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Sept. 26
Neil and Susan (Fleser) Soper of
Okemos welcome with much love
the birth of their daughter,
Alexandra Lynn. Sharing in the hap-
piness are proud grandparents Ruth
and Robert Soper of Livonia and
Jacqueline and John Fleser of
Birmingham. Thrilled great-grand-
mothers are Celia Goldberg of
Brookline, Mass., and Hildegarde
Shada of Rochester Hills.

Aug. 27
Robin and Alan Belsky of Mahopac,
N.Y., are pleased to announce the
birth of their son, Spencer Grey.
Sharing their happiness is older
brother Shea. Proud grandparents are
Claire and Martin Belsky of
Bingham Farms and Linda Kantor of
Staten Island, N.Y. Spencer was
named for his grandfather, the late
Dr. Steven Kantor, and his aunt, the
late Gwen Kantor.

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July 25
Irma Essick, formerly of Southfield,
and Benny Sommerfeld, formerly of
Gothenberg, Sweden, of Thousand
Oaks, Calif., lovingly announce the
birth of their second daughter,
Marissa Ariella Essick Sommerfeld.
Sister Naomi is 2 years old.
Grandparents Samuel and Dorothy
Essick, formerly of Southfield, now
live in Los Angeles. Grandparents
Rosie and Leopold Sommerfeld live
in Gothenberg.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Sara Michelle Abrin will celebrate
her bat mitzvah at Adat Shalom
Synagogue on
Saturday, Oct. 23.
She is the daughter
of Ilene and Marty
Abrin and sister of
Joey and Rebecca.
Kvelling are her
grandparents Allan
and Mary
Silverman of
Southfield and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,
and Gertrude Abrin of Oak Park.
Sara is also the granddaughter of the
late Joseph M. Abrin. Rabbis
Herbert Yoskowitz and Daniel
Nevins and Cantors Larry Veider
and Howard Glantz will officiate.
In addition to Sara's parents,
grandparents and siblings, partici-
pating in the services will be Drs.
Bruce and Karen Silverman, Erica

Silverman, Gail Klein, Dr. Mark and
Cheryl Silverman, Dr. Jeffrey and
Laurie Leflein, Jacob and Elana
Leflein, as well as cousins Jerry,
Jenna and Allison Silverman of
Boston. Sara's new cousin, Samantha
Silverman, will share the simcha by
receiving her Hebrew name.
Sara is an honor student at Norup
Middle School in Oak Park. She
plays the cello and is involved in the
Beth Achim Religious School youth
program at Adat Shalom. Her mitz-
vah project involved helping set up
the Wednesday bingo for senior citi-
zens.

Alexander Matthew Altman will be
called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah
on Friday, Oct. 22, at Temple Israel.
He is the son of
Cheryl and Jim
Altman and brother
of Eric. Excited
grandmother is
Ruth Finkel. He is
also the grandson
of the late Sam
Finkel and the late
Zora and Morris
Altman.
As part of his mitzvot projects, he
regularly visited a rabbi in a nursing
home who taught him about inner
strength and devotion to religion.
An honor roll student at Orchard
Lake Middle School in West
Bloomfield, Alex is a goalie for a
travel soccer team, collects basket-
ball cards and enjoys all sports, espe-
cially golf and ping-pong.

Devon Alexis Chaiken will be called
to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at
Havdala services on Saturday, Oct.
23, at Temple
Israel. She is the
daughter of Julie
and Dennis
Chaiken and sister
of Dana, Derek and
Shannon. Excited
grandparents are
Edith and Harry
Katz and Dorothy
Chaiken. Devon is also the grand-
child of the late Irving Chaiken.
An honor student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield,
where she is involved in conflict
mediation, Devon's mitzvah projects
included volunteering at Yad Ezra
and assisting in the Temple Israel
Sunday school. She is a competitive
dancer and avid soccer player, who
enjoys spending summers at Camp
Tamarack.