Mazel Toy! Aug. 9 Laura (Aaronson) and Craig Charnas of Farmington Hills announce with great joy the birth of their daughter, Madison Bailey (Micha Bayla). Excited first-time grandparents are Ruth and Bruce Aaronson of West Bloomfield and Bobbi and Dale Charnas of Farmington Hills. Proud great- grandparents are Charnas Roslyn and Leonard Trunsky of West Bloomfield, Lottie and Aaron Gellerman of Farmington Hills and George Charnas of Southfield. Madison Bailey is named in memory of her great-grandparents Mildred Charnas and Max and Beatrice Aaronson. July 14 Claire and Curtis Gropman are overjoyed to announce the birth of their son, Leo Nash. Leo was named in loving memory of his maternal great-grandmother Laura and paternal great-grandmother Nettie. He was welcomed home by big brother Sam. Happy and relieved grandparents are Marlene and Jerry Gropman of Bloomfield Hills and Roberta and Gary Barna of Edison, N.J. July 12 Karen (Pierce) and Matthew Fraiberg of West Bloomfield are delighted to. announce the birth of their son, Ryan Jacob. Welcoming Ryan home are big sister Ashley, 6, and big brother Michael, 5. Sharing in their happiness are proud grandparents Arlene and Douglas Pierce of Orchard Lake, Nancy Fraiberg of Farmington Hills and Allan and 4 Cheryl Fraiberg of Fraiberg Farmington Hills. Also sharing in their joy are great-grandparents Milton Pierce of West Bloomfield and Edith and Paul Fraiberg of West Bloomfield. Ryan Jacob is named in loving memory of his paternal great- grandmother Annette Zeiger and his maternal great-grandmothers Charlotte Nelson and Sylvia Pierce. July 3 Lori (Baron) and Matthew Brand of Farmington Hills are thrilled to announce the birth of their beautiful daughter, 56 August 24 2006 iN Mia Erin (Malka Eve). Excited first- time grandparents are Gail and Les Baron of Bloomfield Hills and Arthur and Eileen Brand of Farmington Hills. Ecstatic great- Brand grandmother is Edith Ketchel of West Bloomfield. Mia Erin is named in lov- ing memory of her great-grandmothers Mildred Ivladven and Mildred Baron as . • well as her great-grandfather Eugene Ketchel. July 3 Lauren ,(Greenfield) and David Hack of Farmington Hills are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Noah Harrison (Gedalya Avraham). Proud grandparents are Andrea and Sam Barretta, Rochelle and Norman Greenfield, Hack all of Bloomfield Hills, Eleanor Hack of Farmington Hills and Jim and Sandy Hack of West Bloomfield. Excited great- grandmothers are Zelda Miller Bean and Lillian Radine, both of West Bloomfield. Noah is named in loving memory of his great-grandfathers Gilbert E. Miller, Art Greenfield, Harry Radine and his great- grandmother Helen Hack. Goldberg Twins June 12 Stacey (Brand) and Bruce Goldberg of White Lake are thrilled to announce the birth of their twins, Kaitlin Iris (Chaiya Sura) and Justin Scott (Sural Binum). Excited grandparents are Gary and Cheryl Brand of Commerc'e Township and Don and Marion Goldberg of Hudson, Fla. Great-grandparents are Dorothy and Phil Moscowitz of Farmington Hills, Kaye Goldberg of Hudson and Mildred Kaufman of Yonkers, N.Y. Kaitlin is named in loving memory of her pater- nal grandmother Iris Goldberg and her maternal great-grandmother Sophie Brand. Justin is named in loving mem- ory of his maternal great-grandfather Solomon Brand, his paternal great-grand- father Bernard Goldberg and his paternal great-grandfather Julius Kaufman. May 28 Melissa (Gillespie) and Ron Levin of Livonia happily announce the birth of their daughter, Madison Ann. Sharing in their joy are grandparents Rita Levin of Farmington Hills and Kathy and Jeff Gillespie of Levin Canton. Madison is named in loving mem- ory of her paternal grandfather Melvyn Levin. May 20 Lori and Brian Serlin are thrilled to announce the birth of their beautiful daugh- ter, Hailey Rose. Sharing in their excite- ment are proud grand- parents Linda and Murray Goldenberg of Farmington Hills, Joel and Cathy Serlin Serlin of West BloOmfield, Linda and Bill Horn of Dellroy, Ohio. Delighted great-grandmothers are Ida Goldenberg and Sarah Switzer..Hailey is named in loving memory of her pater- nal great-grandmother Ida Serlin and her maternal great-grandfather Rubin Goldenberg. May 3 Melissa (Wolf) and Kenneth Litvin of Berkley are filled with much nachas in announcing the birth of their son, Carson Reed (Hanan David). Welcoming home with much excitement is big brother Spencer Noah. Elated grandparents are gaga Rosa Wolf, bubbie Judy and papa Dave Litvin, all of West Bloomfield. Great- grandmother is Lucille Litvin Wolf of New Jersey. . Carson's Hebrew name is in loving memory of maternal great- grandmother and great-grandfather Helen and David Moor. Carson is also the grandson of the late Stanley Martin Wolf. Olivia Clare Berlin, daughter of Allison and Jeffrey Berlin and sister of Ari, will celebrate her bat mitzvah during Havdalah services Saturday, Aug. 26, at Temple Israel. • She is the grand- child of Linda and Arthur Berlin and Lois Katz and Edwin Katz. Attending Walnut Creek Middle School in Walled Berlin Lake, Olivia created a series of movie nights with one of the JARC homes, bringing in a video movie and popcorn and sharing evenings with the residents as her mitzvah project. Matthew Seth Birnholtz will be called to the Torah on Saturday, Aug. 26, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield. He is the son of Paula and Mark Birnholtz and brother of Jordan and Eric. Proud grandpar- ents are Earl and Betty Shipper of Birnholtz Farmington Hills and Cantor Joseph and Edith Birnholtz of Boynton Beach, Fla. Matthew is a student at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. His most meaningful mitzvah project was sponsoring the education table at the Walk for Food Allergies. Kayla Nicole Cohen, daughter of Eileen and Fred Cohen and sister of Zac, will celebrate her bat mitzvah Saturday, Aug. 26, during Havdalah services at Temple Israel. She is the grand- child of late Gussie and Ben Brown, the late Rose and the late Herman Cohen. Kayla attends Dunckel Middle Cohen School in Farmington Hills. Her most meaningful mitzvah project involved working at the Almost Home Rescue League.