Max will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on August 25, 2007 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue.
Max is the son of Aleen Caplan Yamasaki of Edmonds and Tsuguhito Yamasaki of Edmonds and the brother of Sarah. His grandparents are Jerome and Wilma Caplan of Portland, Ore., Junko Yamasaki of Inagawa, Japan and the late Takashi Yamasaki.
Max will be an 8th-Grader at Madrona K-8 in Edmonds. He enjoys biking, building robots and reading.

Ari celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on August 15, 2007 at Gate House in Lafayette, Colo.
Ari is the son of Joel and Dr. Ruth Lieberman Rogers of Lafayette, Colo., and the brother of Eli. His grandparents are Bob and Bunny Rogers of Mercer Island, Dr. Lionel Lieberman of Tel Aviv, Israel, and the late Mara Lieberman.
Ari will be a 7th-Grader at Platte Middle School in Boulder. He enjoys chess, running, skiing, basketball and tennis. He has a black belt in karate and is interested in electronics and World War II history.

Leon Benson Levy died on July 4, 2007. He was born on November 19, 1915 to Sadie and Sol G. Levy.
Leon grew up in Port Angeles, where he became the first Cub Scout in the country. His father created the Cub Scouts because Leon was too young to be a Boy Scout and he needed something to keep him busy.
After moving back to Seattle, Leon graduated from Broadway High School and the University of Washington, where he met his wife of 61 years, Janet Fasten. He then attended dental school at the University of Oregon in Portland and entered the army to serve in World War II. He served overseas in a MASH unit, attaining the rank of captain.
Leon practiced dentistry in Seattle for more than 50 years before retiring. After his retirement, he volunteered for several years at the University of Washington Roosevelt Clinic.
He was a member of Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, serving as its national president, and an avid golfer, belonging to Glendale Country Club for many years. He enjoyed playing contract bridge and was a Life Master.
He will be remembered for his quick wit, gentle manner, and agility on the dance floor.
Leon was preceded in death by his wife, Janet. He is survived by his sister Sybil (George) Tall; daughters Lee (Stuart) Weinstein and Jan Levy; grandsons Neil (Denise) and Craig Weinstein; great-grandchildren Madeline and Noah, who were the light of his life; and many nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to Temple De Hirsch Sinai, the Caroline Kline Galland Home, or the charity of your choice.

Libby Epstein, 92, died on March 2, 2007 at the Caroline Kline Galland Home in Seattle.
Libby was born and raised in Seattle, where she graduated from Garfield High School. She met her husband, Morris, at Redondo Beach, Wash. They were married in Tacoma in 1933. Libby was a loving and dedicated mother, grandmother and great-grandmother; she devoted her entire life to her family.
Libby was preceded in death by her husband in 1997. She is survived by her sons Lewis, Melvin and Jack Epstein and daughter Phyllis Egts; grandchildren Marcus and Julie Epstein, David, Daniel, Benjamin and Joel Epstein and Dina Jansen and Lewis Egts; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held May 5 at Home of Peace Cemetery in Tacoma. Contributions may be made in Libby’s name to the Caroline Kline Galland Home.

Maddie celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on June 23, 2007 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle. Rabbi Daniel Weiner officiated. 
Maddie is the daughter of Stanley Mark and Paula Prewett and the sister of Emily Mark.  She is the granddaughter of Jerry and Bernice Mark of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Jack and Lee Prewett of Richland. 
Maddie will be an 8th-Grader at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences. She enjoys soccer, basketball, art, school and being with her friends and family.

Maya will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on August 18, 2007 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue.
Maya is the daughter of Monte and Lisa Zwang of Bellevue and sister of Jenna. She is the granddaughter of Naomi Doble of Phoenix, Ariz., Dr. Hans Zwang of Coalinga, Calif., the late Joel Goldhar and the late Eva Zwang.
Maya will be an 8th-grader at the Jewish Day School this fall.

Leora will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on August 18, 2007 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island.
Leora is the daughter of Renee and Eric Radman of Mercer Island and the sister of Josh. She is the granddaughter of David and Shirley Radman of Uniontown, Pa. and Jerome and Rita Katz of Mercer Island.
Leora will be a 7th-Grader at the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle. She is an avid singer and competitive jazz and tap dancer. When she grows up she would like to be a Top 10 eye doctor.

