Mazel Toy!

Aug. 7
Kelly (Rogers) and
David Victor are over-
joyed to announce
the birth of their son,
Jack Rogers Victor
(Yonatan Binyomin).
Victor
He is welcomed home
by big brothers George,
71/2, and Robert, 4, and sister Adin, 2. Jack
is named in loving memory of his great-
grandfather Benjamin Victor. Delighted
grandparents are Fran and Ron Rogers of
Southfield and Marilyn and Steven Victor
of Bloomfield Hills. Jack will sadly miss
his late grandmother Arlene Victor.

June 17
Stephanie (Dorfman)
and Avi Beneson
of Passaic, N.J.,
announce with much
love the birth of their
son, Zev Yitzchak.
Beneson
Thrilled grandpar-
ents are Dr. Michael
and Shelli Dorfman of West Bloomfield
and Dr. David and Marci Beneson of
Southfield. Sharing in their happiness
are great-grandparents Ceil and Jerry
Liebman of Southfield; Joyce Dorfman
of Pompano Beach, Fla.; Laura Beneson
of Southfield; Esther and Jack Liwazer
of West Bloomfield. Zev is named in lov-
ingly memory of his great-great-grand-
father William Berlin (Zev Wolf) and his
great-grandfather Saul Charles Dorfman
(Shmuel Yitzchak).

June 18
Michelle Pearlman
and Drew Denker of
Newton, Mass., proudly
announce the arrival
of Noa Elizabeth
(Noa Aliza). Big sister
Denker
is Madeline Rachel
Denker. Sharing their
joy are grandparents Barbara and Harvey
Pearlman of Commerce Township, Maxine
and Stuart Savett of West Conshohocken,
Pa., and Betsy Pincus of Little Egg Harbor,
N.J. Noa is also the grandchild of the
late Barry Denker. Her delighted great-
grandmothers are Ruth Metzger and Neva
Denker. Noa is named in loving memory
of her great-grandfather Newell Horwitz
and in honor of the life, love and work of
Drew's pediatrician, medical mentor and
friend Paul Eglick.

Koby Berman will cel-
ebrate his bar mitzvah
at the Birmingham
Temple on Friday, Aug.
31. He is the son of
Ifilaj Sharon Milberger and
Bob Berman and brother
of Andy. Sharing in the
Berman
simchah will be loving
grandmother Barbara
Milberger. He is also the grandchild of the
late Moniek Milberger, the late Randall
and the late Marcelle Berman.
Koby is an eighth-grader at Detroit
Country Day School in Beverly Hills. As
part of his mitzvah project, he is working
to raise awareness about the genocide in
Darfur and donating money to several
Darfur-related charities.

Alexander David Bez
son of Leslie and Dr.
Joel Bez and brother of
Bradley, will celebrate
his bar mitzvah on
Saturday, Sept. 1, at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek of East Lansing.
Bez
His proud grandparents
are Carol and Dr. Bert
Bez, and Kathleen and Robert Baughman.
Alex is an eighth-grader at Kinawa
Middle School. For his mitzvah project,
he has been a volunteer at Habitat for
Humanity.

Sarah Natalie Blume
will celebrate her bat
mitzvah on Saturday,
Sept. 1, at Temple
Shir Shalom in West
Bloomfield. She is the
daughter of Laurie and
David Blume, sister of
Blume
Hannah and grand-
daughter of Betty Greene,
Ellie and Michael Blume, the late Donald
Greene and the late Marcia Amhowitz.
Sarah attends Berkshire Middle School
in Beverly Hills. Her most meaningful
mitzvah projects included volunteering at
Yad Ezra in Berkley.

Daniel Ross Feenstra
will be called to the
Torah as a bar mitzvah
on Saturday, Sept.1, at
Temple Kol Ami in West
Bloomfield. His proud
parents are Patti Tauber
of West Bloomfield
Feenstra
and Chris Feenstra of
Milford. Other proud
family members include his brother David
Feenstra; his aunt Bess Raimi; his grand-
mother Phyllis Feenstra; and additional

aunts, uncles and cousins.
Daniel will be an eighth-grader in the
fall of 2007 at Orchard Lake Middle School
in West Bloomfield. As preparation as a bar
mitzvah, he volunteered for two years at
the annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon.

Michael Alexander
Hersch will be called
to the Torah as a bar
mitzvah on Saturday,
Sept. 1, at Congregation
Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield. He is the
son of Julie and Edward
Hersch
Hersch and the brother
of Emily and Rachel.
He is the grandson of Betty Hersch and
Rosalind Siegel. He is also the grandson
of the late Martin Hersch and the late
Norman Siegel, and the great-grandson of
the late Ben Solomon.
Michael is a student at Hillel Day School
of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington
Hills. His most meaningful mitzvah proj-
ect was working with JARC residents.

Gabriel Joseph
Hessenthaler will be
called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah at
Congregation Beth
Shalom in Oak Park
on Saturday, Sept. 1. He
is the son of Lori and
Hessenthaler
Darren Hessenthaler
and the older brother
of Emily and Noah. Gabriel is also the
grandson of Diane and Sander Eisenberg,
Harriet Hessenthaler and the late David
Hessenthaler.
Gabe is a student at Norup International
School in Oak Park. His most memorable
mitzvah project was volunteering with his
grandparents at Yad Ezra's food bank in
Berkley.

Mara Dylan Kavieff,
beloved daughter of
Cindy and Reid Kavieff
and sister of Alex and
Jesse, will be called to
Torah as a bat mitzvah
on Friday, Aug. 31, at
Temple Shir Shalom
Kavieff
in West Bloomfield. She
is the granddaughter
of Sonja and Montague Salbes, Shelden
Kavieff and the late Rosalind Kavieff.
Mara attends Orchard Lake Middle
School in West Bloomfield. Her mitzvah
projects included donating to Locks of
Love.

Jocelyn Marcela Kirsch
(Orit Dvora) of West
Bloomfield will become
a bat mitzvah at Adat
Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills
on Saturday, Sept. 1.
Participating in the
Kirsch
ceremony will be
her parents, Margie
Fiszman-Kirsch and Ari Kirsch. Proud
grandparents are Bertha Fiszman of San
Pedro Sula, Honduras, and Sheila Kirsch of
West Bloomfield.
Josie is an eighth-grader at Orchard
Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield.
Her most meaningful mitzvah project was
helping to clean, paint and refurbish the
Boys and Girls Club of Flint.

Alec Holden Levine,
son of Cindy and Bruce
Levine and brother of
Blake, Shane and Drew,
will be called to the
bimah to read from
the Torah on the occa-
sion of his bar mitzvah
Levine
on Saturday, Sept. 1, at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. He is the grandson of Ilene
and Murray Gittleman, Beverly Levine,
and Carol and Alvin Levine.
Alec attends Birmingham Covington
School. His most meaningful mitz-
vah project was involvement in West
Bloomfield-based Friendship Circle's
Miracle Baseball League and Day Camp.

Jessica
Niskar

Samantha
Niskar

Julie Helen Linovitz of Herndon, Va., will
be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, Sept. 1, at Congregation Beth
Emeth in Herndon. Sharing in the sim-
chah will be her parents, Rhonda and Marc
Linovitz, and her brother Brian. Proud
grandparents are Shelia and Michael
Levine of Oak Park. Julie is also the grand-
daughter of the late Max Linovitz and the
late Inez Tolan Linovitz.
Julie attends Rachel Carson Middle
School in Herndon. Her mitzvah project
involved taking care of a neighbor with
cancer and her handicapped cats.

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