C ommunity / mazel tovs
M ARRIAGE
B I RT H S
LEES-KEISER BRADLEY MILES KEISER
Joy and Bennett Keiser of Bryn Mawr and Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida, and Laurie Donaldson
and Steven Lees of Stewartstown announce the
marriage of their children, Michael Stone Keiser
and Caroline Elizabeth Lees.

Caroline graduated from Franklin and
Marshall and earned a graduate degree in
English from Villanova University. She recently
produced the text for Terrain’s artisan book
“Terrain: Ideas and Inspiration for Decorating
the Home and Garden” and works for the
Photo by Joy Wilf Keiser
Beholden subsidiary of Urban Outfitters.

Michael graduated from Penn State University and works for Sidecar in
Philadelphia. The couple was married on Oct. 31 at the Lees’ farm in Stewartstown. Michael’s
sister Davi Keiser officiated.

The couple resides in Philadelphia and will move to suburban Philadelphia in
the spring.

Joy and Bennett Keiser of Bryn Mawr and Palm
Beach Gardens, Florida, and Ellen and Steve
Goldman of Elkins Park and Ventnor, New
Jersey, announce the birth of their grandson,
Bradley Miles Keiser, on Sept. 11.

Rachel and Harrison Keiser of Philadelphia
are the proud parents.

Bradley is named for his maternal
great-grandfather Bernard and his paternal
great-grandfather Morton.

Sharing in the happiness are Bradley’s
great-grandmother Frances Orkin; Rachel and
Harrison’s siblings Brett Goldman, Cory and
Photo by Joy Wilf Keiser
Kirsten Baritz, Davi Keiser and Michael Keiser
and Caroline Lees; cousins Logan and Cameron Baritz and Satchel Keiser; and
many great-aunts and great-uncles.

LIVIA HANNAH KATZ
ENGAGEMENT GOLDBERG-CZAPOR
Michael and Sandra Goldberg of Cheltenham
and John and Stephani Czapor of Richboro
announce the engagement of their children,
Emily Goldberg and Chad Czapor.

Sharing in their happiness are grandparents
John and Roz Warren and Donna Czapor.

Emily is the granddaughter of the late Jerry and
Joan Polin and the late Irv and Elaine Goldberg.

Chad is the grandson of the late Richard Czapor.

Also sharing in their happiness are siblings
Photo by meggancookphotography
David Goldberg and Sami Goldberg, Troy and
Danielle Czapor and Reid Czapor and niece Sage Czapor.

Emily and Chad live in Hatboro and are planning a wedding in 2021.

Sima, Uri and Gabby Katz
of Merion Station announce
the birth of their sister, Livia
Hannah (Livia Chana), on
Dec. 9.

Sharing in the simcha are
parents Tamar and Joshua
Katz, grandparents Ronnie
and Janis Sterling of Silver
Spring, Maryland, and
Marion and Howard Katz
of Owings Mills, Maryland,
Photo by Joshua Katz
and great-grandfather Frank
Katz of Tinton Falls, New Jersey.

Livia is named for her maternal great-grandparents, Ken and Hannah Sterling.

COMMUNITYBRIEFS Former Exponent Editor Joshua Runyan
Joins DJOP Board
DEMOCRATIC JEWISH OUTREACH of
Pennsylvania announced that former Jewish
Exponent Editor-in-Chief Rabbi Joshua Runyan has
joined its board.

Runyan is a tax attorney with the Center City
law firm of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker &
Rhoads LLP. He earned his law degree from Temple
University’s Beasley School of Law, his undergrad-
uate degree in political science at the University of
Pennsylvania and his rabbinical ordination from the
Lubavitch Yeshiva in Lod, Israel.

A native Philadelphian, Runyan directed the
editorial operations of the Exponent and served
as senior editorial director for Mid-Atlantic Media
and its projects at the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle,
Washington Jewish Week, Baltimore Jewish Times
and the Phoenix Jewish News.

JEWISHEXPONENT.COM The event begins at 10 a.m. with a live, interac-
DJOP was formed in 2008 to support progressive
tive concert featuring Alex Mitnick of the Emmy
candidates and legislation and sponsor educational
Award-winning children’s music group Alex & the
programs on contemporary issues.

Kaleidoscope. Joining the on-demand lineup are Philadelphia’s
NMAJH to Host Annual ‘Being _____
Portside Arts Center, whose educators create
at Christmas’ Event
customized art lessons that families can do at home
The National Museum of American Jewish History
with everyday
household items; Massachusetts-
will host its free annual “Being _____ at Christmas”
based Ladino
(Judeo-Spanish) artist Sarah Aroeste,
event online on Dec. 25.

The event, which will occur virtually, will feature with music and insights into Sephardic culture; and
live music and on-demand programming for adults Baltimore-based Beatbox Dads, who use emceeing
and kids that includes arts and crafts and virtual and beatboxing to make music.

There also will be a mindfulness activity for
museum tours. Activities will be available on the
families of all abilities and ages facilitated by Asia
museum’s website and Facebook page.

“While we won’t experience the joy of hundreds of IrgangLaden, the founder of Purposeful Parenting.

kids running around the building with painted faces in
And the museum will offer online tours of its core and
person this year, we’re looking forward to being together special exhibitions through the virtual NMAJH portal.

with everyone online,” said Emily August, the museum’s
Details and the full activities lineup are available
director of communications and public engagement.

at nmajh.org/events/December25. l
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