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New Arrivals

May 11
Eric and Dalia Dubin of Irvine, Calif,
announce with love the birth of their
daughter, Alexa Jules. Sharing in their
joy are grandmother Chloe Dior of
Tucson, Ariz., bubbie Lynn and zayde
Bert Stahl, papa Marvin and Judie
Dubin, all of Bloomfield Hills. Proud
great-grandmothers are Julia Mrazcova
of Slovakia and Jennie Benigsohn of
Southfield. Alexa is named in loving
memory of great-grandfathers Ivan and
Jules.

May 7
Stephanie (Blitz) and Mark Abramson
of Windsor welcome with love the
birth of their son, Matthew Marek
(Matteho Mazel). Welcoming him is
big brother Daniel Joseph, 4. Sharing
in their happiness are proud grandpar-
ents Avon and William Muroff of
Farmington Hills, Herschell Blitz of
Huntington Woods and Stephanie and
Harry Abramson of Windsor. Matthew
is named after paternal great-aunt
Minny. Zimmer and paternal great-
uncle Marek Milberg.

April 16
Michelle (Berris) and Robert Brotzman
of Washington, D.C., welcome with
love their daughter, Shayna Benay.
Shayna is welcomed by proud grand-
parents Karen and Fred Gluckson of
West Bloomfield, Marvin and Jane
Berris of Farmington Hills and Mette
Mullins and Bob Bortzman of Virginia.
Shayna is named after maternal great-
grandmother Bess Berris.

April 16
Amy and Scott Shefman of West
Bloomfield are thrilled to announce the
birth of their son, Jordan Taylor.
Sharing in their happiness are proud
grandparents Gail and Norman
Koenigsberg of New City, N.Y., and
Judi and Steve Shefman of Orchard
Lake. Jordan is named in loving memo-
ry of his maternal grandfather Samuel
Toper and his paternal grandfather
Edwin Finsilver.

March 24
Michael and Emma (Kleerekoper)
Zerkel of West Bloomfield are thrilled
to announce the birth of their son, Ian
Joseph (Moshe Yosef). He is welcomed
home by his proud grandparents,
Robyn and Jay Gorell of West
Bloomfield, Marlene and David Zerkel
of Orchard Lake, Michael Kleerekoper
and Dorothy Nelson of Bloomfield
Hills, and his proud great-grandparents

Rose Miller of Orchard Lake, Beatrice
Zerkel of Oak Park and David
Mendelsohn of Sydney, Australia.

Feb. 27
Lainie (Zorn) and Craig Bauer of
Bloomfield Hills are thrilled to
announce the birth of their sons, Aidan
Jack (Aaron) and Mackenzie Sam
(Melech). Sharing in their happiness
are grandparents Lila and Steve Zorn
and Anita Bauer, all of West
Bloomfield, and Mel Stein of
Hollywood, Fla. Proud great-grandmas
are Frances Fein of Pompano Beach,
Fla., and Pearl Schiffman of Southfield.
Aidan Jack is named in loving memory
of paternal great-grandfather Arthur
Fein and maternal great-uncle Joseph
Kash. Mackenzie Sam is named in lov-
ing memory of his maternal cousin
Melani Kash and maternal great-grand-
parents Sol and Sadie Kash.

Feb. 22
Margaret (Yetzer) and Jason Blitz of
Ohau, Hawaii, welcome with love the
birth of their daughter, Maya Lynn.
• Welcoming her is big sister Sydney
Maria, 1 1/2. Sharing in their happiness
are proud grandparents Avon and
William Muroff of FarmingtofcHills,
Herschell Blitz of Huntington Woods
and Rita and Edward Yetzer of
Minnesota.

Feb. 15
Mary Jane (Northrop) and Fred Weiss
of Ann Arbor are very happy to
announce the birth of their daughter,
Nora Evelyn. Sharing their joy are
grandparents Ellen and Larry Ziff of
Walled Lake and Maurine Northrop of
Ypsilanti. Nora is named in loving
memory of her paternal great-aunt
Evelyn Miller.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Darrin. Matthew Achtman will be
called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah and
will celebrate with family and friends
on Saturday, June 2,
at Congregation Beth
Ahm. Participating in
the Shabbat services
will be his parents,
Andi and Howard
Achtman, and his sis-
ter Jessica Faye. His
proud and e xcited
grandparents are
Mickie and Sam Orechkin of Delray
Beach, Fla., and Esther Achtman of
Oak Park. He is also the loving grand-
son of the late Jack Achtman.

