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Multi-Generational
Molly Rose Wilson has plenty of family to look after her
BILL CARROLL
Special to the Jewish News
he Hebrew phrase dor rdor (from gener-
ation to generation) takes on a special
meaning for the Forstadt-Freedman-
Lekowitz-Wilson family of West Bloomfield.
Only in their case, it's five generations.
When Molly Rose Wilson was born May 25,
five generations celebrated. And it was the sec-
ond time five generations gathered for the birth
of a new family member.
Molly's mother is Stacy Bishop Wilson, 28.
The grandmother in the five-generation chain is
Laurie Alpert Lefkowitz, 50. The great-grand-
mother is Rochelle (Shelly) Freedman, 70; and
is Mae Aller, 91,
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who returned to Michigan recently after living
for 30 years in Florida.
All the generations — except Stacy — have
red hair and freckles, and none of us looks our
age," beamed Laurie. "It's hard to believe that
my mother is a 70-year-old great-grandmother!"
Molly also has a 15-year-old aunt, Nicole
Bishop, and three uncles in their 20s — Chad,
Adam and Jacob Bishop.
Molly's birth caps off four generations on her
Clockwise from left.• Molly Rose Wilson sits with her mother, Stacy
Bishop Wilson, grandmother Laurie Alpert Lefkowitz, great-grand-
mother Rochelle Friedman and great-great-grandmother Mae Age,:
father's side of the family. The second generation
is Dad, Craig Wilson; the third is her grandpar-
ents, Ellen and Allan Wilson of Waterford, plus
Alan Bishop of Orchard Lake; and the fourth is
her great-grandparents, Fran Goldstein of West
Bloomfield and Mildred and Nat Hocherman of
Florida.
Molly is named after Molly Tunis, Mae Aller's
mother, who died at 92, about 20 years ago.
When Stacy was born 28 years ago, she was at the
"bottom" and Molly Tunis at the "top" of another
five-generation ladder. Mae, who won a Miss
Toronto contest at the age of 18, now has two
children, seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchil-
dren and one great-great-grandchild
reat-o-randchild
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Three-hundred people attended the baby-nam-
ing ceremony, with Rabbi Harold Loss of Temple
Israel officiating. Everyone in the family belongs
to the West Bloomfield temple.
"It's amazing to see five generations of the same
family look and act so much alike," said Rabbi
Loss.
"We just don't do anything the normal way in
ow- family," added Laurie. "When we have a sim-
cha, like a bar mitzvah or wedding, the members
of the extended families within the big family get
together and have a great time." II
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Aug. 6
Yitzchak and Chana (Jodi Frances)
Goldstein of Brooklyn are delighted
to announce the birth of a baby boy,
Zelig Nochum. He was excitedly
welcomed by brothers Yaacov Yosef,
Moshe Aharon and Reuven Chaim
and sister Tzipora Malka. Sharing in
their happiness are grandparents Elie
and Leah Frances, formerly of
Southfield of Boynton Beach, Fla.,
and Corinne Herskovits of
Thornhill, Ontario.
July 19
Rebecca (Morgan) and Larry
Feldman are proud to announce the
birth of their beautiful daughter,
Mara Eve. Welcoming home Mara
just in time to celebrate her second
birthday is big sister Alexa Brea.
Delighted grandparents are Hedi and
Robert Bednarz of Sterling Heights,
Marion and Earl Feldman of West
Bloomfield and Edmund Morgan of
Columbus, Ohio. Ecstatic great-
grandma is bubbie Golda Indig.
Mara is named in loving memory of
her paternal great-grandmother
Mary Feldman and her maternal
great-aunt Faige Indig.
July 17
Carrie (Benigsohn) and Roy
Krauthamer are thrilled to announce
the birth of their son, Ryan Andrew
(Ranaan Avi). Welcoming Ryan
home with open arms is big sister
Ashley, 3. Proud grandparents are
David Benigsohn of Farmington
Hills and Jules and Joan Krauthamer
of Whitestone, N.Y. Ryan is named
in honor and loving memory of his
greatly missed maternal grandmother
Ronna Benigsohn.
July 6
Jessica and Neil
Birk of Oyster
Bay, N.Y., are
thrilled to
announce the
birth of their
son, Craig Ryan
(Chaim Ronen).
Sharing in their
Birk
June 30
Jennifer (Anchill)
and Ryan Barish
of Farmington
Hills welcome
with much love
their son,
Maxwell Chase
July 4
(Moshe Shlomo).
Melissa (Vitale)
Barish
Sharing in their
and Marty
. happiness are
Hortick of West
grandparents
Bloomfield are
Rhona and Allan Anchill of
thrilled to
Farmington Hills and Rita and
announce the
Sidney Barish of West Bloomfield.
birth of their son,
Excited great-grandparents are
Maxwell Louis.
Hortick
Evelyn Anchill of Southfield and
Sharing in their
Esther Pantzer of Farmington Hills.
excitement are
Max is also the great-grandson of the
proud grandpar-
ents Jeanne Vitale and Simone Vitale late Charles Anchill, the late Lillian
of West Bloomfield and Marilyn and and Louis Barish, the late Rose and
Abraham Fershtman and the late
Harvey Hortick of Bloomfield Hills.
Maxwell is named in loving memory Irving Pantzer. Max is named in lov-
ing memory of his maternal great-
of his maternal great-great-grand-
uncle Morris Singerman and his
mother Marie Ganzel and his pater-
nal great-grandfather Louis Hortick.
paternal great-uncle Sol Smith.
joy are grandparents Loretta and
Allan Birk of Farmington Hills and
Lynne and Michael Leonard of
Hewlett, N.Y. Craig is named in lov-
ing memory of his great-grandmoth-
ers Ceil Maltz and Rose Goldberg.
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8/25
2005
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