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- BNAI MITZVAH on page 62 JN 6/ 4 2004 61