Brandeis Magazine

Sharon Abramowitz celebrated her daughter’s bat mitzvah in Burlington, Vermont, with Renee Berkowitz and Stephanie Bruce. Robert Bassett is an emergency physician and medical toxicologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. As a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, he recently completed a three-month tour with a Forward Surgical Team in Syria. Margo Ceresney works at law firm Cozen O’Connor in its private client, trusts and estates group in the Boca Raton, Florida, office. She counsels clients in the areas of estate and gift planning, estate and trust administration, succession planning, and tax. Alex Heckler is founder and managing partner of LSN Law, a South Florida-based law firm, and LSN Partners, a full-service consulting firm that has offices in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Tallahassee, as well as in Washington, D.C. A picture book by Susan (Wodiska) Kusel, “The Passover Guest,” received the Sydney Taylor Book Award, given by the Association of Jewish Libraries to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Miriam Manglani lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband and three children. She works full time as a senior technical training manager at Sonos. Her poetry has been published in various journals and magazines, and her poetry chapbook “Ordinary Wonders” was published by Prolific Press in March. Eric Parness is assistant professor of acting and directing at Westfield State University, in Massachusetts. He recently directed “Marisol” by José Rivera at the university, as well as productions for Rising Sun Performance Company and IATI Theater in New York City. In August, Caryn Siperstein was elected to serve on the circuit court in Palm Beach County, Florida, earning 64% of the vote. Previously, she was a senior assistant attorney general in Florida. Joy Sisisky is CEO of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund. She had been serving as the interim CEO before her appointment. The organization is based in San Francisco. Terry Zuckerman is president of the Kenilworth (New Jersey) Rotary Club for the 2022-23 term. He maintains a law practice in Kenilworth.