With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer Three pieces by Dr. Eric L. Friedland — Sanders Judaic Professor Emeritus at Antioch College, United Theological Seminary, the University of Dayton, and Wright State University — recently came out in print, just two weeks apart. Two appear in the anthology Welcome to

With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer Rob Buerki, son of Bob and Leslie Buerki and grandson of the late Lester and Pearl Stein and Gail and Robert Buerki, graduated from the Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Rob will begin a residency in neurology at the University of Chicago.

With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer The Women Presidents’ Organization has released its sixth ranking of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies in North America. On that list is Dayton’s own Anita Emoff, president of Boost Technologies company, an offshoot of Shumsky Enterprises, run by Chief Executive Officer Michael Emoff,

With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer Rabbi Janice Garfunkel was among nine recipients of an honorary doctor of divinity degree on March 21 at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. Casey Weinstein was named one of the Dayton Business Journals’s 2013 40 under 40 honorees. Casey is

With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer Brent Gutmann has been named the new rabbi of Beth Sholom Progressive Jewish Congregation of Auckland, New Zealand. Brent will be ordained as a rabbi on June 8 at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. Brent and his wife, Jill, and

With Charlotte Golden On Nov. 6, Air Force Maj. Benjamin S. Robins was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel during a ceremony at the Pentagon. Benjamin holds the aeronautical rating of C130J instructor aircraft commander and C-21 evaluator aircraft commander. Having proudly served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation

  With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer The Montgomery County Commission has hired Interim County Administrator Joe Tuss as its new county administrator. In 2001, Joe joined the county as its community and economic development director. In 2008, he was promoted to deputy county administrator and has served as

With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer Ethan Zappin, a fifth grader at The Miami Valley School, received his black belt in tae kwon do on Sept. 28. Ethan has been training at the Asian Arts Center of Kettering under Head Instructor Matt Pasquinilli since he was 5. His proud

With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer At the end of the summer, Dr. Charlie Knoll, age 86, retired from his medical practice after 52 years of service to his patients. Charlie and Joan’s son, Aaron, recalls that “Charlie wrote his first prescription for Moses. Joe Bettman filled it.” Joan

With Charlotte Golden Can we kvell! Rachel Wynne, daughter of Ron and Mindi Wynne and granddaughter of Rochelle Wynne, will intern this summer as a technical apprentice at the Hangar Theater in Ithaca, N.Y. Rachel is an active freshman in the Theatre Arts Department at Wright State University. She is