Family Focus

MAZEL TOV!

May 18

Danielle (Nason) and
Jeffrey Goldman of
Chicago, Ill., are thrilled
to announce the birth of
their second daughter,
Marissa Sloan (Meriam
Shayndel). Marissa was
Goldman
welcomed home with
lots of hugs and kisses
from her loving big sister Lyla, 21/2.
Sharing in their happiness are delighted
grandparents, Sherry and Giovanni
Nason of Potomac, Md., and Edie and
Alan Goldman of Farmington Hills.
Marissa is named in loving memory
of her maternal great-grandmother
Meriam Shapiro and her paternal great-
grandmother Sadie Braver, on whose
99th birthday she was born.

May 6

Gloria (Park) and Mark
Dubrinsky of New York
are proud to announce
the birth of their son,
Max Xavier. Excited big
sister and brother are
Madeleine Isabel, 51/2,

and Jake Park, 2. Thrilled grandparents
are Michele Dubrinsky of Birmingham
and Hae Jung and Chan Mo Park of
Seoul, Korea. Max is named in lov-
ing memory of his grandfather Max
Dubrinsky. Max is also the grandson of
the late Isabel Dubrinsky and the great-
grandson of the late Morris and the late
Helen Schlussel, the late Isadore and the
late Lillian Dubrinsky.

April 14
Ilyse (Broder) and
Lonny Goldsmith of
Plymouth, Minn., are
thrilled to announce the
birth of their beauti-
ful daughter, Emma
— • Abigail (Tzeviya Aliza).
Emma was welcomed
home by her big sister Hannah, 4.
Sharing in their joy are proud grand-
parents Elanna and Rodney Broder
of Farmington Hills, Rena Harold
and Linda Loewenstein of Ann Arbor
and Donna and Alan Goldsmith of
Northville. Very delighted great-grand-
parents are Frances and Herman
Broder of Boca Raton, Fla., and Barbara

Goldsmith of Novi. Emma is named
in loving memory of her maternal
great-grandfather Alexander Kaufman
and paternal great-grandmother Elsie
Harold.

Feb. 17
Lisa (Hollenberg) and
Dr. Ira Winer of Oak
Park are thrilled to
announce the birth of
their daughter, Amalya
Rachel. Maly was wel-
comed home by excited
Winer
big brother Joey, 5.
Sharing in their happi-
ness are proud grandparents Dr. Edward
and Susan Hollenberg of Southfield
and Dr. Leonard and Charlene Winer of
Chesterfield, Mo. Proud great-grand-
mothers are Ema Weiss, Leila Winer
and Helen Komspan. Amalya is named
in loving memory of her great-great-
grandmothers Rachel (Rose) Kalker and
Rachel (Rose) Sheff.

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Jan. 26

Darryl and Susan
(Meczyk) Goldberg
of Chicago announce
with much love the
birth of their daughter,
Chloe Daniella (Malka
Hannah). Sharing in
Goldberg
their happiness are
proud grandparents
Anita and Joseph Goldberg of West
Bloomfield, Ralph and Lisa Meczyk of
Northbrook, Ill., and great-grandmother
Riva Meczyk, also of Northbrook. Chloe
is also the great-granddaughter of the
late Gizella Tobet, the late Norman
Meczyn, the late Sydney Weisbach and
the late Hersh Goldberg. Chloe is named
in loving memory of her paternal great-
grandmother Marlene Goldberg, pater-
nal great-grandfather Henry Tobet and
maternal great-grandmother Dorothy
Weisbach.

Dubrinksy

Jordan Elan Ettinger
wil become a bar mitz-
vah on Saturday, June
27, at Temple Beth El in
Bloomfield Township. He
is the son of Ron Ettinger
and Cheryl Steinberg
and the older brother
Ettinger
of Jaime. He is also the
grandson of Sy and
Sandie Resnick, Renee Ettinger and the
late Jerry Ettinger.
Jordan is a recent graduate of Berkshire
Middle School and will be attending
Birmingham Groves High School in the
fall. His mitzvah projects included volun-
teering at Yad Ezra in Berkley.

Brian Isaac Langnas
became a bar mitzvah
Saturday, June 6, at Con-
gregation Shaarey
Zedek West Bloomfield,
B'nai Israel Center. He
is the son of Michael
and Alayna Langnas and
Langnas
the brother of Sara and
Leah. His grandparents
are Irwin and Lorraine Fenster and Frieda
Langnas. He is also the grandson of the
late Joseph Langnas.
The mitzvah project Brian enjoyed most

was volunteering at Shaarey Zedek's Purim
Extravaganza.

Aden Lawrence Mitz
(Efraim Eliezer) and
Jack Benjamin Mitz
(Yaacov Benyomin),
sons of Dr. Howard and
Cantor Amy Mitz, will
celebrate their b'nai
mitzvah on Saturday,
Aden Mitz
June 27, at the Sugar Hill
Meeting House in Sugar
Hill, N.H. The twins
will lead the congrega-
tion in Jewish worship
and study. Their proud
grandparents are Beverly
Mitz of Southfield and
Joan Brenner of Port
Jack Mitz
Washington, N.Y. They
are also the grandsons
of the late late Leonard Mitz and the late
Everette Brenner.
Aden and Jack attend Profile Middle
School in Franconia, N.H.

Drew Michelle Nathanson became a bat
mitzvah Saturday, May 2, at Congregation
Or Ami in Calabasas, Calif. She is the
daughter of Carin and Mark Nathanson
and sister of Josh of Oak Park, Calif.

Sharing in this special
simchah were grand-
parents Rosemarie and
Joel Nathanson of West
Hills, Calif., and former
Detroiters Hank and
Joyce Booke of Calabasas
Hills, Calif.
Nathanson
Drew's mitzvah proj-
ects included donating
her time and effort to help dogs in need;
she plans to continue her charity work by
selling "Snow Cones for Dog Bones" again
this summer.

Alexander Hayden
Sitner, son of Amy
and Scott Sitner, will
become a bar mitzvah
on Saturday, June 27, at
Temple Shir Shalom in
West Bloomfield. He is
the grandson of Barbara
Sitner
and Jerome Sitner and
Carol and Bruce Meyers
and the brother of Mariah.
Alex just finished seventh grade at
Derby Middle School in Birmingham.
For his mitzvah project, he will be rais-
ing money for the Michigan Humane
Society to support its work with ani-
mals.

More B'nai Mitzvah
• Temple Emanu-El — Graeme
Schulman, son of Dr. David and Karen
Schulman (Saturday).

Submitting
Announcements

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Jewish community. Anniversaries (in
five-year increments), engagements,
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There is no charge for bar/bat
mitzvahs or special birthdays, start-
ing at the 90th.
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or e-mailed copy of guidelines.

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