August 30 2022 rbbm.
www.thestar.com
By Jeremy Grimaldi
''Danny is now buried at Pardes Shalom Cemetery in Vaughan, but his story began in Montreal.
Growing up, Danny was carefree — think Denis the Menace — Ruth, who spent part of her career working in Thornhill and Richmond Hill, said.''
After moving to Toronto for kindergarten, Danny would spend his days reading comic books and socializing plenty, she added.
It was around age 10 when he became very studious, already focusing on higher education by age 13.
During high school, he was involved in the student newspaper and the debate club.
He worked hard and was accepted into the school he’d wanted to attend since a young age, Harvard.
After university, he went to Washington to work at a Supreme Court appellant firm. He’d later meet his wife, Wendi Adelson, when she began interning in Washington.
"She was exceptionally charming and we were pleased he met someone he was very interested in," Ruth said about their first meeting.
However, after the two were married and the children born, there were 'changes'.
The couple began differing on how to raise their boys. Wendi, the more Liberal and Dan leaning more towards Jewish observances, including the prohibition on eating pork and other Kosher laws.''
''Throughout the trials, Ruth has focused on advocacy, so on top of writing her memoirs, she helped bring into law a bill in Florida in 2022 that would help grandparents get access to children in cases where they are denied visitation. The bill allows grandparents to visit if there’s a criminal or civil suit brought against the surviving natural parent.
After not being able to see her grandsons since 2016, Ruth was finally given access in April. They are now 11 and 13.''
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''Danny is now buried at Pardes Shalom Cemetery in Vaughan, but his story began in Montreal.
Growing up, Danny was carefree — think Denis the Menace — Ruth, who spent part of her career working in Thornhill and Richmond Hill, said.''
After moving to Toronto for kindergarten, Danny would spend his days reading comic books and socializing plenty, she added.
It was around age 10 when he became very studious, already focusing on higher education by age 13.
During high school, he was involved in the student newspaper and the debate club.
He worked hard and was accepted into the school he’d wanted to attend since a young age, Harvard.
After university, he went to Washington to work at a Supreme Court appellant firm. He’d later meet his wife, Wendi Adelson, when she began interning in Washington.
"She was exceptionally charming and we were pleased he met someone he was very interested in," Ruth said about their first meeting.
However, after the two were married and the children born, there were 'changes'.
The couple began differing on how to raise their boys. Wendi, the more Liberal and Dan leaning more towards Jewish observances, including the prohibition on eating pork and other Kosher laws.''
''Throughout the trials, Ruth has focused on advocacy, so on top of writing her memoirs, she helped bring into law a bill in Florida in 2022 that would help grandparents get access to children in cases where they are denied visitation. The bill allows grandparents to visit if there’s a criminal or civil suit brought against the surviving natural parent.
After not being able to see her grandsons since 2016, Ruth was finally given access in April. They are now 11 and 13.''