Brandeis Magazine

Hello, Class of 2002! I hope the year 2012 is treating you well! When we graduated in 2002, the year 2012 seemed so far away and was not even a thought in my mind. But time has crept up on us, and our 10th Reunion is here. While so many things have changed in the world and in our lives over the past 10 years, our roots at Brandeis are unshakable, and I am looking forward to attending Reunion and reconnecting with old friends. Members of our class have been hard at work planning Reunion activities, including the always-popular Modfest and Stein Night. I hope you can come to Reunion, relive old memories and renew lifelong friendships. See you in June!

Michele Wilson married Justin Berger on July 24, 2011, in Wethersfield, Conn. Michele works as an associate editor for the environmental magazine Audubon and at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism as an assistant adjunct professor. Alumni at the wedding included Rachel Lebwohl Oh ’04 and Ben Oh ’04, Kate Grunin, Liz Kurs, Debbie Ehrlich and Suzy Stone. Jennifer Jaynes recently opened Jen Jaynes Massage in Newton, Mass. She writes, “After four years of massaging for others, I have started my own business focusing on massage to enhance the performance of athletes and martial artists. I want to bring my passion and skill for massage to athletes — from professionals to weekend warriors.”  Orly Hillman Fisch and Eric Fisch ’03 welcomed a daughter, Liat Shoshona, on April 7, 2011. She joins big brother Eyal in Los Angeles, where the family moved last year. Michael Kishko received a Ph.D. in biomedical science from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Eve Oster married Shimshon Wexler on Dec. 11, 2011, at the Grandview Marriott in Birmingham, Ala. Alumni attending included Beth Landes Fishman, Nili Epstein Friedman, Eitan Friedman, David Mayman, Michael Berger, Janna Rosenberg, Alana Karpoff, Hal Schneider, Liliana Kualiapai ’03, Ilana Apelker, Amy Sulds ’01 and Leora Botnick ’00. Eve is a pediatrician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. She is studying for a master’s in clinical research as part of a fellowship in health evidence and policy and general academic pediatrics at Mount Sinai. She holds a medical degree from Tulane.  Shimshon is a lawyer in private practice in Manhattan. Michael Piccoli and his wife, Kourtney, welcomed a baby girl, Angelina Maria, on Dec. 20, 2011.

When Eve Oster Wexler ’02 married Shimshon Wexler on Dec. 11, 2011, a large number of alumni were in attendance. Pictured (from left): front, Ilana Apelker ’02 and Alana Karpoff ’02; middle, Amy Sulds ’01, Beth Landes Fishman ’02, Eve, and Nili Epstein Friedman ’02; back, Hal Schneider ’02, Liliana Kualapai ’03, Janna Rosenberg ’02, David Mayman ’02, Eitan Friedman ’02 and Michael Berger ’02.		Michele Wilson ’02 married Justin Berger on July 24, 2011, in Wethersfield, Conn. Alumni attendees included (from left): Rachel Lebwohl Oh ’04 and Ben Oh ’04, Justin, Michele, Kate Grunin ’02, Liz Kurs ’02, Debbie Ehrlich ’02 and Suzy Stone ’02.