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... after friends' matchmaking efforts failed.

LEONARD POGER

Copy Editor

W

here's an effective matchmaker when you
need one? Don't bother asking Dan
Sapeika and Amy Applebaum of
Birmingham. They did just fine on their own. They
found each other in a student house when both
were University of Michigan students.
Although mutual friends were trying to match
them with others, it took five months before they
finally had their first date. About 3'/2 years later,
they returned to the Ann Arbor house where they
met and the restaurant where they had that date.
And Dan proposed.
It wasn't a total surprise for Amy, but Dan made
sure that the final destination was a secret until the
last minute.
In 2000, Amy was living at 1020 Church Street
with other housemates. One, Julie Kaplan, had a
boyfriend, Mike Frishman, who was a friend of
Dan's.
When Dan occasionally dropped in at the house
with Mike, he would notice Amy. But other than an
occasional word, nothing happened.
At the same time, Mike and Julie were working hard
at matchmaking, suggesting others for Dan and Amy
to date.
Finally, a young woman that the friends had tried to
match him with suggested that Dan should ask out
Amy.
So, five months after their initial contact, Dan
asked Amy for that first date — dinner at the Red
Hawk restaurant on State Street.
But Amy almost didn't make it to Ann Arbor.
She lived in the Detroit area as a youngster, but
her family moved to Los Angeles.

June 20
Sara (Lefton) and Howard Koval of
Philadelphia are thrilled to announce
the birth of their third child, Maya
Sadie. Welcoming her home are big
sisters Sophie love, 5, and Hannah
Rose, 3. Proud grandparents are
Barbara Lefton of Boca Raton, Fla.,
formerly of Huntington Woods, and
Barbara and Arthur Koval of Baldwin
Harbor, N.Y. She is also the grand-
child of the late Dr. Harold Lefton.
Maya is named in loving memory of
her great-grandfathers Max Daitch
and Solomon Koval.

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June 18
Cantor Michael Smolash and Dr. Jen
Green have had their hearts melted
open by the birth of their daughter,

Amy Applebaum and Daniel Sapeika show off their true colors — maize and blue.

But her father, Dr. Harry Applebaum, a "die-hard
Wolverine," encouraged her to attend his alma
mater where he received his bachelor's and medical
degrees.
Amy, now 27, initially attended another university
before switching to U-M. She graduated with a
political science degree, earned her juris doctorate at
Wayne State University Law Schoolin Detroit two

years ago and is now a litigator with Morganroth
Morganroth in Southfield.
Dan, 26, received his bachelor of science degree in
biology from U-M and is currently a Wayne State
medical school student.
They were married Sunday at the Townsend
Hotel in Birmingham. ❑

Ayla Miriam. Proud grandparents are
Kathy and Maurice Green and Hilda
and Peter Smolash.

Armin Ferencz as well as his great-
great-grandmother Adele Sperber.

June 10
Julie (Kalt) and Robert Greenfield of
Huntington Woods are proud to
announce the arrival of their twin
boys, Fredrick Ellis (Ephriam Yisrael)
and James Asher (Avraham Yaakov).
Sharing in their joy are proud grand-
parents Mel and Paula Kalt of West
Bloomfield and great-grandmothers
Pearl Kalt, Phyllis Marks and Pearl
Ferencz. Fredrick Ellis is named in lov-
ing memory of his grandparents Frieda
and Edward Greenfield and his great-
grandmother Elsie Marks. James Asher
is named in loving memory of his
great-grandfathers James Marks and

May 30
Pauline (Greenwald) and Emil Izrailov
are thrilled to announce the birth of
their beautiful son, Ari Elan. He is
lovingly welcomed home by his big
sister, Marisa, 9 1 /2, and big brothers,
Noah, 6, and Cory, 43 /4. Sharing in
their joy and happiness are bubbie
Carol Greenwald of Farmington Hills,
grandmother and grandfather Nina
and Lazar Izrailov of Birmingham.
Proud great-grandmothers are
Florence Schultz of West Bloomfield
and Rose Greenwald of Southfield. Ari
is named in loving memory of his
maternal great-grandfather Arthur
Schultz.

March 19
Rachel (Klein) and Ronald Radner of
West Bloomfield are
thrilled to announce
the birth of their
daughter, Hannah
Michelle (Hannah
Malka). Elated grand-
parents are Barbara
Radner of West
Bloomfield, Bob
Radner
Radner of Orchard Lake
and first-time grandparents Mayna
and Michael Klein of Boca Raton, Fla.
Hannah is named in loving memory
of her maternal great-grandfathers
Harold Louis Klein and Max Stein.