New Arrivals
April 9
Tamar (Meer) and Rabbi Chanoch
Hadar announce the birth of Zehava
Chana Hadar. Proud grandparents are
Phyllis and Dr. Aharon Meer of Oak
Park and Yoram Hadar of South
Africa.
Great-grandparents are Fay Isackson,
Edward and Gloria Meer, Frieda
Hadar, Lily Rothschild. Zehava Chana
was named for her grandmother
Zehava Hadar, her great-grandmother
Norma Jean Meer and her great-great
grandmother Chana Riefer.
April 7
Jacqueline (Button) and Dr. Howard
Bortman of Farmington Hills
announce with much love the birth of
their daughter, Jadyn Fay. Sharing in
their joy are grandparents James and
Linda Button of Ballwin, Mo., and
Robert and Caroline Bortman of
Farmington Hills. Also welcoming
Jadyn are her great-grandmothers
Mary Fine of West Lake, Ohio, and
Shirley Stone of Farmington Hills.
Jadyn Fay is named in loving memory
of her maternal great-grandmother
Jeannette Button and her paternal
great-grandmother Fay Bortman.
April 1
Rabbi Yaacov Aaron and Miriam
(Meer) Amzalak announce the birth of
Chaya Mushka Amzalak. She is wel-
comed by her big sister Chana and big
brother Chaim. Grandparents are Dr.
and Mrs. Aharon Meer of Oak Park
and Mrs. Ruth Amzalak of Melbourne,
Australia. Great- grandparents are Fay
Isackson and Edward and Gloria Meer.
Chaya Mushka was named after her
great-grandmother Norma Jean Meer
and the late Labavitcher rebbe's wife,
Chaya Mushka Schneerson.
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March 30
Sara Kovensky Kalt and Brian Kalt of
East Lansing are pleased to announce
the birth of their son, Benjamin
Abraham. Proud grandparents are Mel
and Paula Kalt of West Bloomfield and
Aylene Kovensky-Gard of Columbia,
Md. Great-grandparents are Pearl Kalt
and James and Phyllis Marks of
Farmington Hills. Ben is named in
loving memory of his grandfather
William "Bill" Kovensky, great-grand-
father Abraham Kovensky and paternal
great-great-grandmother Adele Sperber.
March 28
Andrea (Caplan) and Allyn Okun of
Chicago are pleased to announce the
birth of their daughter, Zoe Ruth.
Excited first-time grandparents are
Wally and Margo Caplan of West
Bloomfield, Gayle Reitman of Dallas,
Texas, and Melvyn Okun of Campbell,
Calif. Zoe is named after her paternal
great-grandmother Zlotta Okun and
her maternal great-grandmother Ruth
Caplan.
March 24
Jodi (Little) and Michael Tauber wel-
come with much love the birth of their
daughter, Rebecca Michelle. Sharing
in their joy are first-time grandparents
Gloria and Norman Little of
Southfield and Joyce and Jerry Tauber
of Delray Beach, Fla. Rebecca was
named in loving memory Of her mater-
nal great-grandmother Rebecca
"Beckie" Weinman and paternal great-
grandmother Matilda "Tillie" Rosen.
March 22
Michelle and Daniel Friedman of
Scottsdale, Ariz., happily announce the
birth of their son, Jonah Allan
Friedman. Proud grandparents are
Beverly and Woody Friedman of West
Bloomfield and Scottsdale and Loretta
and Paul Lison of Scottsdale. Great-
grandmothers are Shirley Friedman,
Dora Stein and Eugenia Lison. Jonah
Allan is named in loving memory of
his great-grandfathers John Russ and
Allan Stein.
March 21
Rebecca (Karp) and Matthew Zusel of
West Bloomfield are thrilled to
announce the birth of their daughter,
Ariana Sara (Esther Sura). Sharing in
their excitement are grandparents Dr.
Martin and Deborah Karp of West
Bloomfield and Jerry and Cindy Zusel
of Lincolnshire, Ill. This is the 11th
grandchild for the Karps and the third
for the Zusels. Ariana Sara is named
in loving memory of her maternal
great-aunt and paternal great-grand-
mother.
March 19
Joy (Sisler) and Richard Kornspan of
Farmington Hills announce with much
love the birth of their son, Matthew
Shane (Mendel Chanan). Proud
grandparents are Beverly and Harvey
Sisler of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, and
Don Kornspan, also of Mayfield
Heights. Also welcoming Matthew is
his great-grandmother Helen
Kornspan of Youngstown, Ohio.
Matthew Shane is named in loving
memory of his maternal great-grandfa-
ther Manuel Hill and his paternal
grandmother Shirley Kornspan.