Sarah Rubin of Renton and Joel Zimmerman of Seattle have announced their engagement. They will be married on April 12, 2008 in Seattle.
Sarah is the daughter of Charles and Ellen Rubin of Bellevue and the granddaughter of the late Charles and Rita Degginger and the late Sam and Fannie Rubin. She is a graduate of Newport High School and the University of Washington, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts. She is currently employed as a graphic designer with the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish County in Bellevue.
Joel is the son of Stephanie Zimmerman of Greensboro, N.C. and Peter Zimmerman of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He is the grandson of Barbara Zimmerman of Boca Raton, Fla., the late Jules Zimmerman and the late Mickey and Ann Schwartz. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in English. He is currently enrolled in an MBA program at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He is employed as the Northwest District Sales Manager for Subaru of America, Inc.

Jacob will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on August 4, 2007 at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth.
Jacob is the son of Kevin and Lea Hanan and the brother of Albert and Joey. His grandparents are Marilyn Behar, Albert Behar, and Bob and Doris Hanan.
Jacob will enter the 8th-Grade at Seattle Hebrew Academy in the fall. He enjoys playing basketball, football and rooting on the Seahawks with his dad and brothers.

Josh will become Bar Mitzvah August 18, 2007 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle.
Josh is the son of Laurie and Michael Barokas and the brother of Aaron. His grandparents are Saralee P. Warnick of Tacoma and the late Alan Warnick, and Barbara and Morgan Barokas of Bellevue.
Josh will be a 7th-Grader at Evergreen Jr. High. He enjoys teaching his brother the art of throwing a 75-mph fastball. For his mitzvah project, Josh formed the team All or Nothing to climb the Columbia Tower for the fight against leukemia and raised over $6,000.

Dr. Orly Steinberg and Jill Ginsberg announce the arrival of their son Jude Alexander on June 1, 2007 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. He weighed 6 lbs., 11oz. and measured 21 in. long.
Jude is the brother of Reuben. He is the grandson of Chaim and Lea Steinberg of Houston, Diane Ginsberg of Maple Glen, Pa. and Burt Ginsberg of Philadelphia, Pa.
Jude is named for his great-grandfather Aaron and great-great-grandfather Abraham.

Raphael will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on August 4, 2007 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue.
Raphael is the son of Terri Schuster and Brian and Carol Schuster. He is the brother of Shoshana and Galya Schuster and David, Daniel and Emily Kaplan. His grandparents are Dr. Joseph and Rabbi Arlene Schuster of Bellevue, Pauline Stusser of Seattle, Dr. F. Alan and Marjorie Coombs of Salt Lake City, Utah and the late Richard Stusser. He is the great-grandson of Dorothy Schuster of Seattle.
Raphael will be a 7th-Grader at Odle Middle School. He enjoys swimming, soccer, skiing, track, Boy Scouts and hanging out with friends.

Zach will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on July 28, 2007 at Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation in Seattle.
Zach is the son of Rachel and Alex Sassoon and the brother of Jonathan, Tamar and Joshua. He is the grandson of Rabbi Robert and Lesley Kaplan of North Miami Beach, Fla. and Ruth Sassoon of Seattle. He is the great-grandson of Ruth Smiler of Philadelphia, the late Carl Smiler, the late Beatrice and Irving Kaplan and the late Florence and Ben Maslan.
Zach will be an 8th-Grader at the Seattle Hebrew Academy. He enjoys playing basketball and hanging out with his friends.

Joshua and Kim Isaac announce the arrival of their daughter Sophie Tova on May 25, 2007 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. She weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz. and was 19-1/2 in. long.
Sophie is the sister of Jacob and Sam. She is the granddaughter of Kate and Henry Haas of Tacoma and the late Walter and Miriam Isaac, and the great-granddaughter of Gerda Haas of Tacoma.
Sophie is named for her paternal great-grandmothers Sophie Bondi and Gusta Rosenblatt.

Leisa and Paul Goldberg announce the birth of their son Simon (Si) Ezra Portman on June 4, 2007 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. He weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz. and was 19-1/2 in. long.
Simon is the grandson of Debbie and Jeff Portman of Deland, Fla., Rosemary Ovadia of Bellevue and Fred Goldberg of Olympia.

