High School in Israel Make the land of Israel your classroom. Learn Hebrew and make friends to last a lifetime! Fully accredited programs for 10th-12th graders. Games and earned six medals. She is also involved in forensics, theater, dance, student government as well as playing oboe in the school band. Lauren's mitz- vah projects included working at the Temple Israel Purim Fair and volun- teering at Hadassah House. Amy Liani Berke will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Tem- ple Israel. She is the daughter of Laura and Marc Berke, sister of Aaron and Kimberly and grandchild of Benjamin Berke. She is also the granddaughter of the late Idalene Berke and the late Erna and Joe Fox. An honor stu- dent at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills where she plays saxophone in the student band, Amy plays tennis, basketball and softball. She participat- ed in the Maccabi Games. Mitzvah projects included volunteering at Fleis- chman Residence and Temple Israel's media center. Matthew Ian Milstein will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Tem- ple Israel on Saturday, Nov. 7. He is the son of Susan and Lester Milstein and brother of Meredith. He is also the grandchild of the late Anita and Joseph Milstein and the late Ina and Stanley Shaw. Attending Abbott Middle School in West Bloomfield where he is an all "A" honor student with perfect attendance, Matthew is a member of the undefeated cross country conference championship team and a track and field runner. He plays soccer on a travel team and enjoys most sports. Other interests include reading, weight training and music. As part of his mitz- vah projects, he spent time with senior citizens. Jason Scott Simons will celebrate his bar mitzvah at Havdalah services on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Temple Israel. He - is the son of Helaine Simons and Wiliam--Simons, brother of Kimberly and grandchild of Betty and Jerry Simons and Ruth Stern.. He is also the grandson of the late Kenneth Stern. Mitzvah pro.: jects included donating to the Make a Wish Foundation and volunteering at Temple Israel. A student at Norup Middle School in Oak Park, Jason enjoys computers, Nintendo and bik- ing. Erica Faye Linden will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday Nov. 7, at Tem- ple Emanu-El. Erica is the daughter of Gail and Stephen Linden and sister of Adam. She is the granddaughter of the late Lillian and Sam Solomon. Proud grandparents are Janice and Louis Linden. For Erica's mitzvah project, she worked at Yad Ezra. She attends Norup Middle School in Oak Park. She enjoys art, jewelry making, computers and horseback riding. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit offers a $2,000 subsidy to residents of Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties who want to participate in high school academic programs in Israel. Spend an exciting 8 weeks, semester or year studying in Israel while keeping up with your home studies. An information meeting for parents and teens will be held Thursday, Dec. 3, 7:45 p.m. at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building, 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills. Representatives of various programs will be there to answer your questions. ',/. / • -•,-• •I 11111111 There's nothing to lose, but so much to gain. For information, call Lisa Hobson at (248) 645-7878. T his is I E eJeration Poitte0 Allied Jewish Campaign Dean Michael Perach, son of Anita and Asi Perach, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Adat Shalom Synagogue on Saturday, Nov. 7. Participating in the ceremony will be Dean's brother Daniel and sisters Nicole and Natal- ie. They are the grandchildren of the late Yetta and Nathan Rosenberg of Chicago, Ill., and Ruth and Naftally Perach of Haifa, Israel. Dean is a seventh grade student at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills, where he also plays the tuba in the school band.- He is active in aggressive skating, and loves snow- boarding, boxing, paint ball, comput- ers and video games. Volunteering to collect food for Yad Ezra as part of his mitzvah projects was particularly rewarding for Dean. SCHEDULE YOUR WINTERIZATION TODAY! Commercial • Residential MICHIGAN _AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER INCORPORATED NEIL BLAZOFSKY Design PRESIDENT OFFICE HOURS: Installation Mon.-Fri. 8 am-6 pm Saturday 8 am-12 noon ESTABLISHED 1950 2679 Orchard Lake Road Sylvan Lake, MI 48320 "Ratios Only Rival!" (248) 681-3770 Irrigation Service Landscape Lighting .••■•■•••• For An Affair To Remember fN7RfalE Music, Entertainment and Floor Shows • Weddings • Corporate Events • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs For More Information, Call Stella Actis Jittalrtinment Call The Sales Department (248) 354-7123 Ext. 209 (248)879-2373 Advertise in our new Entertainment Section! DVIrROIT JEWISH NEW'S N Detroit Jewish News 11/6 1998 69