SIMCHAS   7/1/11

Daniel is intoxicated by the Links effect

Picture: Howard Gordon

NATASHA Links and Daniel Ackerman were friends when they were both pupils at Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School.

The couple, who started dating only a few months ago, were married at the Midland Hotel, Manchester, by Rabbi Elozer Stefansky.

Daniel, a student at the Midrash Shmuel Yeshiva in Jerusalem, is the son of Rita and Alan Ackerman, of Prestwich, while podiatry student Natasha is the daughter of Avril and Alan Links, of Broughton Park.

Bridesmaids were the bride's niece Batya Malka Links and Chaya Leeman. Pageboys were the bride's nephews Zvi Links, Dov Links, Akiva Links, Matti Links, Yehuda Leib Links, Avraham Links, Yitzchok Links and Yehoshua Links, as well as Yosef Leeman and Dovid Leeman.

Guests joined in the celebrations from Israel and America.

After sheva berachot, the couple will live temporarily in Broughton Park before moving to Israel in six months.


Three cheers for Amy

Picture: Charlie Yacoub

CHEERLEADER Amy Masser was batmitzvah at Etz Chaim Synagogue.

The daughter of Deborah and Richard MASSER, of Alwoodley, Amy is a pupil at the Grammar School at Leeds.

Cheerleading formed part of her batmitzvah celebrations.

Grandmothers Elayne Taylor and Sheila Masser, and great-grandmother Bella Jacobs joined guests from Manchester and London at the simcha.

Amy has an elder brother Joshua, 17, who is also a pupil at the Grammar School and a sister, Talia, 14, who attends Gateways School.

 
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