New Arrivals
May 18
Lauren and Joel E. Jacob are happy to
announce the birth of their daughter,
Micayla Amber Jacob (Chaya).
Welcoming Micayla home are big sisters
Merrick and Autumn and brothers
Andrew and Michael; and grandparents
Alan and Stephanie Dorfman, Marty
and Vi Jacob. Proud great-grandparents
are Rae Dorfman and Roz Schwartz.
May 14
Nathan and Susie (Weiss) -Winter
announce with love the birth of their
son, Jesse Nicholas. Jesse is welcomed
by grandparents Natalie Weiss of West
Bloomfield and Howard Weiss of
Farmington Hills, Cyndee Winter of
Parma Heights, Ohio, Wayne and Xinia
Winter of Costa Rica. Jesse is named for
maternal great-grandfather Sam
Anstandig.
May 7
Emily and Ted Sherman of Franklin
happily announce the birth of their son,
Andrew Jampel Sherman (Hershel
Meyer). He is welcomed by big brother
Thomas, 2, and grandparents Joan and
Robert Jampel of Bloomfield Hills and
Renee and Jerry Sherman of West
B'nai Mitzvah
Jordan Michael Birnholtz will cele-
brate his bar mitzvah Saturday, June
5, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Southfield. He is the son of Paula
and Mark Birnholtz and brother of
Matthew and Eric. Proud grandpar-
. ents are Betty and
Earl Shipper and
Edith and Cantor
Joseph Birnholtz.
Jordan is an
honor student at
Abbott Middle
School in West
Bloomfield. His
mitzvah projects
included volun-
teering at Camp Betman, visiting
seniors at Danto Family Health Care
Center in West Bloomfield and col-
lecting and donating books to the
Orchards Children's Services.
Manna Brooke Cohen, daughter of
Carolyn and Jason Cohen, will read
from the Torah on the occasion of
her bat mitzvah, Friday, June 4, at
Temple Israel. She is the sister of
Alissa and the grandchild of Winnie
and Aaron Krieger, Elaine Cohen
Bloomfield. Andrew is named for his
paternal great-grandfather Harry Fox
and his maternal grandmother's family,
the Meyers.
Krause, Carol Nagle and Mary Griffin.
Madison is named in loving memory of
her maternal great-grandfathers Nathan
Krause and Harold Nagle.
May 4
Dana (Rosen) and Andrew Cohen of
Farmington Hills welcome with love the
birth of their son, Jonah Bradley (Yona
Avi). Proud grandparents are Rita and
Robert England of Sylvan Lake, Mary
Pat and Norman Rosen of Bloomfield
Hills, and Sheila and Sidney Cohen of
West Bloomfield. Also sharing in their
happiness is great-grandfather (zayde)
Harold Ordin of Walled Lake. Jonah is
named in loving memory of his mater-
nal great-great-grandfather (zayde) Joe
Chafetz, maternal great-grandfather Bill
Rosen and paternal great-grandfather
Adolf Nussdorf.
April 13
Debbie (Brown) and Todd Rones of
Farmington Hills are delighted to
announce the birth of their son,
Brandon Maximus (Benyamin Moshe).
Joyously welcoming Brandon home is
his 2-year-old big brother Zachary.
Sharing in their excitement are delighted
grandparents Marcia and Larry Brown
of West Bloomfield and Rona Rones of
Farmington Hills. Thrilled great-grand-
parents are Eve and Jack Caminker of
West Bloomfield and Bette Schwartz of
North Miami Beach, Fla. Brandon is
named in loving memory of his paternal
great-grandfather Milton Schwartz.
