Rav-Hazzan Aliza Gabrielle Berger and Solomon Fredric Rosenberg are to be married Nov. 10 at Temple Emanuel in Newton, Mass. Rabbi Wesley Gardenswartz is to officiate. The bride, 30, is a rabbi and cantor at Temple Emanuel in Newton. She started the temple’s Yisod 20s and 30s program, which is focused on Jewish young adults…
Rena Yael Wexelberg-Clouser and Dr. Aaron Wachtenheim Abrams are to be married Nov. 10 at the Liberty House, a restaurant in Jersey City, N.J. Dr. Daniel Marwil, a cantor and friend of the couple, is to officiate. Ms. Wexelberg, 32, will be taking her husband’s name. She is the school mental health director of planning…
Melissa Sarah Brenner and Maxwell James Roosevelt were married Nov. 9 at the Palm House at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Rabbi Elliot Strom officiated. Mrs. Roosevelt, who is 30 and works in Manhattan, is in-house counsel for the investment bank of Barclays. She graduated from the University of Maryland, and received a law degree magna…
Christopher Patrick Behan and Robert Price Hall III were married Nov. 9 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Washington. The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, a retired Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, performed the ceremony. Mr. Behan (left), 58, is a senior associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Baltimore, a nonprofit organization focused…
Erica Rachel Green and David Gurian-Peck were married Nov. 9 at the Green Building, an events space in Brooklyn. Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson officiated. Ms. Green, 34, is the major gifts officer focused on fund-raising for the League of American Orchestras in Manhattan. She graduated cum laude from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. She is…
Washington, DC (November 10, 2019) — Combining 2 tests can improve predictions of severe acute kidney injury in children in intensive care. The findings come from a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2019 November 5-November 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Two assessments–the Renal Angina Index…
Washington, DC (November 10, 2019) — The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is pleased to announce the winners of the new Midcareer Awards, which recognize nephrologists who have distinguished themselves in five key areas of accomplishment early in their careers. ASN chose two winners each for the Distinguished Clinical Service Award, Distinguished Educator Award, Distinguished…
Low- and middle-income countries in remote locations with little access to care can create sustainable neurosurgical programs by recruiting and training young, local doctors, according to a Rutgers study. Published in the journal World Neurosurgery, the study analyzed the effectiveness over the past 20 years of a successful neurosurgical department, its residency program, an international…
Shawn Renee Attias and Lee Kovel were married Nov. 8 at the Waldorf Astoria Grand Wailea Seaside Chapel in Maui, Hawaii. Robert Gilman, a Universal Life minister, officiated, incorporating Jewish traditions. Mrs. Kovel, 61, an art dealer, runs expressionartgallery.com, an online art marketplace based in Rancho Mission Viejo, Calif. She graduated from the University of…
CIDAHU, Indonesia — Thousands of children with crippling birth defects. Half a million people poisoned. A toxic chemical found in the food supply. Accusations of a government cover-up and police officers on the take. This is the legacy of Indonesia’s mercury trade, a business intertwined with the lucrative and illegal production of gold. More than…