Thanks to you, our family has grown, so we've moved to a new, larger home! Maze! Toir! NEW ADDRESS: 29623 Northwestern NEW PHONE: (248) 356-6000 (South of Applegate) Births Joe- ENTERTAINMENT CANTOR SAMUEL GREENBAUM — Certified Mohel - - Hospital Trained — Topical Anesthetic — Follow Up Visit Your baby's comfort is important to me! (24t31855-A BOY (2269) Office: (248) 547-7970 ROSS CHARLES GUMENICK Dec. 3 Sidney and Tracy Katchem, formerly of Southfield of Upland, Calif., lov- ingly announce the birth of their twin sons, Jakob Cassidy and Josef Preston. Overwhelmed but excited big sisters are Maddison, 8, and Tatum, 6. Proud grandparents are Lionel and Penny Katchem, formerly of South- field of Upland. Excited great-grand- mother is Jean Katchem of Southfield Jakob and Josef are named in blessed memory of their great-grandfather Max Moss and beloved cousin Paul Grant. The boys are also the great- grandsons of the late Sylvia Moss and the late Sidney Katchem. Dec. 1 Craig and Carol (Gerstler) Efrusy are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter, Sarah Marie. Sharing in their happiness are the proud grandparents Gerald and Marilyn Efrusv of Walled Lake and Gene and Jean Gerstler of Chelsea. Sarah is also blessed with great-mothers Faye Diskin of Walled Lake and Helen Shubnell of Westland. HOSPITAL TRAINED • ANSWERING ALL OF YOUR NEEDS dieC gaff eYeri for band and dj booking information call Leslye Sklar at (248) 788-3880 MICHAEL A. JONAS PHOTOGRAPHY Certified Professional Photographer Specializing In Weddings Bar/Bat Mitzvahs And Fine Celebrations BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN (248) 647-5060 12/18 1998 42 Detroit Jewish News "The Difference IS The Difference!" Nov. 30 Betsy and Bob Manela of Parkland, Fla., formerly of Southfield, joyfully announce the arrival of their daughter, jemma Rose Manela. Maternal grand- parents are Faye and Seymour Bross of Commerce Township. Paternal grand- mother is Eleanor Manela of South- field. Jemma is named in loving mem- ory of Joseph Manela, Rebecca Rossen and Rose Kravetz. Nov. 25 Mark and Lori (Shifman) Epstein of West Bloomfield welcome with love their son, Michael Scott. Excited big brother is Steven Blake. Proud grandparents are Ray Epstein of Bloomfield Township, Bernard and Phyllis Grossman of Southfield and Albert and Gloria Shifman of Bloomfield Hills. Michael is also the grandson of the late Saul Epstein. Also delighted is great-grandmother Julia Shear of Southfield. Michael Scott is named in loving memory of his paternal great-grandfather Morris Cohen and his maternal great-grand- father Simon Shifman. Nov. 18 David and Cheryl (Mevis) Gumenick of Birmingham are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Ross Charles (Rachmiel Simcha). Welcom- ing Ross home is big sister Haley Rose. Sharing in their happiness arc the proud grandparents Rosalind Gumenick, Sy Raskin, Sylvia Mevis, Arthur Mevis and Rita Kaplan; thrilled great-grandmother is Mollie Fellows, all of Michigan. Ross Charles is named in loving memory of his great-grandmother Celia Mevis and his great-aunt Rachel Snyder. Nov. 12 Dr. Jeffrey and Dr. Jodi (Levinson) Michaelson of Huntington Woods are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Connor Jacob (Shai Yakoc). Sharing in their happiness are proud grandparents Lois and Cyril Levenson of West Bloomfield and Jackie and Ronald Michaelson of West Bloomfield. Proud great-grand- parents are Nare Zumberg of South- field, Phyllis Caplane cf Farmington Hills and David Michaelson of Jack- sonville, Fla. Connor Jacob is named in loving memory of his paternal great-grandmother Charlotte Michaelson and his maternal b arear- grandmother Yetta Levenson. Oct. 25 Sharona Shapiro and David Lerner welcome with much love their son, Oren Shaul. Sharing in their joy are grandparents, Chazan and Mrs. Robert Shapiro of Boston and Monica Lerner of Cincinnati; big brother Yoni Lerner; and big sisters, Elisheva and Ayelet Shapiro. Oct. 21 Jill (Fischer) and Joseph Greenbaum of Southfield are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Avi Jacob (Avra- ham Yaakov). Welcoming Avi home are big sisters Naomi Patricia and Elana Leah. Proud grandparents Favga and David Greenbaum of Congratulations! Birth announcements must be type- written, double spaced and include a daytime phone number of the sender. Be sure to include the date of birth and cities of residence for the baby 's family and grandparents. lFyou should wish vour brit or baby naming to be considered for a small story, please indicate this and send along a non-returnable picture. IF it is chosen, you will be contacted. Announcements received by noon Thursday will be considered for the following Friday's paper; space restric- tions may delay publication. _