C ommunity / mazel tovs
B I RTH
MAR R I AG E
COLBIE BLAIR ARCH
Sara and Mitchell Arch of
Conshohocken announce the
birth of their daughter, Colbie
Blair, born on Dec. 13, 2021.

Colbie is named in loving
memory of maternal great-grand-
mother Claire B. Stup and
paternal great-grandmother
Beatrice Friedman.

Sharing in their joy are grand-
parents Leslie Sokolow, Elaine
and Douglas Arch; great-grand-
mother Fritzi Arch; the Stup and
Arch families; and cousins Sofia,
Sienna and Mira.
SNOW-MCKEE Photo by Sara Arch
Lori and Mark Snow of Audubon announce
the marriage of their son, Levi Evan Snow, to
Megan Elana McKee, daughter of Debra and
Michael McKee of Mission Viejo, California.

The ceremony and reception took place at
Pipers at the Marott in Indianapolis on Oct. 3,
2021. Rabbi Sue Silberberg, executive director
of the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center at Indiana
University, officiated.

Sharing in the couple’s happiness are grand-
parents, family and friends.

Megan, a graduate of Indiana University and Vanderbilt University, is a speech
language pathologist at Children’s Therapy Connection. Levi, also a graduate of
Indiana University, is an IT assurance consultant at Crowe.

The couple lives in Indianapolis and plan to honeymoon in Spain in the spring.

Photo by Rogue Images
COMMUNITYBRIEFS The Weitzman Announces Leadership Moves
THE WEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM of
American Jewish History announced the appointment
of a chief of staff and the moves of two longtime staffers
into expanded roles.

Arthur Sandman was appointed chief of staff, while
Emily August is now chief public engagement officer
and Kristen Kreider is now managing director, business
operations. Sandman takes over for Susan Weiss, who served in
the role for nearly nine years and is now chief of staff for
the Jewish Museum in New York.

As chief of staff, Sandman, who began on Feb. 1,
will work closely with and advise the museum’s presi-
dent and CEO with a focus on governance and board
relations, as well as help to lead and align the museum
team as it grows its staff and plans for reopening and for
its future.

Sandman has spent his career in leadership roles
at Jewish organizations, including Jewish Agency
International Development, Jewish Federation of Greater
MetroWest and UJA-Federation of New York. Most
recently, he was executive vice president of Jewish Agency
International Development, where he oversaw the opera-
tions relating to the agency’s efforts to foster relations
with Jewish Federations and with individual supporters.

Meantime, August and Kreider, both of whom began
their tenures with the museum in 2010, move into
expanded roles.

August has held roles in programming and commu-
nications at the museum throughout her tenure. She
works to ensure the museum’s goals for awareness,
engagement and attendance are met through communi-
cations and programming strategies.

In addition, August has played key roles including
producing major public events, such as Supreme
Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 2019 “Only
in America” induction ceremony and serving as
program director for the annual national Jewish
American Heritage Month effort.

JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Arthur Sandman
Photo by Perry Bindelglass
Emily August
Since the museum’s 2010 opening Kreider has served
as creative director and administrative supervisor of the
museum store. She is responsible for curating, sourcing,
buying and merchandising the store’s 3,500 items and
maintains relationships with 375-plus vendors.

During the pandemic, Kreider transitioned to an
e-commerce model for the store.

AJC Responds to Oxford School Board
Member Remarks About Immigrants
The American Jewish Committee Philadelphia/SNJ
Latino Jewish Coalition responded on Feb. 3 to
remarks Oxford Area School District board member
Jennifer Kehs made at a Jan. 18 meeting where she
appeared to blame immigrant children for a decline
in the district’s performance.

Kehs, who was speaking about a revision to a
policy regarding homeless students, said the school
district’s rank of 369 out of 707 might be the cause,
Fox29.com reported.

JEWISH EXPONENT
Photo by Jessi Melcer
Kristen Kreider
Photo By Beth Heaney
“Those people may potentially continue on this
downward trend, as we have people coming into our
school district who don’t speak any English, who have
no schooling in America,” Kehs said.

AJC issued several responses.

“The comments by Oxford Area School District
member Jennifer Kehs blaming undocumented
immigrants for the district’s rankings is ignorant
and reprehensible,” the coalition said in a state-
ment. “Othering a group of students creates a hostile
atmosphere where hatred can fester. Creating an
unfriendly environment toward immigrants anywhere
but especially in schools cannot be tolerated.”
“My family came to this country and they strug-
gled to make a better life for me in Philadelphia,”
said Anthony Rosado, a coalition co-chair. “We
must ensure that America is a welcoming place
for everyone seeking to become part of our nation
seeking better opportunities for their families.” l
— Compiled by Andy Gotlieb
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
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