C OMMUNITY / mazel tovs
B I RTH
BENJAMIN GRANT DAUSCH
Benjamin Grant Dausch
was born on July 8, weighing
8 pounds and 11 ounces, to
Lindsay and Justin Dausch.

Sharing in their happi-
ness are grandparents
Susan Breslow Silver, Bob
Silver, Janis Zaidman Silver,
Jane Dausch and Daniel
Dausch and great-grand-
parents Melvyn Breslow,
Roberta Steinberg, Barbara
Breslow, Marvin Silver,
Geraldine Silver (deceased),
Judy Penziner and Michael
Penziner. Benjamin is named
Photo by Jordan Silver
in loving memory of his
maternal great-grandmothers Barbara and Geraldine.

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NMAJH to Hold Annual Christmas Day
Event Online
Th e National Museum of American Jewish
History announced that it will host its annual
Being ___ at Christmas event online on Dec. 25.

Th e public can tune in for free for live music,
as well as on-demand programming for adults
and kids that includes arts and craft s and virtual
museum tours. Activities will be available on the
museum’s website and Facebook page.

Th is year’s event will kick off with a live
interactive concert at 10 a.m. featuring Alex
Mitnick of the Emmy Award-winning children’s
music group Alex & the Kaleidoscope, which
has participated in the in-person event at the
museum for the past fi ve years. On-demand,
prerecorded family-friendly programming that
participants can access at their convenience
will also be available.

Joining the on-demand lineup this year
are: Philadelphia’s Portside Arts Center,
whose educators create customized art lessons
that families can do at home together with
everyday household items; Massachusetts-
based Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) artist Sarah
Aroeste, with music and insights into Sephardic
culture—Jewish traditions from around the
Mediterranean; and Baltimore-based Beatbox
Dads, who use emceeing and beatboxing to
make music to educate and entertain.

In addition, there will be a mindfulness
activity for families facilitated by Purposeful
Parenting founder Asia IrgangLaden.

Philadelphia Couple to be Honored at
‘Bessies’ AMIT, which is a network of educational
programs serving 35,000 Israeli children, will
honor Yaela and Neil Baine of Philadelphia
on Nov. 22 at Th e Bessies, the organization’s
biggest annual fundraiser.

Yaela Baine’s family has been involved with
the organization since its start.

Her great-grandmother, Adela Goldstein,
was AMIT’s fi rst national president; her grand-
mother, Belle Goldstein, was the third national
president serving during World War II; her
mother, Leona Goldfeld, volunteered as an
AMIT teacher in 1947 for children of Youth
Aliya in what was then Palestine; and Yaela’s
great-aunt was Bessie Gotsfeld, founder of AMIT
Yaela Baine serves as vice president of the
AMIT Philadelphia Council Shira Chapter.

Israeli actress and “Shtisel” star Ayelet
Zurer will host the event, which starts at 8
p.m. at amitchildren.org/bessies/. Writer and
producer Nancy Spielberg will be the guest
judge of AMIT student fi lmmakers work,
Idan Raichel will perform and there will be
an appearance by “Big Bang Th eory” and
“Blossom” star Mayim Bialik. ●
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