April 30
Lisa (Nagle) and Daniel Butler of
Berkley are thrilled to announce the
birth of their daughter, Madison Hope
(Natana Yseala). Sharing in their joy are
loving grandparents Fran Nagle of West
Bloomfield, Kerry Nagle of West
Bloomfield, Steve and Debra Butler of
Wayne, Pa., and Barbara and David
Moss of Dillon, Colo. Also sharing in
their joy are great-grandmothers Sylvia
April 10
Pam (Weitzman) and Howard Appel of
Royal Oak are thrilled to announce the
birth of their son, Benjamin Max (Wolf
Yisroel Ephraim). Welcoming Benjamin
home with hugs and kisses is big sister
Alana Lesley, 3. Proud grandparents are
Bonnie and Jim Weitzman of West
Bloomfield and Midge and Jerry Appel
of Bloomfield Hills. Delighted are great-
grandmother Henrietta Appleton of
and Vera and
Moshe Cohen. She
is also the great-
grandchild of the
late Pearl
Goldberg, the late
Minna Krieger,
the late Frances
Boxman and the
late Harry Cohen.
Alanna is an honor student at
Orchard Lake Middle School in
West Bloomfield. As part of her
mitzvah projects, she has a continu-
ing involvement with Farmington
Hills-based JARC, including bingo
nights and dancing with guests at
the Purim party. She also made dolls
at Hadassah House in West
Bloomfield.
grandparents are Adele and Bob
Curhan, and Eleanor and Larry
Jackier. She is also the grandchild of
the late Norman Folbe. Her great-
grandparents are Sonia Kudewitz
and Edythe Jackier.
Jessica attends Berkshire Middle
School in Birmingham. Her most
meaningful mitzvah project was
through Friendship Circle and
involved visiting and playing games
every week at the home of a child
with special needs.
Jesscia Wendy Curhan will read
from the Torah on the occasion of
her bat mitzvah,
Saturday, June 5,
at Temple Israel.
Her parents are
Suzan and Michael
Curhan. She is the
sister of Noah,
Stephanie and
Sophie. Her proud
Max Brandon Farkas will celebrate
his bar mitzvah at Adat Shalom
Synagogue Saturday, June 5. He is
the son of Susan
and Stephen
Feldman and Neil
Farkas and brother
of Hannah and
Vanessa, and step-
brother of Michael
and Stephanie
Feldman. His
proud grandmoth-
er is Etka
Goldenberg. He is also the grandson
of the late Herman Goldenberg.
Max is a seventh-grade double
honor student at Hillel Day School
Southfield and great-grandfather
Clement Weitzman of Southfield.
Benjamin Max is named in loving mem-
ory of his paternal great-grandfather
William Appel, his maternal great-
grandmother Shirley Finkel and paternal
great-grandmother Frieda Zabel.
April 9
Lisa (Eidelman) and Josh Cutler of
Southfield welcome with love the birth
of their daughter, Emma Brooke
(Emma Bracha). Thrilled first-time
grandparents are Sandy and Alan
Eidelman of Huntington Woods and
Amy and Ezra Cutler of West
Bloomfield. Emma is named in loving
memory of her paternal great-grand- .
mother Elsie Fleischer and maternal
great-grandmother Betty Eidelman.
March 25
Sara (Foxman) and Mark Conway are
pleased to announce the birth of their
daughter, Tinian Given. Proud grandpar-
ents are Pam and Eric Foxman of
Longwood, Fla., and Barbara and David
Dale of Tallahassee, Fla. Great-grand-
mothers are Miriam Foxman of Keego
Harbor and Edna Golden of Sarasota,
Fla. Jillian is the great-granddaughter of
the late Dr. Daniel L. Foxman.
of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. In addition to
participating in mitzvah projects
through Hillel with Fleischman and
JARC residents, he collected books
for Bookstock, a media sale men-
tored by Brandeis Women. Max also
participated in Federation Mitzvah
Day, where he assisted at a JARC
residence playing Chanukah bingo,
baking cookies and making art proj-
ects.
Daniel Lloyd Feldman, son of
Denise Feldman and Dr. Robert
Feldman and brother of Ariel, will
celebrate his bar mitzvah on
Saturday, June 5, at Temple Israel.
His
grandparents are
Loretta and Jack
Gold and Irene
and Yale Feldman.
He is the great-
grandchild of the
late Elvira Ancell
and the late Lloyd
Ancell.
Daniel is a stu-
dent at Dufickel Middle School in
Farmington Hills. One of his mitz-
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