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SIMCHAS
100th Birthday
Irving Schiff
Irving Schiff celebrated his
100th birthday Saturday, Aug. 15,
2015, while also marking his 73rd
wedding anniversary with his wife,
Norma. The Schiffs are residents of
Berman Commons Assisted Living
& Memory Care of Dunwoody.
For the finale of the festive
weekend, Berman Commons played
host to a marriage renewal ceremony Aug. 16. Marcus Jewish Community Center Rabbi Brian Glusman,
son of Berman Commons chaplain
Fred Glusman, officiated under the
chuppah.
“We are thrilled to play a role
in commemorating such notably happy occasions
for Irving and Norma,” Berman Commons Executive Director Jenice Holtz Cunningham said. “The
Schiffs, who are loved by all at Berman Commons,
inspire and remind us to fill every day and every
year with love and joy.”
AUGUST 21 ▪ 2015
Irving and Norma Schiff,
shown at their wedding in 1942,
live at Berman Commons.
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Engagement
Edlin-Gordon
K
aren and Andrew Edlin announce the engagement of
their daughter, Felicia Sara
Edlin, to Benjamin David Gordon,
son of Linda and Alan Gordon of
Pittsburgh. Felicia is the granddaughter of the late Lola and Rubin Lansky.
Ben is the grandson of Carole and Dr.
Mark Gottlieb of Pittsburgh and Sara
and Larry Gordon of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Felicia graduated from Emory
University and works at the High Museum of Art. Ben earned his bachelor’s degree from Emory and his juris
doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is an associate at Hartman Simons & Wood L.L.P.
An April 2016 wedding is planned.
Wedding
Lynne-Gang
O
n July 30, 2015, actor
and grant writer Franceska Lynne, daughter
of Dr. Don J. and Frances W.
Brenner, retired Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention microbiologists, married
holistic life consultant Warren I. Gang, son of educators
Philip Snow Gang and Dolores
Rosenberg Gang, under the
chuppah at Cherry Log Pavilion in Blue Ridge.
Rabbi Steven Lebow officiated at the ceremony, dubbed “the Beatles meet the Grateful Dead.” Guests at the
summer casual affair noshed on mini-knishes, veggie meatballs, spring rolls, and
vegan mac and cheese and jambalaya. Cakes with hamsa and Tree of Life designs
were made by Dulce Vegan Bakery.
The couple first met as students at the Paideia School and now make their
home in the Dunwoody area with their four cats and two chickens.