Class of 1997
Class Correspondent
- Alisa Z. Finsten
- 1640 Livonia Avenue
- Solon, OH 44139
- 1997notes@alumni.brandeis.edu
My husband, Jim, and I welcomed Joseph Ethan Finsten on Sept. 10, 2011. He joins big brother Sammy, who turned 2 in October. I work in the office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, where I administer federal homeland security and public safety grants for LA and the region. My husband practices law.
Eric Kabakoff married Chrissie Lewandowski on Oct. 16, 2011, in a small ceremony at Disney World. They reside in Park Slope, Brooklyn, following a honeymoon in Italy. Alex Bennewith was named director of government relations for United Spinal, where she will lead the company’s legislative and regulatory efforts. She was formerly senior manager of government affairs for the American Association for Homecare. United Spinal works to improve the quality of life for all Americans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. Eitan Fishbane, Ph.D.’03, wrote “Shadows in Winter: A Memoir of Love and Loss” about the death of his wife, Leah Levitz ’96, who passed away in March 2007 from a brain tumor. At the time of her death, Leah was a graduate student in Jewish history, a mother to a 4-year-old daughter and two months into a new pregnancy. In this deeply evocative memoir, written during the dark time of the first year following Leah’s death, Eitan gives voice to the overwhelming nature of mourning and to the uplifting power of memory. He tells the story of his efforts to be a good father to his grieving child and of his self-discovery as a parent in ways he had not known before.
Submit a Class NoteEric Kabakoff married Chrissie Lewandowski on Oct. 16, 2011, in a small ceremony at Disney World. They reside in Park Slope, Brooklyn, following a honeymoon in Italy. Alex Bennewith was named director of government relations for United Spinal, where she will lead the company’s legislative and regulatory efforts. She was formerly senior manager of government affairs for the American Association for Homecare. United Spinal works to improve the quality of life for all Americans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. Eitan Fishbane, Ph.D.’03, wrote “Shadows in Winter: A Memoir of Love and Loss” about the death of his wife, Leah Levitz ’96, who passed away in March 2007 from a brain tumor. At the time of her death, Leah was a graduate student in Jewish history, a mother to a 4-year-old daughter and two months into a new pregnancy. In this deeply evocative memoir, written during the dark time of the first year following Leah’s death, Eitan gives voice to the overwhelming nature of mourning and to the uplifting power of memory. He tells the story of his efforts to be a good father to his grieving child and of his self-discovery as a parent in ways he had not known before.