Rockville, Md.; and
Ahlam and Anatole
Scaun of Catawissa,
Pa. Also, great-
grandmother Lillian
Winokur of Atlanta,
Ga. Alexander is
named in loving
memory of his pater-
nal great-grandmother Dorothy Green.
Oct. 15
Allison (Kole) and Marc Nakisher of
Hunting-ton Woods are proud to
announce the birth of their son, Ryan
Luke (Mayer Melech). Welcoming
Ryan home is big sister Rachel, 2.
Loving grandparents
are Rochelle and
Mickey Kole of
Farmington Hills
and Hazel and Len
Nakisher of Com-
merce Township.
Ryan is named in
loving memory of his
paternal great-grand-
mother Mae Katz
and maternal great-aunt Molly Gross.
Sept. 24
Patricia and Michael Adelman of
Ardmore, Pa., joyfully announce the
birth of their daughter, Avery Rose.
Loving grandparents are Joel and Judy
Adelman of Birmingham and Maureen
Blake of Grand
Rapids. Also sharing
in their joy are great-
grandparents Albert
Adelman. of Boca
Raton, Fla.; Richard
and Joan Blake of
Milford; and Mary
Woolley of Lincoln
Park. Avery is
named in loving memory of her great-
grandparents Aaron and Rose Rose and
for a long line of Roses on her mother's
side.
Alyah Rafat Al-Azem will celebrate her
bat mitzvah Saturday, Jan. 29, at
Temple Israel. She is the daughter of
Irene Al-Azem and the late Rafat
Daoud Al-Azem. Her sisters are Victoria
and Sara. She is the grandchild of Anne
Begel and the late Sol
Begel, the late Daoud
and Zenib Al-Azem.
Her late great-grand-
parents are Stella and
Joseph Begel and
Gertrude and Aaron
Tencer. Alyah attends
Walled Lake Middle
School, where she is
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Diamond Pendants.
an honor student.
As part of her mitzvah projects, she
baked treats for seniors at the Federation
Apartments and she works at Temple
Israel in classes and at the Sunday
School office. In addition, she helped at
Temple Israel's Labor Day picnic.
Joshua Baker will be called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah Friday, Jan. 28, at
Temple Ernanu-El. Sharing in his joy
will be his parents, Janette and Bradley
Baker, brothers Brian and David, grand-
parents Wiera Lewin, Natalie and Irving
Baker. He is also the
grandson of the late
Herc Lewin.
Josh is a seventh-
grade honor student
at Norup Middle
School in Oak Park.
For his mitzvah proj-
ect, he worked at the
Temple Emanu-El
nursery school day camp.
Brittany Taylor Gonte (Malcha Basha)
of Bloomfield Hills will celebrate her
bat mitzvah Saturday, Jan. 29, as she
reads from the Torah at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek Southfield during
Havdalah services. She is the daughter
of Sonia and Sheldon Gonte. She has a
younger brother, Brett, and a younger
sister, Madeleine.
Also participating in
the ceremony will be
her proud grandpar-
ents Arlene and
Henry Gonte, Alice
and David Tankard
and great-grand-
mother Constance
Weinberg.
Brittany is an
honor student at Hillel Day School of
Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington
Hills. Some of her mitzvah projects
included volunteering with seniors at
Fleischman Residence in West
Bloomfield and with JARC residents.
She is also making bracelets with friends
to sell and raise funds for charity.
Rebecca Lauren Hersh will celebrate
her bat mitzvah Saturday, Jan. 29, at
Temple Israel. Her
parents are Susan and
Dr. Nelson Hersh
and her sisters are
Michelle and Jessica.
She is the grandchild
of Marilyn and
Samuel Mehler and
Elaine and Jerry
Hersh.
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