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She is also the
granddaughter of
the late Martin
Hersch and the late
Norman Siegel, and
the great-grand-
daughter of the late
Ben Solomon.
Emily is a double
honor student at
Hillel-Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit in Farmington Hills. She par-
ticipated in Dor L'Dor and JARC
mitzvah programs.

Jennifer Elyse Jacobs, daughter of
Judith and Howard Jacobs, will be
called to the Torah as she celebrates
her bat mitzvah Saturday, May 14, at
Temple Israel. She
is the sister of
Danielle. Her
grandparents are
Edie Jacobs, Sid
Jacobs and Annette
Fingeroot. She is
also the grandchild
of the late Ben
Fingeroot.
Attending Abbott
Middle School in West Bloomfield,
where she is an honor student,
Jennifer volunteered at Yad Ezra in
Berkley, donated to the Jewish
National Fund and babysat during
High Holidays at Temple Israel as part
of her many mitzvah experiences.

Rebecca Sarah Klegon will celebrate
her bat mitzvah Saturday, May 14, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue. She is the
daughter of Shelly and Allen Klegon,
sister of Scott and
granddaughter of
Evelyn and Leo
Berlin, Alice
Klegon and the late
Henry Klegon.
Rebecca is an
honor student at
Warner Middle
School in
Farmington Hills.
For her mitzvah project, she volun-
teered at Adat Shalom Synagogue's
Pizza, PJ, and Stories program for kids
in preschool through first grade.

Samantha Jill Kritzer will become a
bat mitzvah Saturday, May 15, at
Adat Shalom
Synagogue.
Participating in
the ceremony will
be her parents,
Lawrence and Fay
Kritzer, and her
sister Melissa.
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Proud grandmoth-
2005
er is Yetta Kritzer.

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She is also the granddaughter of the
late Sanford Jerome Kritzer, for
whom she is named, and the late
Jean and Morris Krajden.
Samantha is an honor student at
O.E. Dunckel Middle School in
Farmington Hills.

Brennen Phillip McAllister of Livonia
will be called to the Torah as a bar
mitzvah Thursday, May 12, and
Saturday, May 14, at Congregation
Beit Kodesh. He is
the son of Mark
and Dilyse
McAllister and
brother of Ilaena.
Joyce Bass is the
proud grandparent.
Brennen is also the
grandson of the late
Marcus Bass.
Brennen is in sev-
enth grade at Riley Middle School in
Livonia, where he is an honor student.

Joshua Seth Nass will be called to the
Torah on the occasion of his bar mitz-
vah Saturday, May 14, at Havdalah
services at Temple
Beth EI.
Participating in the
ceremony will be •
his proud parents,
Dr. Joel and
Cynthia Nass, and
older siblings
Samuel and
Rachel. Joshua will
be honored to have
his grandmother, Dorothy Gold of
Commerce Township sharing in his
simchah. He is also the grandson of
the late Irving Gold and the late
Harold and Evelyn Nass.
Joshua is an honor student at
Abbott Middle School in West
Bloomfield. For his mitzvah project,
he volunteered in the religious school
office on Sunday mornings at Temple
Beth EI.

Benjamin Philip Nusholtz will be
called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on
Friday, May 13, at Temple Emanu-El.
He is the son of Roz and Neal
Nusholtz and brother of Jenna. Proud
grandparents are Jack Graff and
Shirley Nusholtz.
He is also the
grandson of the late
Bernice Graff and
the late Phillip
Nusholtz.
Ben attends
Norup Middle
School in Oak
Park. For his mitz-
vah project, he vol-
unteered at Yad Ezra in Berkley,

worked at the temple Purim carnival
and participated in the Great Purim
Parcel Project.

Samuel Chaim Pernick, son of
Rebecca and Nat Pernick and brother
of Rachel and Leah, celebrated his bar
mitzvah Saturday, May 7, at Temple
Beth El. His proud grandparents are
Anne Pernick of
West Bloomfield
and Ann White of
Baltimore, Md. He
is also the grandson
of the late Larry
Pernick and the late
Arnold White.
Sam is an honor
student at Norup
Middle School in
Oak Park. His mitzvah projects were
growing his hair for almost two years
to donate to Locks of Love and organ-
izing a concert series, his sisters on
violin and him on cello, at area nurs-
ing homes.

Erica Courtney Reich, daughter of
Annette and Michael Reich, will be
called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah
Friday, May 13, at Temple Skis
Shalom. Her proud grandparents are
Sally and Charles
Reich. She is also
the granddaughter
of the late Sheila
Naster.
Erica is an honor
student at Derby
Middle School in
Birmingham. For
her mitzvah project,
she co-hosted a fam-
ily road rally to benefit Haven, Care
House, Ronald McDonald House,
Judson Center, Children's Hospital and
Harding Elementary School in Detroit.

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Olivia Ashker Ruden, daughter of Janis
and Dr. Andrew Ruden, will celebrate
her bat mitzvah as she reads from the
Torah at Temple Israel, Saturday, May
14. She is the sister
of Sarey, Noah and
Zachary. Her proud
grandparents are
Betty and Milt
Ruden and Marion
and Sid Ashker.
Olivia is a student
at Orchard Lake
Middle School in
West Bloomfield.
She chose, as part of her mitzvah proj-
ects, to assist seniors at Fleischman
Residence, which she plans to continue;
and she bagged clothing for the home-
less at Temple Israel.
Samantha Lil Schaefer of Southfield
will celebrate her bat mitzvah with

Jewish Parents Institute at the Jewish
Community Center in West Bloomfield
on Saturday, May 14. She is the daugh-
ter, of Julie and Todd Schaefer and sister
of Natalie and Scott. Proud grandpar-
ents are Gloria and David Zatkin of
Southfield and
Rhea and Karl
Schaefer of Oak
Park.
Samantha is a
student at Berkshire
Middle school in
Beverly Hills. For
her community
service hours, she
volunteered at
Safety Town for Birmingham Public
Schools and packed food at Yad Ezra in
Berkley.

Samantha Carlye Small, daughter of
Elise Small and Scott Small, will cele-
brate her bat mitzvah at Temple Israel
Friday, May 13. She is the sister of
Blake and the grandchild of Nita and
Ted Nemzin, Marsha and Stuart Small
and Phyllis and
Anthony Payson.
Her proud great-
grndm.others are
Sophie Nemzin and
Lina Small. She is
also the great-grand-
child of the late Sam
Nemzin, the late
Irving Small, the
late Helen and
Leonard Siskind and the late Sylvia and
Charles Schulman.
Sammi is a student at Berkshire
Middle School in Beverly Hills. As part
of her mitzvah projects, she has volun-
teered for many years at Temple Israel's
sheltering of the homeless and at
Cookies and Dreams. In addition, she
assisted children with arts and crafts
projects at a Temple Israel event.

David Joseph Woznica will celebrate his
bar mitzvah as he reads from the Torah
on Saturday, May 14, at Temple Israel.
His parents are Linda and Benjamin
Woznica and his sister is Jodie.
Sharing the simchah will be his grand-
parents Irene and Henry Woznica. He is
also the grandchild
of the late Norma
and Richard Hoey.
David attends
Abbott Middle
School in West
Bloomfield. As part
of his mitzvah proj-
ects he donated his
outgrown children's
books to Bagley
School, assisted at Hess Hathaway Farm
Park and at Temple Israel's media center.