Mazel tov to Temple Israel’s 2026 confirmands (L to R): Beau Kleinholt, Jonah Halasz, Hillary Katchman, Jonah Dritz, and Matteo Chaiten. Four stalwart Temple Israel staffers retire this summer. Executive Director Suzanne Shaw completes 22 years of service at the end of June. Also retiring in June are 12-year employee

  The Class of 2026 – Celebrating our high school graduates   Hannah Simone Dritz Parents: Jay and Michele Dritz Grandparents: Robert and Phyllis Dritz, Rod and Cindy Frilot School: Miami Valley Activities: MVS Soccer, Track, Basketball, Half Marathons, Full Marathon, YMCA Junior Leadership Dayton, MVS Musicals, Hope Squad, Sources

Beth Jacob’s Sixth Jewish Women Inspiring Jewish Women luncheon will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, June 14 with speakers Sandy Sloane-Brenner, Renate Frydman, Judy Heller, Lori Lipp, Cantor Andrea Raizen, and Mary ‘Mahira’ Rogers. The cost is $26. Beth Jacob is located at 7020 N. Main St., Harrison Township.

Four Dayton-area Holocaust survivors — Felix Garfunkel, Larry Katz, Ira Segalewitz, and Yakov Shayevich — are included in the Cincinnati photography exhibit, Holding Hope: Stories of Survival During the Holocaust, on display through June 7 at Union Terminal, under the auspices of the Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center. Survivors’ stories

Joseph Efraim Davis will celebrate his bar mitzvah on March 14 at Beth Jacob Congregation. Joey is the son of Rich Davis and the late and beloved Susan Jacobs Davis. He is the brother of Jake Davis. He is the grandson of Rachel Jacobs and the late Steven Jacobs of

Zoey Shiraz Lader will become a bat mitzvah on Shabbat, Feb. 28, as she reads from Parashat Tetzaveh (Ex. 27:20–30:10). Zoey is a sixth grader at Hillel Academy. She enjoys creative writing and spending time with friends, and she especially loves Shabbat—unplugging from the week, lighting candles, and sharing family

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton has hired Brian Kerstine of Liberty Township as the executive director of Jewish Family Services. Brian most recently served as director of business development and as a career coach with JVS Career Services in Cincinnati. He previously owned Gymboree Play & Music of Cincinnati

Tammy Evans, office manager for Beth Jacob Congregation, celebrated 25 years of service to the synagogue in October. Beth Jacob leadership put together a lunch in her honor, to show their appreciation for her dedication, talent, and energy. Jonah Sandler, founder of Scene75 Entertainment Center and a longtime supporter of

  It is with great pleasure that Susan and David Joffe announce the engagement of their daughter Becky to Josh Friedberg. The couple resides in Scottsdale, Ariz. Becky started her own business in fashion consulting, Be Styled By Becky, and Josh works as a senior sales engineer for a large

The Ohio Department of Aging inducted retired social worker and current Dayton Jewish Family Services volunteer Connie Blum into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame in Columbus, Sept. 10 for her decades of service in the region. Blum is among 10 older Ohioans inducted to the Hall of Fame