Paul and Gina Benezra of Snoqualmie announce the arrival of their son Benjamin Leon, born at Overlake Hospital on May 12, 2007 at 9:50 p.m. He weighed 5 lbs., 8 oz. and was 19 in. long.
Ben is the grandson of David and Eileen Mintz of Mercer Island, Sandra Benezra of Bellevue and the late Leon Benezra. He is the great-grandson of the late Harry and Rosalie DuBonne, the late John and Goldie Mintz, the late Frank and Becky Mutal and the late Ezra and Lucy Benezra.
Ben is named in memory of Paul’s late father, Leon Benezra.

Mishala celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on June 30, 2007 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle.
Mishala is the daughter of Ed Horowitz and Lori Hara-Horowitz of Sammamish and the sister of Arieh Horowitz. Her grandparents are Vic and Adrienne Hara of Bellevue and Joan Horowitz of Tacoma.
Mishala completed the 7th-Grade at Beaver Lake Middle School, where she is an honor roll student. She has been dancing competitively on the Backstage Competition Dance team for five years and recently won a teen convention scholarship in Oregon. Mishala also enjoys being on the computer, cooking, shopping, and hanging out with her friends.
For her mitzvah project, Mishala sorted clothing and created baby layette to distribute to families in need. She also collected children’s clothing and baby items at her Bat Mitzvah to deliver to the Eastside Baby Corner.

Meredith Lesch and Scott Solomon announce their engagement on May 26, 2007 while visiting Seattle. They will be married in Seattle in the summer of 2008.
Meredith is the daughter of Millard and Wendy Lesch of Seattle and the granddaughter of Charlette Kessler of Seattle, the late Harry “Ackie” Kessler and the late Betty and Arthur Lesch. She is a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business. She currently works for Accenture in New York.
Scott is the son of Sharon and Roger Solomon of Atlanta, Ga., and the grandson of Thelma Solomon of Cleveland, Ohio, the late Harry Solomon, and the late Phillip and Betty Felger. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biopsychology, and the Medical College of Georgia, where he earned his M.D.. Scott completed his residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in neuroanesthesiology at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center.
In July Meredith and Scott will move to Atlanta where Meredith will continue to work for Accenture and Scott will join a private practice with Piedmont Hospital.

Floyd Jack Lamken died June 21, 2007, in Eugene, Ore. He was 91 years old. He was born in Tacoma and had been a lifelong resident.
Floyd graduated from Stadium High School, attended the University of Salt Lake and the University of Washington. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the owner of Floyd Equipment Company, Inc., and one-time co-owner of Northwest Pipe and Steel. In retirement, he was a volunteer at the Washington State History Museum, and the Glass Museum. Floyd was a member of the McDonald’s Coffee Group, B’nai Brith, Temple Beth El, the Tacoma Art Museum and City Club.
Floyd is survived by sisters Estelle Farber of Tacoma, and Molly Cone of Seattle; daughters Joy McNally of Bellevue and Elaine Li of Seattle; grandchildren Shana McNally, Darin (Loretta) McNally, Daniel (Tamar) McNally, Judy (Mike) Dellart and Jonathan Li; and five great-granddaughters.   
Graveside services were held June 25, 2007 at Home of Peace Cemetery, Lakewood. Memorials can be made to Franciscan Hospice, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital or Temple Beth El. Online condolences can be left at http://www.gaffneyfuneralhome.com.

Rafi and Rebecca Finegold of Brighton, Mass. announce the arrival of their daughter Ayelet Rina on May 25, 2007 at 11:21 p.m.
Ayelet is the sister of Bentzion Yair and the granddaughter of Sharon and Larry Finegold of Seattle and Jeff and Deborah Raub of Sharon, Mass. She is the great-granddaughter of Sydney Mitchell Finegold of Seattle, and Sol and Carol Fineblum of Needham, Mass.
Ayelet is named in Hebrew after her paternal great grandmother, the late Hilda Aronson Asia.

