Mazel Toy!
A Good Fit
Leora Ben-Ze'ev
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glove design, part
A of her mitzvah
gloves for homeless shelter.
Leonard Poger
Copy Editor
L
eora Ben-Ze'ev found a
perfect fit for her bat
mitzvah project. With
help from family, friends and a
business owner who is a mem-
ber of her synagogue, she col-
lected 280 pairs of gloves.
They were donated two weeks
ago to the Capuchin Service
Center in Detroit, which oper-
ates a homeless shelter and
other social service programs.
At the shelter, new arrivals get a
shower, new clothes and gloves.
The 12-year-old, whose bat
mitzvah will be at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek Southfield on Aug.
19, knew that gloves are easier to
solicit in the winter than in the
warmer months. Her brother,
. Jon, 16, collected socks for the
Capuchin center three years ago
for his bar mitzvah project.
Leora selected gloves because
"I wanted to do something small
so people would hopefully donate
more than one pair, compared to
asking for coats." She also learned
from her brother's socks cam-
paign that "little things can make
a big difference."
A big boost for Leora's cam-
paign came from David Broner,
owner of Broner Glove Co. in
Auburn Hills, whom the Ben-
Ze'evs know from Shaarey
Zedek.
Leora's mother, Ilana, was at a
Jan. 15 .
Lisa (Goldberg) and Scott Miller of Novi
lovingly announce the birth of their sec-
ond daughter, Delaney Beth. Sharing in
the joy and excited to be a big sister is
Shelby Amanda, 4. Proud grandparents are
Al and Barb Goldberg of South Lyon.
Delaney is also the granddaughter of the
late Elaine and Stuart 'Miller. Delaney is
named in loving memory of her paternal
grandmother Elaine Miller and her mater-
nal cousin Brad Jay Pinkowitz.
Jan. 14
Beth Goodman-Plante, formerly of
Birmingham, and Mike Plante of New York
are pleased to announce the birth of their
daughter, Julian Rose Plante (Avigail
Shoshanna). Maternal grandparents are
the late Ozzie Goodman and the late Ruth
Goodman. Paternal grandparents are Bill
Plante, the late Jules Ortieg and the late
Barbara Ann Plante. Julian Rose is named
after three of her grandparents, Jules
Ortieg and her maternal grandmother's
middle name, Ann. Her middle name is
after her maternal grandmother Ruth
Goodman and great-grandmother Rose
Goodman. Her Hebrew name is in honor
of her maternal grandfather, the late Ozzie
(Aaron) Goodman.
Jan. 11
Beth and Lorne Kolodin of Grand Blanc
are thrilled to announce the birth of their
second daughter, Emily Sofia. Big sister
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large cookies
decorated with a
Girl's family and friends collect
I
shows off the
project.
boys' clothing and camping
supplies store in West
Bloomfield midway through the
glove campaign when she
noticed a box with Broner's
name.
At the time, the goal for the
campaign was 165 pairs. Broner
gave the family 100 pairs,
boosting Leora to 280 pairs.
As part of the campaign,
which began in November,
Leora solicited students at her
Roeper School, family members
and friends. She urged potential
donors to "have warm hearts for
cold hands and that the little
things can make a difference,"
her mother said. The Ben-Ze-
Ellen Leigh is ready to share her parents
with the new arrival. Proud grandparents
are Ruth andiohn Straw of Grand Blanc,
Suzi and Elliott Kolodin of West
Bloomfield and Eileen Kolodin of Redford.
Emily is also the great-grandchild of
Florence Slifkin of Oak Park.
evs invited friends and family to
a Jan. 8 brunch at their
Huntington Woods home.
Admission was a donation of
gloves. About 60 persons attend-
ed, and Roeper School students
baked large cookies decorated
with the shape of a glove.
After delivering the gloves to
the Capuchin center, Mrs. Ben-
Ze'ev compared the size of the
donation to the size of Leora's
school, which has 300 students.
George Gaerig, Capuchin's
operations director, wrote the
family to say the adult gloves
will used for homeless persons
while the children's gloves and
mittens will be used in the chil-
Sidney Feig of New York and Mary Meyers
of West Bloomfield. Talia is named in lov-
ing memory of her maternal great-grand-
parents Gisele and Bernard Gottesman.
