COUPLE'S MEETING WAS A CAPITOL AFFAIR.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. FRIEDMAN Washington Bureau Rep. Brad Sherman won't reveal what he said to Lisa Kaplan two years ago when he spied her picking up take-out Chinese food on Capitol Hill. But whatever it was, it must have worked. The couple is to be wed Sunday at Calamigos Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. . ``Let's try to keep some things private,'' the six-term Sherman Oaks congressman pleaded when asked to describe the couple's first exchange. ``Which pickup line Sherman used will be forever held secret.'' The bride-to-be is Lisa Nicola Kaplan, deputy director of the Office on Global Anti-Semitism at the U.S. State Department. A New York native, Kaplan, 34, is the daughter of Dr. Robert Kaplan, a forensic psychiatrist who specializes in custody disputes, and the stepdaughter of Peggy Jarrell Kaplan, a portrait photographer who works at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts in New York. The bride's mother, the former Carol Weisberg, is deceased. Lisa Kaplan holds a master's degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government, colloquially known as the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) or simply the Kennedy School, is a public policy school and one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. at Harvard University and a master's in international administration from the School for International Training at Brattleboro, Vt. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. Sherman, 52, is a Democrat who was first elected to Congress in 1996. Before that he served two terms on the California State Board of Equalization. A certified public accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. and an attorney, Sherman received his undergraduate degree from UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and graduated with high honors from Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. . His mother, Lane Sherman, lives in Northridge. His father, the late Maurice Sherman, was a corporate executive in the field of vocational education. About 270 guests are expected to attend the 3:30 p.m. wedding. Rabbi Edward Feinstein of Valley Beth Shalom Valley Beth Shalom is a Conservative Synagogue in Encino, Los Angeles, California. With over 1,800 member families[1] it is one of the largest synagogues in Los Angeles and one of the largest Conservative synagogues in the United States. in Encino will officiate. lisa.friedman@langnews.com (202) 662-873 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Rep. Brad Sherman and Lisa Nicola Kaplan are to be wed Sunday at Calimigos Ranch. Peggy Jarrell Kaplan/Special to the Daily News |
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