Family Focus MAZEL TOVI Mazel Toy! Charges The JN welcomes announcements for baby arrivals, engagements, wed- dings and milestone anniversaries for placement in our Mazel Tov! sec- tion. (Milestone anniversaries should be in five-year increments.) There is a $10 announcement fee for each. This charge will be in effect for all alization, layette department,' uniquegifts, adorable fashion Visit us just 2 baby steps down from our old location in the West Bloomfield Plaza, Mon-Fri 10-5:30 • Sat 10-5 248/855-3214 A Blizzard Of SavingsT SAVE 20-50% On 1000s Of Playthings Storewide! Hundreds of Trusted Brands pictgenobil • Playmobil #5804C Pirate's Take Along Island Corolle #58619 Deluxe Navy/Pink Carriage. Blowout Prices On Overstocks! Best Selling Items We Bought Too Many Of... Storewide Toy & Doll Clearance Adora, Badger, Breyer, Brio, Carerra, Marklin, Doll Factory, Erector, Groovy Girl, Guidecraft, Gund, Haba, Kettler, K-Nex, Kidkraft, Learning Resources & Other Educational Items Le Toy Van, Lee Middleton, Melissa & Doug, Ryan's Room, Steiff, Thomas & More! For More Info. Visit www.dollhospital.com announcements received after Feb.1. There remains no charge for b'nai mitzvah or milestone birthday (age 90+) announcements. For submission guidelines, check at JNonline.us . On the left, click on Lifecycles then on Submit announce- ments. For a faxed or mailed copy, call Sy Manello, (248) 351-5147. Nov. 25 Elyse (LaKritz) and Chad Weinbaum of Birmingham are thrilled to announce .. the birth of their daughter, Liana Morgan Weinbaum. Weinbaum She was welcomed home with love by big sister Emily, 2. Proud grandparents are Liz and Bill LaKritz and Sheila and Jimmy Prenzlauer. She is the great- granddaughter of Susie and Bernie Schlesinger. Ilana Morgan was named in loving memory of great-grandpar- ents Irving and Janet LaKritz. Aug. 6 Maggie (Pearl) and Brian Winshall announce with much love the birth of their son, Leo Oscar Winshall. Sharing in their joy are grand- Winshall parents Karen and Bill Winshall of West Bloomfield and Susan and Ken Pearl of Highland Park, Ill. Leo is the great-grandson of Beatrice Hertz and the late Oscar Hertz, Phyllis and Roger Scher. Leo is named in loving memory of his maternal great grandfather Oscar Hertz. Oct. 17 Jackie (Erlich) and Lee Kellert of Farmington Hills announce, with much love the birth of their son, Eli Samuel (Elimelech). Kellert Welcoming Eli home is excited big brother Jonah, 3. Thrilled grandpar- ents are Beverly and Stewart Erlich of West Bloomfield, Linda and Arthur Kellert of Franklin and great-grand- father Henry Lewis of Northville. Eli is named in loving memory of his maternal great-grandfather Samuel Erlich and paternal great-great-grand- mother Malka Rose. fr, Joshua Alan Birnberg will read from the Torah as he celebrates his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Saturday, Jan. 17. He is the son Birnberg of Wendy and Jimmy Birnberg and the brother of Jason and Randy. He is the grandson of the late Ruth and the late Jack Birnberg, the late Bernice and the late Robert Brownstein. Joshua attends Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. Working with seniors at the Hechtman Center in West Bloomfield was the mitzvah project he felt to be most meaningful. Dara Naomi Canchester, daugh- ter of Paula and Paul Canchester of Highland Park, Ill., will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Congregation Am Yisrael in Northfield, Ill. Celebrating with Dara will be her brother, Sid; her proud grandmothers, former Detroiter Bea, now of Deerfield, Ill., and Barbara Weinreich of Orlando, Fla. Dara is also the granddaughter of the late Jack Canchester and the late Robert Weinreich. Many relatives are coming from Minneapolis, San Francisco, southern California, Las Vegas, Orlando, New York, Durham, Boston and Middletown. March 27 Erica (Ellman) and Tal Izraeli of Chicago, Ill., announce with much love the birth of their daughter, Brooke Olivia. Happy big brother Izraeli is Zachary. Proud grandparents are Peggy and Harry Ellman of Bloomfield Hills and Elana and Oded Izraeli of Rochester Hills. Brooke is the great-granddaughter of Donald E. Barris and the late Miriam Barris, Irving and Bluma Ellman, Aliza Izraeli of Jerusalem and the late Nachum Izraeli. Brooke is named in loving memory of her maternal great- grandmother Miriam Rachel. 3947 W 12 Mile Rd • Berkley * (248)543-3115 • 800-551-PLAY * Mon-Sat 10 - 5:30pm • Thu. 10 - 8:30pm While overstocks last & in-stock items only. Does not apply to previous purchases or on-line shopping. Craig Singer M.D. Certified Mohel Invo 4 A cut above the rest. rl* www.BrisMD.com home: 248-626-6868 pager: 248-317-0417 Northwest Dermatology Group, PC. (248) 353-0880 C18 January 15 • 2009 1465540