Darrin is an honor student at Abbott
Middle School., in West Bloomfield.
His interests are ice hockey, wrestling,
drums, cross-country, bowling, reading
and computers. He has done numerous
meaningful mitzvah projects; collecting
money for the homeless during the hol-
idays is one example. His is also donat-
ing all his centerpieces to underprivi-
leged and ill children.

Reva Emily Berman will become a bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel on Friday, June
1. She is the daughter
of Lisa and Dr. Gary
Berman and sister of
Hannah. Excited
grandparents are
Celia and Norman
Glovinsky, Rosalyn
Berman and Gerald
Licht. She is also the
grandchild of the late John. Berman.
An honor student at Walled Lake
Middle School, Reva enjoys tennis, ski-
ing, softball, photography, writing and
computers. Ass part of her mitzvah
projects, she found it particularly
meaningful to volunteer at a women's
shelter and to assist in then Temple
Israel library for the annual book fair.

Michael Evan Diskin and Rachel Katie
Diskin, son and daughter of Dr. Jeffrey
and Cindy Diskin
and grandchildren of
Dr. and Mrs.
Matthew Borovoy,
Mrs. Dorothy Diskin
and the late Philip
Diskin, are proud to
announce their b'nai
mitzvah on Saturday,
June 2, at
Michael E.
Congregation B'nai
Moshe. Services will Diskin
be followed by a kid-
dush lunch. The
twins' proud brothers
Joshua and Jacob
look forward to par-
ticipating in the sim-
cha.
Michael and Rachel
are students in the
seventh grade at
Rachel K
Hillel Day School of Diskin
Metropolitan Detroit
in Farmington Hills.
Michael loves science, the computer,
nature and outdoor activities. He partici-
pates in track and field and skiing.
Rachel loves art, dance and all sports.
They both enjoy music, their friends and
spending summer at Camp Ramah.
Rachel and Michael enjoyed volun-

teering at Fleischman Residence in
West Bloomfield and attending Jewish
Association for Residential Care pro-
grams. They also have a special love for
traveling with their family to the
Caribbean, Europe and especially Israel.

Rachel Lauren Diskin will be called to
the Torah as a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, June 2, at
Adat Shalom
Synagogue. She is
the daughter of
Jeffrey and Sharon
Diskin and sister of
Daniel. She is the
granddaughter of
Isadore and Edith
Averbuch and
Martin and Dorothy Diskin.
Rachel is a seventh-grade student at
Norup Middle School in Oak Park.
She enjoys dancing, computers, playing
the clarinet, skiing and being with
friends. For her mitzvah project, Rachel
participated with Kadima residents and
in the Jewish Community Center
Mitzvah Day for Tu b'Shevat.

Jason William Hawkins will be called
to the Torah as a bar
mitzvah on Saturday,
June 2, at Temple
Israel. He is the son
of Andrea and
Antony Hawkins and
brother of Melissa
and Scott. Proud
grandparents are
Marian and Wallace
Wolfson.
Jason attends Warner Middle School
in Farmington Hills, where he is an all
"A" student. He likes hockey, violin,
World Wrestling Federation and caring
for a neighbor's dog after school. His
mitzvah projects included volunteering
at the Jewish Federation Apartments and
assisting at Temple Israel's Labor Day
picnic.

Sarah Jackier will become bat mitzvah
on Saturday, June 2,
at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek. She is
the daughter of Chris
Jackier and Robert
and Michele Jackier.
Her proud grand-
mothers are Edythe
Jackier and Geraldine
Lundeen. She is also
the granddaughter of
the late Joseph Jackier, Carl Lundeen
and Frank Mulivor.
Sarah is a seventh-grade honor stu-
dent at Abbott Middle School in West

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