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THE GOOD LIFE
Five generations of women were present when twins
Danielle and Olivia Kogan were babies. Between them is
their great-great-grandmother, Rose Benson. Behind Rose is
great-grandmother Shirley Oxenberg with Judy Cohen on her
right and Jen Kogan on her left.

his father saves him, it showed
me how parents will always be
there for you,” says the daugh-
ter of Jen and Mark Kogan.

As their grandparents, Mur-
ray and Judy Cohen are major
components of the twins’ cir-
cle of life. The teens — recent
B’nai Mitzvah at Old York Road
Temple-Beth Am in Abington,
where Murray Cohen is con-
says, from her own grandmoth-
er, Rose Benson, who lived to
be 105 and interacted with the
twins before she died.

Indeed the twins are all part
of an expanded circle that cov-
ers five generations of women,
including Judy’s own mother,
Shirley Oxenberg, 91.

Apparently, one can never be
too young to glean the messag-
Judy Cohen especially
felt a kinship for the musical missive,
she says, “which shows we all have
interdependent roles to play
in the family,” a lesson for
and about the ages.

gregational president — covet
the time they spend encircled
by the moral force that is their
bubbe and zayde.

And the grandparents recip-
rocate 360. Judy Cohen especial-
ly felt a kinship for the musical
missive, she says, “which shows
we all have interdependent roles
to play in the family,” a lesson
for and about the ages.

This bubbe bubbles about
her own expanded family cir-
cle; she learned so much, she
es of the musical. Ava Endy, 5,
attends pre-K at the Richard E.

Rudolph Jr. Preschool of Reform
Congregation Keneseth Israel in
Elkins Park. The youngster lik-
ens her own great-grandfather,
Harry Blask, to Mufasa and felt
a special affinity for The Lion
King. Both Mufasa and her za-
yde are good, she says, and look
out for their community, wheth-
er cubs or cuties like herself.

“He saves people and he
helps me,” she says of her grand-
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Ava Endy likens her great-grandfather to Mufasa.

father. Mufasa and mitzvot? Rafi-
ki and reverence? It is all good,
adds Portnoy, the cantor from
Main Line Reform, all part of
the bigger picture. “As we say
whenever our Torah is read,
chadesh yameinu kedem, renew
for us our first days and first
dreams,” he notes.

“As the Circle of Life con-
tinues its inevitable swirl and
flow, we will always face new
challenges and circumstances,
some daunting, yet always find
core strength and direction in
the eternal values of our God.”
Michael Elkin is features editor
of the Jewish Exponent.

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