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Mom's Call

A long-distance call inadvertently leads to matchmaking.

LEONARD POGER

Copy Editor

W

ien Robin Schwartz moved from
Philadelphia to the Detroit area to start
her career eight years ago as a FOX2 News
reporter, her mother, in Philadelphia, called the
Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit. Mom wanted Robin on
YAD's mailing list so she could meet new people.
Robin carved time out of her busy schedule to
join YAD and get involved as a volunteer. She also
wanted to meet new people.
Soon, she met YAD director Jonathan Goldstein.
Later, at a YAD event, she talked with Jonathan
more; and soon they arranged a first date — a
University of Michigan football game in Ann Arbor
in October 2002. Even though they don't remember
whom the Wolverines played that day or even if
they won, the first date went well although "we
haven't been back to a Michigan game since," he
said.
Jonathan admitted that he didn't know Robin
through her high-profile TV job. At the time, he
didn't watch local news.
After that first date, the two began seeing each
other every weekend. They were married in
Philadelphia last Oct. 24.
Besides meeting her future mate at YAD, Robin
continued to get more involved in the organization,
overseeing its social committee, serving on its board
of directors and traveling to Kiev in the former

Jan. 18
Dr. Howard and Mrs. 1,17A Larky are
proud to announce the arrival of Jadyn
Erin. Proud grandparents are Sheldon
and Barbara Larky of Oak Park; Jerry
and Debby Yarov of Youngstown, Ohio;
Sam Braverman of West Bloomfield;
Howard "Buddy" Chessin of Sun City,
Ariz.; Cecile and Hersch Freedman of
Pompano Beach, Fla. Jadyn was named
for her grandmothers Jane and Erma.

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Jan. 4
Amy (Corman) and Evan Sparago of
Troy are thrilled to announce with love
the birth of their son, Ryan Benjamin.
Ryan's proud grandparents are Michael
and Carol Corman, Sharon and Richard
Maddin of West Bloomfield and Martin
and Sue Sparago of New York. Also
sharing the joy are great-grandparents
Eva Corman Freed and Edwin and Rose
Sallen. Ryan is named in loving memory
of his great-grandmother Rebecca

Above: The bride used her quilting skills to create her own
chuppah for the wedding ceremony.

Left: Jonathan Goldstein and Robin Schwartz

Soviet Union and to Poland as part of a young lead-
ership program.
Back home, Robin wanted to use her creativity and
quilting skills to make their wedding day special as well
to have something to pass down to their children.
She created their chuppah, using pieces of four talli-
tot brought back from Israel by her parents, Linda and
David Schwartz, along with matching fabric — after
consulting with an Orthodox rabbi to make sure she
could cut up tallitot. "I kept the fringes for good luck,"
she said.
Her parents surprised her at the wedding reception
by inviting 18 friends who had received Robin's hand-
made quilts during the previous 10 years. The recipi-
ents paraded the quilts around the bride and groom in
what her father described as an expression being
"wrapped in the warmth of your embrace."
Robin, 35, was born in Cleveland, raised in

Sparago and his great-grandfather
Benjamin Dworkin. Ryan is also the
grandson of the late Mildred Sparago.

Jan. 3
Karen (Berry) and Steven Beneson of
West Bloomfield are blessed to
announce the birth of their son,
Zachary Michael. Welcoming Zachary
Home are big brothers Adam, 6, and
Ryan, 3. Sharing in their
joy are proud grandpar-
ents Elaine and Phillip
Beneson of Walled Lake,
Carl Berry of Livonia
and Ann Berry of
Redford. Also sharing in
their happiness is great-
grandfather Sam Raick
of Livonia. Zachary is named in loving
memory of paternal great-great-aunt
Betty Malkes.

Dec. 14 Jennifer (Haber) and Adam

Philadelphia and graduated from Syracuse (N.Y.)
University with a bachelor of science degree in broad-
cast journalism.
Jonathan, 28, was born in the Bronx, raised in New
Jersey and moved with his family to the Detroit area
shortly after his bar mitzvah. He graduated from
Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School and earned an
English degree at the University of Michigan, where he
took several Judaica classes and, in his senior year,
spent two weeks in Israel. His parents, Dr. Michael and
Anna Goldstein, live in West Bloomfield.
Jonathan was named the Federation's YAD director
more than three years ago, learning about the position
through a former director.
The new bride and groom, Birmingham residents,
are members of Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Southfield. Rabbi Jonathan Berkun of Shaarey Zedek
officiated at their wedding. P,

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Fishkind of West Bloomfield welcome
with much love the birth of their son,
Aidan Lane. Welcoming Aidan home
are excited big brothers Jake, 5 1/2, and
Joey, 3. Sharing in their joy are proud
grandparents Barbara and Larry Haber
and Seymour and Toby Faber and great-
grandmother Dorothy Haber. Aidan is
named with much love in memory of
his maternal great-grandmother Lee
Faudem.

Dec. 12
Jennifer and Stuart Freedland of West
Bloomfield welcome with much love the
birth of their daughter, Rachel Eden.
Sharing in their happi-
ness are proud grand-
parents Sydell and
Michael Zimmerman of
Columbus, Ohio.
Rachel is named in lov-
ing memory of her
paternal grandmother

Rona Freedland and maternal great-
grandmother Esther Zimmerman.
Rachel is also the granddaughter of the
late Herbert Freedland.

Nov. 30
Lisa (Berg) and Rob Entin of Buffalo
Grove, Ill., welcome with much love the
birth of their son, Samuel Roland
(Shimshon Shalom).
Sharing in their joy are
thrilled grandparents
Carol Berg of
Farmington Hills,
Robert Berg of West
Bloomfield and Donna
and Fred Entin of
Highland Park, Ill. The
proud great-grandparents are Blanche
and Leonard Crane of West Bloomfield,
Betty and Sidney Berg of Coconut
Creek, Fla., Evelyn and Eugene Meyer
of Highland Park, Ill., and Evelyn Entin
of Northbrook, Ill. Sammy is named in