Dec. 3
Aliya (Pasik) and Jeff Selik of Troy are
delighted to announce the birth of their
daughter, Elena Shalom. Sharing their
pride and joy are grandparents Rona and
Larry Pasik of West Bloomfield, Suretta
and Alan Must of Bloomfield Hills and
Bruce and Terri Selik of Bloomfield Hills.
Also sharing the celebration are great-
grandmothers Ellanore Bronstein of
Farmington Hills and Rose Selik of West
Bloomfield. Elena is named in loving
memory of her great-grandmother Yetta
Weiss.
Dec. 12
Barbra (Tunick) and Kevin Giles joyfully
announce the birth of their son, Ryan Eli
(Ra'anan Eli). Big brother Seth Lewis is
excited to welcome Ryan home with hugs
and kisses. Sharing in their joy are proud
grandparents Cheryl and Edward Tunick,
Marilyn Giles and Drs. Lynda and Conrad
Giles. Also welcoming Ryan with love is
great-grandmother "GG"Victoria Giles of
Hollywood, Fla. Ryan Eli is named in lov-
ing memory of maternal grandmother and
grandfather Rosalind and Edward Kaiser, Oct. 29
and also in loving memory of maternal
Cheryl (Boykansky) and Milton Kovinsky
great-grandmother Eileen Silverman.
of Huntington Woods are thrilled to
announce the birth of their son, Max
Dec. 4
Aaron. Welcoming Max home with love,
Jessica and Ken Sachs of West Bloomfield hugs and kisses is big sister Hannah, 3.
welcome with love the birth of their
Sharing in their joy are grandparents Dr.
daughter, Talia Brooke (Penina Bracha).
Stanley and Sandra Boykansky of
Sharing in their joy are
Bloomfield Hills, and Skippy and Brenda
proud grandparents Zita Kovinsky of Windsor, Ontario. Excited
and Ludwig Gottesman
great-grandparents are Sylvia and Alex
of New York, Kathy Sachs Kraft of Farmington Hills. Max Aaron is
of West Bloomfield and
named in loving memory of his maternal
Robert Sachs of South-
great-grandfather Harry Boykansky.
field. Happy great-grand-
parents are Lydia and
Sachs
dren's after-school art therapy
program as well as for the chil-
dren of parents who come to
the service center for food and
clothing.
Leora's other mitzvah proj-
ects included helping finish
blankets for the "Wrapped in
Love" blanket program spon-
sored by the National Council of
Jewish Women, which she visit-
ed monthly.
Another activity was helping
the Farmington Hills-based
JARC organization, which pro-
vides varied services and pro-
grams for physically and devel-
opmentally handicapped chil-
dren and adults. 71
Oct. 4
Mara (Litinsky) and Jeff Kravitz of Oak
Park joyfully announce the birth of their
son, Aidan Jack Kravitz (Simcha Ya'akov).
Proud grandparents are Donna and Barry
Litinsky of West Bloomfield, Sylvia Kravitz
of Oak Park; great-grandparents are Belle
Litinsky Epstein, Frances and Al Schwartz,
all of Southfield. Aidan is named in loving
memory of his maternal great-grandpar-
ents Freda Weiss and Jack Litinsky.
Aug. 17
Lorey (Eisenberg) and
Steven Zlotnick of Los
Angeles are thrilled to
announce the birth of
their son, Asher
Samuel. Sharing in their
joy are grandparents
Burt and Sheila
Zlotnick
Eisenberg of West
Bloomfield and Harold
and Mac Zlotnick of Tarzana, Calif. Also
sharing in the joy is great-grandmother
Rose Cohen of West Bloomfield. Asher
Samuel is named in loving memory of his
maternal great-grandfather Sam Cohen.
Madison Rae Bernstein will celebrate
her bat mitzvah at Temple Israel Friday,
Feb. 3. She is the daughter of Todd
Bernstein and Lezlie and Dr. David
Madgy and the sister of Alexa, Danielle,
Devon and Dylon. Her proud grandpar-