and entertainment marketing firm. Last fall, Michael traveled to Spain as part of a Muslim-Jewish dialogue fellowship through Princeton University.

In 2013, Michael was awarded the George Myers Church Tennis Trophy, given to the member of Princeton Varsity Tennis squad who has done the most to advance the interests of tennis at Princeton.

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AND.…. Mazal Tov to Amy and Peter Sloane on the engagement of their son, Josh (05) to Sonia Silinsky Krupnikova.

 

 

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Wishing Saundra and David Madoff a nessiya tova and mazal tov, as they head to Israel this week for their son, Jonathan’s (94) wedding.

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We are so proud of our alum. June 9, 2013

SO MANY MAZAL TOVS TO OUR ALUMNI FOR THEIR

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND MORE!

Adam Kruger (01), received a Masters of Jewish Studies degree from the Baltimore Hebrew Institute at Towson University.  He will be employed full time at Beth Shalom Congregation in Columbia as Youth Director and Family Programmer. He also became engaged recently, to Samantha Ellis.

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Ari Plaut (00) received his J.D. degree from Case Western Law School.

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Paul Sandler (06) received his J.D. degree from New York University Law School.

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Joshua Frazer (01) received his J.D. degree from UMD Law School.

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Josh Sloane (05) graduated Cum Laude from theUniversity of Maryland with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. He graduated with honors in Aerospace Engineering and completed the Gemstone honors research program.  Josh is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Fellowship and will be remaining at the University of Maryland to pursue his Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering.

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Jon and Joan Goldman are so proud of all their daughters’ accomplishments. Leah (05) graduated from Oberlin College with a BA in Politics. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Norway next year; for the summer, she will be working at a public education nonprofit in Boston. Sophia (09) graduated from Baltimore City College; she will be moving to Israel in June and joining the IDF. Emma (a Baltimore Hebrew and Cardin alumn) just finished a Sleep Technology Program and passed her boards and is currently looking for employment outside of Baltimore.

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Jake Simon (05) graduated from Penn State with BA degrees in political science and philosophy and minors in economics and international studies.  He’ll continue job hunting upon his return from Europe where he’s backpacking with a USY friend.

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Danny Kraft (05) graduated from St. John’s College in Annapolis.  He is now in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he will be a Special Ed teacher for the next two years, as a participant in the Teach for America program.

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Both Siegels graduated this year. Jon, class (02) graduated from UMD Law.  And Kevin (05) graduated from Columbia Univ, Cum Laude.

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Aaron Frazer (05) graduated from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with a B.S. in Recording Arts and a minor in Telecommunications. His band, Charlie Patton’s War, released their self-titled album in late April, which was met with very positive reviews from the blogosphere, both in the US and abroad. Read what has been written about them, here.

Beginning in August, Charlie Patton’s War will be touring in support of their album. Follow Aaron’s band on Facebook or listen to them on Bandcamp here.

 

 

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Ethan Frier (05) graduated with honors in Industrial Design, from Carnegie Mellon University.  He will be staying in Pittsburgh to work on Project Aura, which is a bicycle lighting system that he and a partner have been developing for the past couple years.

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Sara Lever (05) graduated from University of Rochester with a degree in Public Health and a minor in Spanish. She will be participating in a two year internship at NIH, with the intention of attending medical school following that experience.

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Aaron Gillette graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in May, Cum Laude with a BA in Business and  a minor in Applied Mathematics, and academic prizes in accounting and marketing. 
A Varsity Baseball starter all four years, he received F&M, Centennial Conference, NCAA Div III and other regional and national recognition and awards for Baseball and as a scholar-athlete.  As the 2013 Centennial Conference Champions’ 2nd baseman and lead-off hitter he participated in the NCAA Regionals for an exciting finish to his College Baseball career. 
With Aaron’s passion for baseball he is delighted to now be in the record books, having set school records for stolen bases and double plays, and appearing in the top 10 of numerous F&M Single Season and Career statistics, as well as for Centennial Conference and NCAA Div III Baseball, where he led the nation in walks. 
Aaron is working this summer at Camp Airy as Athletics Head and job-hunting in the Washington-Baltimore area.

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Erik Leikach (09)graduated from Jemicy Upper School. He will head to Carroll Community college in the fall.

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Alex Schultz  (09) graduated from Boys Latin and he will head to Salisbury University in the spring.

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Alec Blitzstein(09) graduated from Boys Latin and  will attend James Madison.

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Adam Wolod (09) graduated from Boys Latin and is going to Tampa.

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We truly love hearing about our alumni and where their journeys are taking them.  This is a small fraction of those who have graduated  or may have news this spring. Please help us kvell more, with additional information on what our alumni are up to. Pass this site on to your fellow alum parents, encourage them to sign up and to share more about the accomplishments of their children at ksdsalumniparents@chizukamuno.org   You can also “inbox” Janine Frier on Facebook or send her an e-mail.

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We are so proud of our alum May 28, 2013

Maya Smith (03), University of Miami BSN, 2011, received the Nurse of the Year Award from University of Miami Hospital on May 10, 2013. Maya is studying for her Masters in Family Nurse Practice while working full time at the University of Miami Hospital. She is the youngest recipient of the award in the hospital’s history.

Well done Maya!