Mazel Tov!

No Time Wasted

Bernie Beigel finds his mate
on their first date.

Leonard Poger
I Copy Editor

It didn't take long for Bernie
Beigel to know that the young
woman he took on a blind date
60 years ago would be his wife.
After he and Charlotte Schiff
went to a movie and dinner in
New York City, where they lived,
he went home to tell his father,
"I'm going to marry that girl:'
That was in March 1945. Three
weeks later, they were engaged
and on Aug. 28, 1945, they mar-
ried in a double ceremony with
Charlotte's sister, Eva, and broth-
er-in-law, Geri Wertheimer.
The West Bloomfield couple,
members of Temple Israel for
15 years, marked their 60th

Nov. 17

Rabbi Jason and ElisSa Miller of
Ann Arbor are grateful and
delighted to announce the birth of
their son, Jonah Gabriel (Yonah
Gavriel) and
daughter, Talya
Arielle.
Welcoming Jonah
and Tali home is
their big brother
Joshua, 22
months. Sharing
Jonah Miller
in their joy and
excitement are
grandparents
Bobbie and Gary
Miller of West
Bloomfield and
Dr. Ronald and
Jackie
Lorfel of
Talya Miller
Farmington Hills.
Kvelling great-grandmothers are
Adele Gudes, Rosaline Gilson and
Frances Lorfel, all of West
Bloomfield. Talya's middle name is
in memory of her paternal great-
grandmother Adele Miller.

anniversary recently with a din-
ner attended by their children,
grandchildren and a great-
granddaughter.
Bernie, 83, and Charlotte, 81,
were owners of Charlotte's Knit
Shops, in business for 25 years
in Oak Park and Southfield
before they retired in 1990.
The Beigels share a common •
history and experiences before
their faMilies moved to New
York City shortly after
Kristallnacht in early November
1938, when the Nazis incited a
nationwide attack on Jewish
businesses, homes and syna-
gogues. At the time, Bernie's
family lived in Berlin;
Charlotte's was in Frankfort.

grandmother is Harriett
Ephraim of West Bloomfield and
great-great-grandmother is
Bertha Taylor of Southfield.
Mayer's name is in loving memo-
ry of his grandfather Mitchell
Ephraim and great-grandfather
Bernard Ephraim.

Nov. 7

Nov. 12

Laura (Slomovitz) and Scott
Hutten of Novi joyfully announce
the birth of their son, Lucas
"Lucky" Preston (Lev Peli).
Sharing in the joy are grandpar-
ents Paula and Murray Slomovitz
of West Bloomfield and Susan and
Marshall Hutten
of Perry, Ga., for-
merly of
Southfield.
Delighted great-
grandparents are
Lillian and
Leonard Rudnick
Hutten
of Delray Beach,
Fla. Lucas is
named in loving memory of his
great-grandmothers Lillian
Slomovitz and Pearl Hutten.

Todd and Jennifer Krieger of
West Bloomfield are thrilled to
announce the birth of their son,
Mayer Bennet (Mordechai
Berel). Excited first-time grand-
parents are Richard and Linda
Krieger of Oak Park. Great-

Jackie (Raznik) and Ben Shapo
of Ann Arbor joyfully announce
the birth of their son, Joshua
Ethan (Yehoshua Eitan). He is
welcomed home by delighted big

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Oct. 3

Charlotte's family emigrated
to the U.S. one week after
Kristallnacht, on Nov. 17, her
14th birthday. "It was the best
birthday gift I could have," she
said.
Their first date was
arranged through an associate
of Bernie, who owned an acces-
sory retail business.
"Bernie was a sharp charac-
ter, a good looking guy and we
came from the same back-
grounds," Charlotte recalled.
Bernie said Charlotte was a
"good looking lady — and still
is."
He would know. He had some
pretty girlfriends and even
danced with actress Loretta

sister Gabrielle
Faith, 4, and
proud big broth-
er Aaron
Michael, 2.
Sharing their
happiness
are
Shapo
grandparents Dr.
Phillip and
Geraldine Raznik of West
Bloomfield and Professors
Marshall and Helene Shapo of
Evanston, Ill. Joshua Ethan is
named in loving memory of his
paternal great-great-grandfather
Rabbi Julian Shapo and maternal
great-aunt Eva Bryman.

