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B I RTH
E N GAG E ME N T
ROBERT JOHN LANG
JOSEPH-GLATTER Harriet Greenberg of Wyncote
announces the birth of her first
great-grandson, Robert John
Lang, on June 9.

Robert is the son of David
and Elyssa Lang of Stratford,
New Jersey.

Sharing in the joy are
grandparents Gary and Kim
Greenberg of Cinnaminson,
New Jersey, and John and Kathleen Lang of Hi-Nella, New Jersey; great-grand-
parents Hilda Lang of Stratford, New Jersey, and Tysa Speece of Southampton;
and aunts and uncles Brandon Greenberg, Thomas Lang, Daniel and Krista Lang,
and Katherine Lang.
Photo by Kimberly Greenberg
Elaine Wax of Holland announces the engage-
ment of her daughter, Stacey W. Joseph, to
Howard Glatter of Langhorne.

Stacey is a graduate of Immaculate
University, where she obtained a bachelor’s
degree in nursing. She is employed as an RN
case manager.

Howard has a degree in graphic arts
production from City University of New York
and is a retired general manager in the printing
industry. Stacey and Howard share their happiness with their children, Rebecca and
husband Eric Miller, Elise and husband David Derewitz, Stephen and wife
Shaleen Glatter and one grandson.
Courtesy of Howard Glatter
COMMUNITYBRIEFS Temple Judea Museum Hosts Virtual Exhibit
‘Exploring Judaism and Spirituality”
Temple Judea Museum at Reform Congregation
Keneseth Israel will host virtual exhibit “Exploring
Judaism and Spirituality” by Marlene D’Orazio Adler
through Dec. 15.

A resident of Glenside, Adler is an art educator
and has taught art in both public and private schools.

The exhibit may be viewed at youtu.be/
TJkroMayNWw. The exhibit may also be viewed in person by
appointment only by calling 215-887-8700.

Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome).

Schwartz, who is a longtime educator, said the
book published by Loving Healing Press consists of
three parts — the overall stories, the lessons her son
taught her and Alex’s perspective.

“I wanted the book to allow the reader to understand
my story, learn from what I learned and gain insight
from Alex’s voice,” Schwartz writes on the book jacket. l
— Compiled by Andy Gotlieb
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El Members Blow
Shofar for Community
Members of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El in
Wynnewood spent the week before Rosh Hashanah
blowing the shofar each night at various public
locations around Lower Merion.

“This is an opportunity to fulfill the mitzvah of
listening to the shofar during Elul. Please welcome
people and do your favorite series of shofar blasts,”
synagogue Executive Director Ken Krivitzky told
the shofar-blowing volunteers in an email. “This is a
great opportunity for our members to feel a sense of
community and hopefully to meet a neighbor or two.”
Courtesy of Nancy M. Schwartz
High Holidays Food Drive Underway
The Mitzvah Food Program of Jewish Federation of
Greater Philadelphia’s largest food drive of the year is
underway, with collections sought for nutritious and
kosher non-perishable proteins such as nut butters,
canned fish and canned beans.

Aside from being kosher, all donations must not
be expired and must be properly sealed. No bulk sizes
are accepted nor are glass items.

The food drive is held at more than 30 area
synagogues and community organizations, with
donations to be collected the week of Oct. 12. Other
people are personally bringing canned goods to food
program pantries.

Last year’s High Holiday food drive collected
46,000 pounds of food, which supplemented pantry
locations for three to four months.

“Last year, we helped 3,222 households, and so
far this year we’ve seen a 10% increase over that
and recipients have been coming more often due
to COVID-19-related unemployment,” said Deirdre
Mulligan, the food program’s senior manager. “We
anticipate this continuing and needing to help more
families as this pandemic stretches into the winter
and into 2021.”
The program runs five pantries in the Philadelphia
area. The SHARE Food Program is not a partner in this
year’s food drive because of the pandemic.

For additional details, how to donate and for a list
of participating organizations, visit jewishphilly.org/
fooddrive. Teacher Releases Book About Raising Son with
Down Syndrome
Teacher Nancy M. Schwartz of Conshohocken has
published “Up, Not Down Syndrome,” her story
of raising her son, Alex, who was diagnosed with
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