BIRTHS 

On your grandson
Denise & Albert Levi, on Itamar David

BAR/BAT MITZVAHS

On your grandson
Carol Cook

ENGAGEMENTS

On your granddaughter
Adele & Michael Hunter, on Dana

MARRIAGES

On your son
Melissa & Yossi Elboher, on Alon to Dana
Joyce & Joel Katz, on Leor to Elinor

On your daughter
Rhoda Abramson & Dan Aronovic, on Stephanie to Gil

On your grandson
Freda Lanesman
Ruth Widerker, on
Alon Elboher to Dana Chasklowicz

ANNIVERSARIES
Ed & Bess Hoffman | 60th
Barbara & Harry Lipchin | 50th
Rachel & Derek Pentol | 40th

BIRTHDAYS 

Ralph Brest | 90th
Hannah Bloch | 75th
Issie Epstein | 80th
Maureen Finn | 75th
Joe Hallis | 75th
Rennie Rafaely | 80th
Ruth Rechtschaffen | 70th
Bert Tenzer | 90th

GET WELL
Channi Hurwitz
Ian Waldbaum
Abe Gulis

DEATHS

ESRA extends our deepest sympathies to the families of:
Lilian & Stan Crook, on your daughter
Ben Godfrey, father/father-in-law of Harry & Celia Geffen
Herb Judes
Rosemarie Millner
Norman Charles Oster, husband of Vivienne, father of Suzi, Simon & Daniel

Marilyn Ronen, mother of Assaf, Nurit, Rachel & Yael

CONGRATULATIONS

Bernard Mann for being awarded a 2018 CHAUCER Book Award for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction First in Category Winners for his book “David & Avshalom – Life and Death in the Forest of Angels.”

Elisheva Rabinowitz was given the Award of Excellence by the General of the Southern Command for the 71st Yom Ha’atzmaut. Elisheva serves as an Operator in a War Room in the Gaza envelope region. She is the granddaughter of and Esther and Jack Rabinowitz.

Stephen Freedman was awarded the 2019 Zeev Geller Prize in Kfar Saba on May 28th for his outstanding volunteering service to the community for over forty years. Originally from the United Kingdom, Stephen founded the Kfar Saba Branch of the British Olim Society (H.O.B.). Amongst his numerous other volunteering is for the Civil Guard for 31 years; at Yad Sara medical equipment; in a social club for road accident victims; in ESRA he tutors English in city schools and is the coordinator for the Let’s Talk project in the Sharon area; since 1985 has been assisting lone soldiers in their absorption in Israel; and he ‘adopted’ two Russian youth who came alone on the Naaleh program. His mission is helping people and improving their quality of life.