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Musical Mitzvah

Family donation of equipment
helps Detroit music students.

Leonard Poger

Copy Editor

sories to serve as table center-
pieces for the bat mitzvah recep-
lyssa Adler and her
tion.
parents created a
The guests enjoyed the cre-
pleasant sound for
ative centerpieces, made up of
Detroit Public Schools' students
$2,200 worth of music stands,
through a special tzedakah proj- music books, tambourines,
ect for her Nov. 12 bat mitzvah.
drum sticks, recorders and
Reflecting Alyssa's love of
boxes of reeds for instruments.
music, her family decided to
In December, Alyssa and her
forego flowers. at the post-bat
parents delivered the accessories
mitzvah reception and make a . to instrumental music students
donation of much-needed musi- at the John R. King Elementary
cal supplies to the Detroit Public School in Detroit.
Schools.
Alyssa wanted music as the
Alyssa's parents, Mark and
theme for her bat mitzvah
Laura Adler of West Bloomfield, reception. The Adlers realized
bought a variety of music acces- that many public schools were

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Dec. 25
Rachel (Lunsky) Rosenberg and Judd
Rosenberg of Chicago are thrilled to
announce the birth of their. son, Jackson
Ross. Jackson is lovingly welcomed home
by his big sister Sasha and his big broth-
er Max. Thrilled grandparents are Doris
Menk of Skokie, Ill.; Les Lunsky and Joan
Beck of Northbrook, Ill.; Susan
Rosenberg of Palm Springs, Calif.; Alan
Rosenberg and Barbara Perlmutter of
Highland Park, Ill. Jackson Ross is
named in loving memory of Rachel's
grandmother Rose Lunsky and Rachel's
sister Rebekah Rose Lunsky.

Dec. 23
Tracey. (Shaffer) and Matthew Eidelman
of Huntley, Ill., announce the birth of
their son, Max Robert (Baruch
Pettetresh). Also welcoming Max home is
older brother Tyler. Thrilled grandpar-
ents are former Detroiters Judy and
David Eidelman of Palatine, Ill., Karen
and Bob Shaffer of Crystal Lake, Ill. Max
is named in memory of his paternal
grandmothers Betty Levine and Betty .
Eidelman and maternal grandfather
Peter Klassen.
Dec. 15
Michel (Schwartz) and Matthew Bertman
of Farmington Hills are delighted to
announce the birth of their son, Andrew
Seth (Avraham Moshe). Welcoming him
home with open arms is his big sister

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cutting music
and other pro-
grams for
budget reasons.
• Alyssa's mother, Laura, dis-
"I felt really happy and
cussed the donation idea with the
proud" at the presentation of the Royal Music Store in Royal Oak.
items. "They only had three
The store "put me in contact with
music stands for 12 to 15
the Detroit Public Schools."
pupils;' said Alyssa, an eighth-
Benjamin Pruitt, instrumen-
grader at Hillel Day School of
tal music supervisor for the
Metropolitan Detroit in
Detroit system, said, "We were
Farmington Hills.
• all excited about the donation."
Alyssa hopes others will copy
Besides the students being
her project. For example, she
appreciative of the supplies and
said youngsters planning a
accessories, they realize that
sports theme for their bar/bat
the Adler family "didn't have to
mitzvah party could donate ath- do this -- they could have
letic equipment to a school.
given [the items] to schools in

Jordyn, 5, and big brother Joshua
Very proud grandparents are Rosalyn
and Robert A. Schwartz of West
Bloomfield and Elaine and Stephen
Bertman of West Bloomfield. Andrew is
named in the loving memory of his
maternal great-grandmother Sarah
Ordower and his paternal great-grand-
mother Miriam Bertman.

time great-grandmother is Adele
Taubman of West Bloomfield. Allyson is
named in loving memory of her great-
grandfather Abe Feldman and her grand-
father Richard Braude.

Alyssa Adler helped music
students at King Elementary
in Detroit.

their own community."
The King students appreciat-
ed that the Adlers came to the
presentation, Pruitt said, and
that they could meet Alyssa.
Alyssa started taking piano
lessons when she was 6. She and
her family are members of
Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield. ❑

Farmington Hills are thrilled to
announce the birth of their son, Jonah
Mackenna (Yom Tov David). Extremely
excited grandparents are Beverly and
Stewart Erlich of West Bloomfield and
Linda and Arthur Kellert of Franklin.
Also welcoming Jonah with much love is
great-grandfather Henry Lewis of
Northville. Jonah was named in loving
memory of his paternal great-grandfa-
ther Jerry Magid, his maternal great-
grandmother Martha Lewis and his
paternal great-uncle David Alderman.

Nov.18
Nicole (Halprin) and Jeffrey Rothenberg
are thrilled to announce the birth of their
son, Ethan Berek. Sharing in their joy
Dec. 8
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are proud grandparents Cheryl and Jim
Amy (Nadler) and Andrew Horowitz of
Halprin and Gayle and Steven
New York joyfully announce the birth of Rothenberg, all of Farmington Hills,
their daughter, Marley Rae Horowitz.
great-grandparents Rose and Herman
Proud grandparents are Debbie and Alan Halprin of West Bloomfield; Albert Blair
Sept. 28
Horowitz of West Bloomfield, Lorie and
of Royal Oak and the late Betty Blair;
Marla (Cooper)-and Dr. Craig Singer of
Steve Sonstein of Brighton, Donna and
Evelyn Minhinnick; Esther Rothenberg
Bloomfield Hills
Robert Gould of New York and Francesca and the late Berek Rothenberg.
announce with much
and David Nadler of New York. Marley is
love the birth- of their
named in loving memory of her great-
Nov. 7
daughter, Ashley Rose.
grandmother Miriam Smolen and great- Esti (Yudelev) and Seth Faber of
Welcoming. Ashley
aunt Robin Villavicencio.
Birmingham are thrilled to announce the
home are big brother
birth of their twin sons, Gabriel Isaac
Noah, 6'/2, and big sis-
Singer
Nov. 28
(Gavriel) and Benjamin Ries
ter Ava Claire, 4'/2.
Lisa (Feldman) and
(Benyamin). Proud grandparents are
Sharing their pride and
Nicholas Braude of
Rachel and Mark Yudelev and Sandi and
joy are grandparents Shelly and Peter
Chicago are happy to
Gary Faber, all of West Bloomfield, and
Cooper of West Bloomfield and Karen
welcome their daughter, great-grandmother Hana Noselis of
and Fred Singer of Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
Allyson Rebekah
Israel. Gabriel is named in loving memo-
Also sharing the celebration is great-
(Avital Rivka). Thrilled ry of his paternal great-grandfather
grandmother Gertrude Singer of
first-time grandparents Isadore Faber and Benjamin is named in
Philadelphia. Ashley Rose is• also-the
are
Sherry and Rob
honor of his great-aunt Ruth Korby.
Braude
great-granddaughter of the late Abraham
Feldman of Waterford
Singer, the late Evelyn and Paul Mis- h, the
and Carol and Marc
Nov. 5
late Vivien and David Cooper and the late
Whaley of Orleans, Mass. Excited first-
Jackie (Erlich) and Lee Kellert of
Clara and Max Friedman.

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