C ommunity / mazel tovs
COMMUNITYBRIEFS ENGAGEMENT
FEDERMAN-WHITTALL Renay Federman of Philadelphia and Kenneth and Maria Federman of Newtown, and Lois and
Stephen Whittall of Buckingham, announce the engagement of their children, Alexis Paige
Federman and James Michael Whittall.

Alexis is a graduate of The University of the Arts and
Thomas Jefferson University. She works as a registered nurse at
the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. James is a graduate of
The University of the Arts and a student of Drexel University.

James works as a substitute teacher in the School District of
Philadelphia. Sharing in their happiness are grandparents Estelle and
Melvin Greenberg. Alexis is also the granddaughter of the late
Eleanor and Joseph Kaleck. James is the grandson of the late
Mary Harrington and Maureen Scorer.

Alexis and James reside in Hatboro, and are planning an
October 2022 wedding in Doylestown.

Courtesy of JF Media Photography
B I RTHDAY
JOYCE SHERMAN
World War II Army nurse Joyce Sherman of Bensalem turned
100 on Aug. 17.

Sherman graduated from Lower Merion High School in
1939, went on to nursing school at the old Jewish Hospital in
Philadelphia and graduated from there in 1942. She worked
there until June of 1943, when she was recruited into the Army.

After basic training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Sherman
was shipped overseas, where she was stationed in West Africa,
serving in Accra, Ghana, and Dakkar, Senegal. She later served
in a station hospital in Cairo, Egypt. While in the service, she
was introduced to her late husband, Herbert.

Sherman is a longtime member of Fegelson Young Feinberg
Jewish War Veterans Post 697 in Levittown.

Photo by Jonathan Sherman
ANNIVERSARY SAMIT
Sandy and Irv Samit of Vi La
Jolla, California, formerly of
Cheltenham, celebrated their
67th anniversary on Aug. 15
with their children, Robin, Jay
and Dava; their five grand-
children, Benji Samit, Danny
Samit, Joel Rosenbaum, Neil
Rosenbaum and Dr. Abby
Paloma; and five great-grand-
children, June,
Mick, Sonny, Naomi and Vallery.

The Samits were married at
Congregation B’nai Aaron in
Wynnefield. Both are alumni
of Temple University.

Longtime Dental Professor Herbert S. Rosen Dies at 87
Dr. Herbert S. Rosen, a professor at the Temple University
Kornberg School of Dentistry for 41 years, died Aug. 7. He was 87.

The Philadelphia native, who lived in Gladwyne, attended
Temple as an undergrad, and to complete his doctor of medicine
in dentistry in 1960.

After graduation, Rosen joined the Navy, serving as a dentist
for the Fourth Naval District, where he was in charge of the mobile
dental unit from 1960-1963. Upon the conclusion of his military
service, he opened a private practice and saw patients up until his
death. He also taught practice management at his alma mater.

Rosen started the Penn Valley Junior Sports Association in
1971 and competed in triathlons between the ages of 57 and 84.

He is survived by his wife, Gail; his children, Robert and
Jennifer; his son-in-law, Rick; and three grandchildren. l
— Compiled by Andy Gotlieb
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JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Congregation Beth Am Honored by USCJ
CONGREGATION BETH AM in Penn Valley was honored by
the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and its partners
in the “Ritual Ideas” category of its Idea Generator-Visionary
Awards. Beth Am pitched its Music Prayer Lab, which was described
as “a spiritually uplifting musical experience in nature with
dedicated musicians, pray-ers and fellow travelers.” The collab-
orative music experience can be done both in-person and online
simultaneously, with social distancing accommodations that
facilitate intentional music-making, learning and friendship.

Applicants were judged by a panel consisting of lay and
staff representatives from USCJ, The Rabbinical Assembly, The
Cantors Assembly, The Jewish Educators Assembly and The
North American Association of Synagogue Executives.

Entries focused on learning ideas, which entailed developing
classes or experiences for youth or adults; programming ideas,
meant for social, cultural, holiday, diversity/inclusion or collab-
oration efforts; and ritual ideas, which could pertain to tefilla
(prayer) holiday celebrations, or music and singing.

Winners received seed money to implement their visions and
help other congregations learn to apply similar innovations.

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