March 11
Stefanie (Kushner) and Jon Goldman
of West Bloomfield are thrilled to
announce the birth of their daughter,
The Eliza (Ruth Eliora). Overjoyed
first-time grandparents are Carol and
Gary Kushner of West Bloomfield,
Budd and Jane Goldman of New York,
N.Y., and Jill and Steve Seldin of
Boynton Beach, Fla. Proud great-
grandparents are Eva Garelik, Gordon
Kushner, Max Sigman and Rose
Rosen. Zoe is named in loving memo-
ry of paternal great-grandmother Erva
Sigman and maternal great-grand-
mother Ruth Kushner.
his great-grandmother Harriet
Weintraub.
March 4
Stephanie (Kane) and Joseph Maisano
welcome with love the birth of their
daughter, Francesca Josephine. Sharing
in their joy are big sister, 15-month-old
Sophie, and grandparents Adrienne and
Gerald Kanter of West Bloomfield and
Frank and Jacqueline Maisano of
Orlando, Fla. Also sharing in their joy
are great-grandparents Meyer and Sylvia
Pomerantz.
Feb. 16
Andrea (Goldman) and Marc Wolf of
Huntington Woods welcome with much
March 9
love the birth of their twin daughters,
Allison Katherine (Gelzayd) and
Jordyn
Leah and Lindsey Brooke.
Michael Scott Weinstein of
Welcoming
the girls home is big sister
Birmingham proudly announce the
Barri,
2.
Sharing
in the joy are grandpar-
birth of their son, Matthew Ryan
ents Gail and Henry Sandweiss of West
(Moshe Vered). Welcoming Matthew
Bloomfield and Georgann and Billy
home with love is big brother Phillip
Wolf of Farmington Hills. Thrilled
Kyle, 21 months. Thrilled grandpar-
great-grandparents are Eleanor and Bill
ents are Eugene and Reinart Gelzayd
Schwartz of West Bloomfield and Harry
of Bloomfield Hills and Sydney and
Weinberger of Pembrooke Pines, Fla.
Judith Weinstein of West Bloomfield.
Sharing in their joy are great-grandpar- . Jordyn and Lindsey are also the grand-
daughters of the late Barry Goldman.
ents Dotraine and Arthur Zief of San
Francisco. Matthew is named in loving
memory of his . great-grandparents Max Feb. 11
Carrie (Cohen) and Daniel Rudman of
Mondshine, Rose Mondshine, Rose
West Bloomfield are thrilled to
Weinstein-Plotnik and Mitchell
announce the birth of their daughter,
Gelzayd.
Sarah. Paige (Leah Penina). Welcoming
her home is big brother Aaron Jacob,
March 8
2 1/2 . Sharing in their joy are very proud
Erica (Lansky) and Michael Yaker of
grandparents Marilyn and Gilbert
West Bloomfield are delighted to
Cohen of Farmington Hills and Terry
announce the birth of their son, _
and Ronald Rudman of Manassas, Va.,
Brandon Aaron (Aharon Yitzhak).
formerly of Farmington Hills. Proud
Welcoming Brandon home is big
great-grandparents are Estelle Shifman
Sharing
in
their
2
1
/2.
brother Justin,
of Southfield, Bertha Cohen of West
joy are grandparents Gail and Don
Bloomfield and Jeri and Morey Rudman
Lansky of West Bloomfield and Elaine
of McMinneville, Ore. Sarah Paige is
and Barry Yaker of Birmingham.
named in loving memory of her mater-
Excited great-grandparents are Ruth
Lippard of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Shirley nal great-aunts Geraldine Crantz and
Pearl Gassel (wife of the late Sidney
and Max Wayburn of Bingham Farms.
Gassel.)
Brandon is named in loving memory
of his maternal great-grandfather Alvin
Feb. 7
Lippard.
Sara Gold and Ori Lev of Washington,
D.C., welcome with love and joy the
March 5
birth
of their daughter, Lily (Pnina).
Jennifer (Hurvitz) and Mark
Sharing
in their joy are thrilled grand-
Weintraub of West Bloomfield are
parents
Nira
and Amos Lev of
excited to announce the birth of their
Farmington
Hills
and Karen and Lewis
(Zacharya
Yisrael).
Zachary
Tyler
son,
Gold of Philadelphia. Very proud first,
Welcoming Zack home is older broth-
time great-grandfather is Milton Gold of
er Jonah. Sharing in their joyous occa-
sion are grandparents Rena and Ronald Florida. Lily is named in loving memory
of her maternal great-grandmother
Weintraub of Farmington Hills and
Lillian Gold and her paternal great-
Trish and Arthur Hurvitz of West
grandmother Pnina Dobrushin-
Bloomfield and great-grandmothers
Ginzach.
Sylvia Hurvitz of Delray Beach, Fla.,
and Vera Stern of Farmington Hills.
Zack is named in loving memory of
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