Michigan district chair, brought
greetings from Workmen's Circle
locally and nationally.
Elektra's bat mitzvah presentation
was titled 'Anti-Semitism in English
Literature." For her Yiddish compo-
nent, she recited Shylock's speech from
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice,
which had been translated into Yiddish
by Rosalie Beck, Yiddish teacher.
Elektra is an eighth grader at
Oakland Steiner School in Avon
Township. Her interests include read-
ing, art, guitar, acting, history and poli-
tics, especially progressive social-justice
issues. For her mitzvah project, Elektra
worked at the Detroit Soup Kitchen
and plans to continue doing so as she
found the work meaningful and
rewarding.
Cory Alan Richards will be called to
the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday,
Oct. 30, at Temple Beth El. He is the
son of Susan and Charles Richards and
the brother of Mark
and Tammy, Jodi and
Eric and Adam. His
proud grandparents
are Florence Fried-
man and Nathalie -
Benyas. He is also
the grandchild of the
late Joseph Plotnick
and Mort Benyas.
Cory's mitzvah projects included
helping keep the temple clean and
assisting elderly members as needed. He
enjoys visiting with his grandmother at
Franklin Club Apartments and kibitz-
ing with her friends.
Cory attends Warner Middle School
in Farmington Hills and enjoys music,
dancing, computers, baseball and foot-
ball. He plays a mean game of golf to a
20 handicap. Cory will stand up at his
sister's wedding at Temple Beth El two
weeks after his bar mitzvah.
Rachel Robinson will be called to
the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Friday,
Oct. 29, at Temple Israel. She is the
daughter of Jack and
Gigi Robinson and
the sister of Jennifer.
Rachel's proud
grandmother is
Blanche Tuchman.
Rachel is an honor
student at Abbott
Middle School in
West Bloomfield. She plays clarinet in
the school band and is on the girls bas-
ketball team. She enjoys being with
friends and going to Camp Tamarack.
Rachel's mitzvah project was volunteer-
ing at Temple Israel.
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