Gabriel Cohen, Jewish educator and community activist, died on May 18, 2007 in Bellevue from complications of a stroke suffered in July 2005, immediately following his testimony arguing for the rights of the homeless to the King County Council.
Gabriel was born on April 19, 1926 in Montreal, Canada and spent his childhood in Jerusalem and Brooklyn. After graduating from Yeshiva University, he joined the fight for the liberation and independence of Israel serving as a tank commander from 1947 through 1949. He became an ardent advocate for peace in the Middle East, serving on the board of directors of the Compassionate Listening Project, an organization dedicated to reconciliation and communication.
Gabriel earned a Master’s degree in Education and later a Doctorate in Gerontology from the University of Rochester.
His early career was devoted to Jewish education. He served as education director at Germantown Jewish Center in Philadelphia, Pa. and Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Md. He 0was also the headmaster of Solomon Schechter Day School in Philadelphia. For over a decade he spent his summers running the educational programs at Camp Ramah in the Poconos. He was executive director of the Board of Jewish Education in Rochester, N.Y. and moved to Seattle to take a similar position at the Seattle Jewish Education Council.
Gabriel was elected president of the Jewish Educators’ Assembly, an organization of professionals dedicated to the advancement of Jewish education. An educator and activist, he was also on the national board of directors of the Gray Panthers and the Retired Senior Volunteers. He was appointed to the King County Senior Advisory Council. A member of the board of Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue, he was active in efforts to create tikkun olam (repairing the world). Gabriel’s doctorate was on intergenerational education, and he used his knowledge to benefit organizations such as Generations United and Intergenerational Innovations.
Gabriel is survived by Anita, his wife of 25 years, of Bellevue; brothers, Daniel (Fern) Cohen and Joseph (Claire) Cohen of New York; son Michael (Soni) Cohen of St. Louis Park, Minn.; daughters, Mina (Jeffrey Berenson) Cohen of Mendocino, Calif., Debby (Sam) Tucker of Potomac, Md., Elaine Lipson of Seattle, and Judi Tamblin of Rochester, N.Y.; grandchildren Aaron and Benjamin Cohen, Elana and Yael Berenson, Seth and Jennifer Tucker, and Richard and Maria Tamblin. He is also survived by his first wife, Judith Meisel, who resides in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Funeral services were held May 20 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue. Memorials can be made to the Gabriel Cohen Education Fund and sent to Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE 4th St., Bellevue, WA 98008.

Madeleine will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on June 30, 2007 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue.
Madeleine is the daughter of Sen. Brian Weinstein and Gaylene Vaden of Mercer Island, and the sister of Trevor and Arielle Weinstein. Her grandparents are Nancy Vaden of Virginia Beach, Va., Harold Weinstein of Bellevue, the late Cmdr. Donald E. Vaden and the late Bess Weinstein.
Madeleine is a 7th-Grader at Lake Middle School in Seattle.

David celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on June 17, 2007 at the family home in Methow Valley. Rabbi Dov Gartenberg officiated.
David is the son of Jana Mohr and Ron Lone of Mazama, and the brother of Will and Jackson. He is the grandson of Irene and Mel Mohr of Boca Raton, Fla., Jim Lone of Seattle, and Sharon Lone-Browder and Jon Browder of Everett.
David is a 7th-Grader at Liberty Bell Junior/Senior High School. He enjoys golf, math competitions, playing baseball and basketball, reading, snowboarding and snowmobiling, playing airsoft with his friends, and swimming. For his mitzvah project, David is helping to expand the financial aid program available for sports at his school.

Jonathan will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on July 7, 2007 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island.
Jonathan is the son of Nolan and Pat Newman of Bellevue, and the brother of Adam and Gina. He is the grandson of Abe and Ada Newman and Arthur and Bernice Getz of Cape Town, South Africa.
Jonathan is a 7th-Grader at Tyee Middle School. He enjoys playing select-level basketball, tennis and baseball, participating in National Junior Honors Society and Natural Helper programs at his school, and performing in the jazz band. For his mitzvah project, Jonathan will be making a contribution to Camp Solomon Schechter and supporting the Special Olympics.

Tessa will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on June 16, 2007 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island.
Tessa is the daughter of Dan and Elaine Mintz of Sammamish and the sister of Jacob. She is the granddaughter of Dave and Eileen Mintz of Mercer Island and the late Jacob and Lillian Leff.
Tessa is a 7th-Grader at Dartmoor Academy. She enjoys music, photography, MySpace, IMing, Camp Schechter, boarding and volleyball.