Life Cycle Events

Donations may be made to these AJCOP Funds for any occasion. Send to: 14619 Horseshoe Trace, Wellington, FL 33414. To establish an AJCOP Endowment Fund, call Max Kleinman (793) 884-4800 or Lou Solomon at (561) 795-4853.
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Mazel tov to:

Steve Huberman on the marriage of his son Daniel and Becky Pearl in Chicago. Daniel has completed his
term as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and is beginning as a
Fellow in Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the New York University School of Medicine where he
will be treating patients at the NYU, VA, and Bellevue Hospitals, conducting research and training medical
residents. Becky completed her Bachelor’s Degree at Yeshiva University, Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice
at John Jay, and is seeking employment in the Criminal Justice Field. Becky and Dan are living in the Upper East
Side of Manhattan.
Bob and Fran Tropp on the engagement of their daughter Shira to Noam Osher.
The couple will be married in Jerusalem on November 26, 2009.

Births:

Yosef and Barbara Muskin are proud to announce the birth of our first grandchild, born to their daughter
Hani and her husband Ariel Sterngold. Yes, it’s a boy, 7 lbs, 4 oz, strawberry blond hair! Baby was born on
Tuesday July 4 in Yerushalayim at Shaare Zedek Hospital. Thank God, everyone is doing well. His name is Daniel Yaakov Hayim. Yaakov is named after Yosef's father and Hayim after Ariel's paternal grandfather. May we be privileged to see him enter into Tora, Hupa ul’Maasim Tovim.

Condolences to:

Jeffrey Klein on the death of his father, Eugene Klein.
Steven Nasitir on the death of his beloved mother.

Deaths:

Joseph I. Cohen, past assistant executive director and director of community services at the Council of Jewish
Federations (CJF).At CJF, Joe had a significant impact on Federations, Jewish communities and Jewish Federation
professionals. As director of community services, Joe was singularly responsible for enhancing the engagement of
volunteer leadership throughout North America in order to strengthen Jewish communities locally and around the
world. Joe was considered a great teacher, mentor and humble leader. Joe spent his life working for the Jewish
community. Prior to his tenure at CJF, he was a cantor and Jewish educator at several congregations. He also
served as director of youth services for USY of Metropolitan New York and assistant executive director at United Synagogue Youth (USY), where he founded cutting edge programs such as USY on Wheels (a teen trip across
North America) and the USY Summer Pilgrimage to Israel. Joe was also a consultant with the American
Association of Jewish Education (the forerunner of JESNA.) Through his vision and leadership he influenced
generations of Jewish youth. Joe is survived by his wife Rebecca, his children Aaron, Jeremy, Gila, Donna and
Anita and several grandchildren.Funeral services were held today in Scarsdale, NY. In keeping with Joe’s lifelong
devotion to the people and land of Israel, the family has requested that donations be made to The Jewish National
Fund (42 East 69th Street New York, NY 10021) or to the charity of your choice.

New Appointments:

Rochelle (Shelly) Katz is the new Executive Director of the Durham/Chapel Hill Jewish Federation.
Eric Heffler is the Senior Development Director of MercyCorps.
Michael Rassler is the new Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara.

AJCOP will gratefully acknowledge any donations in honor of the above event (or any other events). Send to: 14619 Horseshoe Trace, Wellington, FL 33414.