Amelia Jolie, the daughter of Renen and Amanda Katz of Loxahatchee, Fla., was born on May 9, 2016. Her paternal grandparents are Donald Katz of Stuart, Fla., and Elisa Ellin Katz of blessed memory. Her maternal grandparents are Perry Perlman of Lantana, Fla., and Andrea Perlman of Lake Worth, Fla. Her paternal great-grandparents were Hyman and Beatric Katz, of blessed memory, of Baltimore.
For 35 years, the late Deborah Brodie, aka Bubbie Cookie, amassed a collection of over 200 Jewish ritual objects, which she used to teach her Hebrew school students with special needs.
In a recent talk at Beth Tfiloh, Elisha Wiesel called on Jews to cultivate joyfulness in their faith and sense of community.
Conceived by Columbia resident Benjamin Kintisch, "Life Review: The Hospice Musical" offers a thought-provoking and occasionally amusing perspective on mortality.
A junior at Roland Park Country School, Katie Grossman writes about a recent experience that spurred her to take action to fight antisemitism.