BIRTHS/MILESTONES
March 21
Gilead and Karen
Kapen of Oakton, Va.,
are happy to announce
the birth of their son,
Matan Garber Kapen.
His happy grandparents
are Dr. Sheldon and
Kapen
Rachel Kapen of West
Bloomfield. He is the younger brother of
Rome, Michaela and Alia Kapen.
March 14
Karen and Ryan Rosett, former Detroiters
and now residing in Charleston, S.C., are
thrilled to announce the birth of their son,
Abraham Asher. Welcoming Abe home
are his big sisters, Jane, 5, and Estee, 3.
Sharing in their joy are elated grandpar-
ents Darlene and Edward Sosnick, Barbara
and Robert Rosett and Warren Pierce.
The proud great-grandparents are Sally
and Julius Becker. Abe is named in loving
memory of his maternal great-great-
grandmother Gertie Small.
Feb. 16
Stacey (Levine) and
Ryan Columbus of
Keego Harbor are
delighted to announce
the birth of their son,
Spencer Dane (Dvir
Columbus
Yisrael). Sharing in
their joy are grand-
parents Bernie and
Patty Levine of West Bloomfield, Sandy
Conway of Southfield and Debbie and
Gary Columbus of Waterford. Thrilled
great-grandmothers are Dorothy Sussman,
Evelyn Columbus, Deena Rosen and Edda
Commons. Spencer is named in loving
memory of his paternal great-grandfather
Samuel Columbus and maternal great-
grandmother Dora Levine.
Feb. 6
Erica (Brown) and Steve
Attanasio of Chicago
are thrilled to announce
the birth of their son,
Ethan Henry (Chayim
Shimon). Proud grand-
Attanasio
parents are Rhonda
and Morris Brown of
Bloomfield Hills and Sandy and Tony
Attanasio of Morton Grove, Ill. Ethan is
blessed to have great-grandparents Estelle
and Eli Brown, Judith and Morris Fruchter
and Adeline Attanasio. Ethan is named in
loving memory of his maternal grandpar-
ents Sylvia and Hyman Rosenberg.
Jan. 14
Jamie (Kohen) and
Howard Blank of Royal
Oak are thrilled to
announce the birth of
their son, Ari Nathan
(Lev Ephrayiam).
Welcoming him home
Blank
with hugs and kisses is
his big sister Ella Rose,
21/2 years old. Sharing in their joy and
excitement are grandparents Dr. William
and Marilyn Kohen of West Bloomfield
and David and Ilene Blank of Port St.
Lucie, Fla. Proud great-grandparents are
Seymour and Ethel Shapiro of Farmington
Hills. Ari is named in loving memory of
his maternal great-grandfather Nathan
Fred Kohen and his paternal great-grand-
mother Lilyan Blank.
Dec. 30
Monica (Holliday)
Sherman and Adam
Sherman of Chicago are
pleased to announce the
birth of their daughter,
Cora Holliday. Sharing
in the joy are grand-
Sherman
parents Dr. Stanley
and Janice Sherman of
West Bloomfield and Susan Holliday of
Chicago and great-grandparents Dorothy
Sherman of Farmington Hills, Mildred
Logal of Hannibal, Mo., and Janice Pinion
of Valdosta, Ga.
Oct. 18
Stacey (Silverstein)
and Fredric Lusky of
West Bloomfield are
thrilled to announce the
birth of their daugh-
ter, jordyn Michole
(Tzviah Michal). Sharing
in their happiness are
proud grandparents
Gwen Silverstein and Joseph and Dianne
Silverstein of West Bloomfield and
Seymour and Harriett Lusky of Southfield.
Jordyn also is blessed to have great-grand-
parents Jerome and Mildred Kornheiser
of Southfield and Belle Greenbaum of
West Bloomfield. Jordyn is named in lov-
ing memory of her maternal great-uncle
Michael Davis and her paternal uncle
Herman Lusky.
Leshman-Victor
G
all and Howard Victor proudly
announce the engagement of
their daughter Heather Michelle
to Scott Paul Leshman, son of Barbara and
Howard Leshman.
Heather earned a bachelor of fine arts at
the International Academy of Design and
Technology in Tampa, Fla. She is planning
a career in fashion design and visual mer-
chandising.
Scott earned a bachelor's degree in
finance and business Western Michigan
University in Kalamazoo and a secondary
education degree in teaching from Wayne
State University in Detroit. He is a mortgage executive with Central States
Mortgage.
The couple will honeymoon in Cabo San Lucas after a July wedding at the
Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn.
% Sept 7
Drs. Elyse (Weiss)
and Steven Kernis of
Woodcliff Lake, N.J.,
announce with much
love the birth of their
beautiful daughter,
Emily Scarlett Kernis.
Kernis
Welcoming Emily home
with hugs and kisses are
big brothers Jacob, 6, and Tyler, 4. Thrilled
grandparents are Bernice and Dr. Irving
Kernis of Novi. Her delighted great-grand-
mother is Libbie Sneider. Emily, who was
born on the yahrtzeit of her maternal
grandmother Elaine Weiss, is named in
loving memory of her. Emily will sadly
miss the love and affection of her late
Bubbie Elaine.
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Riseman-Gapinski
C
arl and Beth Riseman of Grand
Blanc are pleased to announce
the engagement of their son
James to Kate Gapinski, daughter of
E. Thomas and Christine Gapinski of
Englewood, Fla.
Mr. Riseman is the grandson of
Geraldine Weingarden. He is a graduate of
the University of Michigan and founder-
CEO of Storytailor.
Ms. Gapinksi, a psychologist, is a gradu-
ate of Purdue and Yale universities.
The couple live in San Francisco, where
they will be married in May.
Eisenberg-Rosen
D
r. and Mrs. Steven Rosen of
West Bloomfield are pleased
to announce the engagement
of their daughter Marcy Lauren to David
Meyer Eisenberg, son of Dr. and Mrs.
Andrew Eisenberg of Ann Arbor.
Marcy received her bachelor's and juris
doctor degrees from the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor and is a litigation
associate in Miller, Canfield, Paddock and
Stone's Detroit office.
David received his bachelor's degree
from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio,
and his juris doctor from the University of
Oregon in Eugene, Ore. He is an associate with Erman, Teicher, Miller, Zucker &
Freedman PC in Southfield.
An October wedding is planned.
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