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No Deterrent

Dog attack doesn't end girl's love for animals.

Leonard Poger

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H

annah Weiner has
"loved animals since
day one," said her
mother, Amy Weiner of
Farmington Hills. Major sur-
gery for a facial dog-bite injury
three years ago didn't deter her.
.When she started to prepare for
her Nov. .18 bat mitzvah at

Temple Israel, it didn't take long
for Hannah to pick a mitzvah
project — volunteering at the
Ross Animal Hospital in
Bloomfield Hills, where she fed
and exercised the pets.
The dog bite at a friend's
house led to stitches, followed
by surgery last March. Of the
four original scars, the two
remaining will be permanent.
Hannah doesn't remember

"I like the field of medicine
but doh`t•know if I will go
into veterinary medicine or
pediatric medicine."

Oct. 24
Steven and Kimberly Berman of Arling-
ton, Texas, are thrilled to announce
with love the birth of their daughter,
MarliAnna Liddy (Malka Liba). Wel-
coming Marli home is her big brother
Benjamin, 10. Proud are maternal
grandparents Bill and Jane Johnson of
Arlington and paternal grandfather
Marvin Berman of West Bloomfield.
MarliAnna Liddy is named in loving .
memory of her paternal grandmother
Marilou Berman, great-grandmother
Anna Berman and maternal great-
grandmother Lydia Snider.

Oct. 3
Lauren (Hurwitz) and Stephen Carson
of Bloomfield Hills are thrilled to
announce the birth of their son,
Anthony Levi
George. Tony is wel-
comed home by his
loving big sister
Sabrina, 2. Sharing in
their joy are proud
grandparents Sheila
Carson
and Miles Hurwitz
and Maxine and Robert Carson.
Delighted great-grandparents are

how her love of animals devel-
oped."Animals have a mind of
their own and deserve respect,"
she said.
In the Weiner home, that
respect goes to Miranda, the .
family's pet dog for 14 years.
She was adopted from the
.
Animal Rescue League.
Hannah is an eighth-grader
at Warner Middle School in
Farmington Hills, where she
plays on the school's basketball
team.
Are there any animals in her
future career? Possibly.
"I like the field of medicine
but don't know if I will go into
veterinary medicine or pedi-
atric medicine.
Hannah is the daughter of
Ron and Amy Weiner and sister
of Abigail. 0

Helene Hurwitz, Edith Rosenberg and
Herbert and Bea Carson. Tony is named
in loving memory of his paternal great-
great-grandfather Albeit Shapiro, his
paternal great-grandmother Loraine
Carson and his paternal great-grandfa-
ther George Rosenberg.

Sept. 23
Julie (Rautbort) and Andy Goldstein of
Fanklin announce with much love the
birth of their daughter, Kate Rautbort
Goldstein (Kayla Ester). Welcoming her
home is excited big brother Max, 2. .
Sharing in their happiness are proud
grandparents Leba and Sanford
Rautbort of West Bloomfield and Alice
and Martin Goldstein of Quechee, Vt.
Thrilled great-grandmother is Edythe
Cutler of West Bloomfield. Kate is
named in loving memory of her mater-
nal great-grandmother Katie Rautbort
Lipshaw and her paternal great-grand-
mother Stella Goldstein.

July 26
Barbara (Collins) and Benjamin Fong
are delighted to announce the birth of
their daughter, Sydney Michelle.
Sharing in the joy are proud grandpar-

Hannah Weiner shows off Bubba, a dog at the Ross

Animal Hospital that is being treated for cancer.

ents Paul and Sophie
Collins of Delray
Beach, Fla., and Wai
Min and Ying Ying
Fong of Grosse
Pointe Woods.
Sydney Michelle is
Fong
named in loving
great-uncle
Michael
memory of her
Alexander.

July 19
Jill and Reuben L evy are delighted to
announce the birth of their daughter,
Makayla Lorraine. Loving big sister
Eliana, 2, is excited to welcome
Makayla home. Proud grandparents
are Janet and John Bodenhafer of Novi,
David Levy and Susan Krall of
Farmington Hills and Barbara Burton
of Phoenii, Ariz. Also sharing in their
joy are great-grandmothers Fertie
Cochard of Indiana and Roslyn Burton
of Florida. Makayla is named in loving
memory of her paternal great-grand-
father Mark Levy and her maternal
great-grandmother Lorraine
Bodenhafer.

Bar / Bat Mitzvah

In an attempt to keep the notices that mark
youth on their.path to maturity meaningful
yet brief, we have decided to change the
items to include. We have eliminated the ref-
erence to the school "honor" rankings
because it differs from school to school. Since
mitzvah projects have increased, we ask that
only one be selectd to be representative of
tzedakah. Thank you for your adherence to
these changes.

.

Mitchell Bradley Alpiner was called to the
Torah as a bar mitzvah Saturday, Nov. 26, at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek Southfield. He is the
son of Dianne and Robert
Alpiner and the grandson of
Dr. George and Charlotte
Miller, Shirley Alpiner, the
late Dr. Sam Alpiner and the
late Belle Alpiner.
Mitchell attends Walnut
Alpiner
Creek Middle school in -
Walled Lake. He participated in various mitz-
vah projects, including helping children at
Hadassah's Family Fun Fair.

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