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Nature Lover
Jacob Gardner's mitzvah project follows a family tradition.
LEONARD POGER
Copy Editor
acob Gardner comes by his love of nature
naturally — from his grandmother, uncle
and mother. So it was easy for him to con-
vert that love of nature into two activities for his
bar mitzvah projects.
The 13-year-old student at Berkshire Middle
School in Beverly Hills built numerous birdhouses
and bought several bird feeders, which were donat-
ed to the Meer Jewish Apartments and Temple
Israel, both in West Bloomfield. A birdhouse was
recently donated to Congregation Chaye Olam in
Bloomfield Township, where he celebrated his bar
mitzvah April 9.
Gardner also conducted bug surveys along the
Rouge River in Oakland County to help determine
the health of the waterway.
Jacob is the son of Leslye Landau and Glendon
Gardner of Bloomfield Hills. How did he get inter-
ested in nature, while most of his contemporaries
typically are more interested in sports and video
games?
"Everyone in our family is a nature lover who
likes to help people," said his mother. That
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April 8
Heather (Cohen) and Douglas Levy
announce with great love the birth of
their beautiful daughter, Celia Layelle
(Bracha Uriella). Sharing in their joy are
proud grandparents Rena and Jerry
Cohen of West Bloomfield and Phyllis
and Norman Levy of Oak Park. Celia
Layelle is named in loving memory of
her maternal great-grandmother Celia
Cohen and paternal great-grandfather
Louis Levy; her Hebrew name is in
loving memory of her maternal great-
grandmother Betty Winter and paternal
great-grandfather Harry Charusofsky.
March 27
Jody (Cohn) and Ari Charlip are
thrilled to announce the birth of their
twin sons, Max Seth (Mayer Shaya) and
Aidan Ezra (Asher Yehuda). Welcoming
them home with lots of hugs and kisses
is proud big sister Hannah Sydney, 3 112.
Sharing in their happiness are loving
grandparents Sonny and Norman Cohn
of Farmington Hills and Sheila and
Eliot Charlip of West Bloomfield and
ecstatic great-grandmother Sheila
Schussler of Farmington Hills. Max is
named in loving memory of paternal
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includes Jacob's grandmother, Sandra Landau of
Beverly Hills. "She loved the outdoors and nature,"
Leslye said.
When Leslye and her sister were youngsters, they
enjoyed summers at Tamarack's Camp Maas in
Ortonville, which Jacob has attended for five years.
In addition, Harold Schiff, Jacob's late great-uncle,
was in the natural sciences as an atmospheric
chemist on the faculty of York University in
Toronto, focusing on ozone and weather changes.
Jacob said that several relatives — sister Erica, his
parents and others — helped him make the bird-
houses.
But nature projects aren't the only things Jacob is
involved in. As another mitzvah project, he collect-
ed funds for the Penny Harvest program at Temple
Israel, where his family are members as well as at
Chaye Olam.
The areawide Penny Harvest contributions were
donated to nonprofit groups.
Jacob also plays the violin and guitar. He enjoys
mechanics, reading, fencing and soccer.
He will continue his science and nature interests
this summer. The family has scheduled an Alaska
cruise, which Leslye said made more sense than
incurring major bar mitzvah expenses. ❑
Jacob Gardner displays a bird feeder and a birdhouse
he donated.
te:
great-grandfather Meyer E. Charlip and
maternal great-grandfather Sidney
Cohn. Aidan is named in loving memo-
ry of maternal great-grandfather 0.
Arthur Schussler and paternal great-
grandmother Edith Burk.
Feb. 12
Stephanie (Sage) and Jonovan Co of
Vancouver, B.C., announce with much
love the birth of their son, Tyler
Zachary (Shmuel
Avraham). Sharing their
joy are grandparents
Sheila Sage of
Southfield, Bruce and
Karen Sage of
Birmingham, Hubert
Co of Manila,
Phillipines, and Juliet
and Dave Martinson of
Vancouver. Tyler is
named in loving memory of his mater- •
nal great-grandfathers Samuel Slobasky,
Abraham (Al) Sage and Zierler cousins.
.
Jan. 12
Michelle (Levy) and Steven Adamczyk
of West Bloomfield announce with
much love the birth of their son, Noah
Brandon (Noach Avi). Welcoming
Noah home is excited big brother Max
Evan. Sharing in their
happiness are loving
grandparents nana and
papa Helen and Bob
Levy and mimi and
baba Joann and Bob
Adamczyk. Noah is
named in loving mem-
Adamczyk
ory of his maternal
cousin Nan Rosenberg,
paternal grandfather
Andrew Adamczyk and paternal great-
aunt Natalie Reese.
Dec. 16
Denise (Deal) and David Kamber of
Waterford joyfully announce the birth
of their daughter, Rachel Georgeann
(Rochel Galia Chaya). Also welcoming
Rachel home are big sisters Anna, 7,
and Sarah, 5. Proud grandparents are
Beverly and Hyman Deal of Waterford,
Louis Kamber of Redford and Maria
Kamber of Oak Park. Rachel is named
in loving memory of her maternal uncle
Robert Deal and maternal great-grand-
parents George and Anne Waldman.
Nicole Ashley Barron, daughter of
Helen and Howard Barron, will be
called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah
Friday, May 6, at Temple Shir
Shalom. She is the sister of Jacob and
Daniel and the granddaughter of the
late Rose and William Barron and the
late Sara and Josef Berkovic.
Nicole is a sev-
enth-grader at
West Hills Middle
School in
Bloomfield Hills.
Her mitzvah proj-
ects included col-
lecting school sup-
plies for the
Abayudaya
Congregation in
Uganda, participating in spring plant-
ing for JARC and working during Fall
Fix Up.
Matthew Gordon DeVore became a
bar mitzvah on Monday, March 28, in
Israel, reading from the Torah on top
of Mt. Masada. Celebrating with him
were his parents, Carol and Mark, his
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