Sept. 14

Linda (Migdal) and Adam
Monblatt of Oak Park are thrilled
to announce the birth of their
daughter Jordyn Leah.
Excited grandparents are
Naida and Stephen Migdal of
Farmington Hills, and Rene
Monblatt of Coconut Creek, Fla.
Jordyn is named in loving mem-
ory of her paternal grandfather,
Jerry Monblatt and her maternal
great-grandmother, Leah Schiff.
Also sharing in the joy are great-
grandparents Tybie & Arthur
Migdal, and Yetta Flesher.

Sept. 8

Lauren and David Weinberg are

Charlotte and Bernie Beigel

Young at Manhattan's Stork
Club four weeks after she was
married.
Someone had pointed her out
and Bernie asked for a dance,
he recalled.
Charlotte also had a connec-
tion with a celebrity before he
became famous. A fellow stu-
dent in her Manhattan public
school was Henry Kissinger,
also a German immigrant, who
later became a presidential

happy to announce the birth of
their son, Ian Jack Weinberg.
Sharing their joy are grandparents
Phyllis Kaplan and Linda and
Joseph Weinberg of West Bloom-
field and great-
grandparents
Margaret Eidel of
Farmington Hills
and Frieda and
Chaim Weinberg
of West
Bloomfield. Ian is
Weinberg
named in loving
memory of his maternal grandfa-
ther Irving Kaplan.

adviser and U.S. secretary of
state in the Nixon and Ford
administrations.
Any suggestions for couples
on how to maintain a lifelong
relationship?
Couples "must realize that
marriage is a "50-50 proposi-
tion — it was for us from day
one," Charlotte said.
Bernie's advice: "Be honest
and sincere" and "never go to
bed mad."

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of their daughter, Ruby Belle.
Welcoming her home is sister
Emma, 3. Excited grandparents
are Ruthanne and Arvin
Pearlman and Susie and Harry
Katkowsky of Huntington
Woods. Proud great-grandpar-
ents are Babe Pickman, Sam
Pearlman, Ruth Berkley, Anne
Katkowsky and Izzy and Dollye
Katkowsky. Ruby was lovingly
named in memory of her great-
great-aunt Betty Kahn.

July 29

Julie (Lewis) and Richard
Winkelman of West Bloomfield
Sept. 4
are excited to announce the birth
Alisa (Kreitman) and Jesse Levine of their daughter, Katelyn Paige
of Glencoe, Ill., welcome the birth
(Tiferet Aliza). Katelyn was wel-
of their son, Ethan Jeremy (Chai
comed home
Eliezer), little brother of Carly and
with open arms
Ava. Excited grandparents are
by big sisters
Rene and Max Kreitman of West
Lauren and Amy.
Bloomfield, Myrna Seidman of
Proud grandpar-
Chevy Chase, Md., and Julius
ents are Susan
Levine of Washington, D.C. Ethan
and Bart Lewis
is "named in loving memory of his
of Bloomfield
Winkelman
maternal great-grandmother
Hills and Sally
Helen (Chaya) Stebbins and his
and Stuart
maternal great-great-grandfather Winkelman of West Bloomfield.
Eliezer Kreitman.
Also sharing in their joy is great-
grandmother Dorothy Brown.
Aug. 29
Katelyn is named in honor and
Lauren (Pearlman) and Jeffrey
memory of her great-grandfa-
Katkowsky of Huntington Woods • thers Peter Brown, Alvin
are thrilled to announce the birth Winkelman and Archie Barnett.

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