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Meet Melissa Korland

by Kelly 4/1/2011 2:52:00 PM

She's caring, connected, fun, friendly... and loving life in Cleveland!

As a kid, Melissa lived in CA, NJ, FL, VA, and IL all before the age of 16! Finally, her family moved to Cleveland to be with extended family and friends. Her future husband (Lee) was one of the first friends she made. "Our mothers were childhood friends and Lee was put 'in charge' of introducing my sister and me to his friends through BBYO (he was president of his chapter and quite involved)." Fast forward a few more years…after falling in love and deciding to marry, Melissa and Lee finished graduate school and moved from Columbus to Solon in 2003.

Melissa is a child psychologist with her own private practice and Lee is a real estate attorney for Benesch. Their 2 daughters (ages 3.5 and 5) attend Park Preschool and are playground connoisseurs, frequenting Preston's Hope, Solon Community Park, Turtle Park, and the Pepper Pike Park. The Korland family loves to explore all the Metro Parks, with a fondness for Squaw Rock and Squires Castle, and can't wait for summertime at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens, where their kids wear bathing suits and splash in the Hershey Children's Garden!

In addition to being a mom, wife and professional, Melissa actively volunteers with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and her daughters' school. She connects with friends through mahj, playgroups, book clubs, and a family-based Havurah group. For the last 5 years, Melissa has "replenished" at Camp Wise Mom's Camp.

Want to learn more? Now is your chance to CONNECT with Melissa!

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Cool People in Cleveland

Meet Efi – who loves Cleveland weather, Cleveland sports, and a Cleveland native

by Kelly 11/3/2010 12:10:00 PM

Israeli Efi Golan was born in Beer Sheva, served as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces, and launched a career in computers and technology. While working for an Israeli company called NESS in 2001, Efi met Michelle Davis, a colleague and Beachwood, Ohio native who proofread his software development documents which were written in English. Love blossomed over the “Snooker” table (similar to billiards) and Efi & Michelle married in 2005. They moved to Cleveland last November so their girls, Shai (4.5) and Izzy (2.5) could experience American life and be closer to Michelle’s family. From his home in South Euclid, Efi manages a start-up Israeli company and owns several websites, including www.hayavim.co.il the largest personal financial management site in Israel. Efi’s a regular in the Gross Schechter Day School carpool line, raves about the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and area parks, enjoys meeting friendly Clevelanders, and even loves Cleveland’s sports teams and weather! Efi’s happily traded desert dust for “four beautiful seasons and shoveling snow,” has found a monthly “Parsha and Poker” game and is looking for the best Chinese food in town. Send a shout out – and your Chinese food recommendation – to Efi @ www.facebook.com/#!/efi.golan.

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Meet Jamie, who "married a man from Beachwood" and made Cleveland HOME

by Kelly 4/14/2010 10:22:00 AM

As a student at Washington University in St. Louis, this Memphis, Tennessee native was drawn to Clevelanders. Her Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority Big Sister (Sharon Galin), her sorority little sister (Deborah Hollander) AND her boyfriend (Ben Light) all grew up within a mile from each other on Cleveland's east side. During Jamie's first trip to Cleveland in 1992, she immediately experienced the warmth of a caring community. After grad school at Bowling Green State University, Jamie shared a duplex with friends in University Heights (so fun!) before she and Ben married in 1998. Nearly 12 years later, Jamie, Ben and their six-year old daughter Hannah delight in "The Cleveland embrace - a welcoming, connected and caring Jewish community with access to incredible cultural, educational, medical, and spiritual institutions." Jamie shares that "In Cleveland, friends become family and places like The Temple-Tifereth Israel and The Gathering Place nourish the soul". Favorite family outings for "local flavor" range from Burton's Maple Syrup Festival to Gross Schechter Day School's Kosher Rib Cook-off, from the walking paths at Beachwood Park to the newest locally-owned restaurant. Bottom line -- Jamie Light feels that her family is personally and professionally blessed to be part of Cleveland's caring community.