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MAZEL TOV!

Sept. 20
Keren and Yosef Klein
of Chicago (she for-
merly of Bloomfield
Hills; he formerly
of Oak Park) are
thrilled to announce
the birth of their son,
Klein
Eliyahu Shmuel.
Overjoyed grand-
parents are Devorah and Alex Stiebel
of Bloomfield Hills and Shari and
David Klein of Oak Park. Very excited
great-grandparents are Ariel Stiebel of
Bloomfield Hills, Joan and Jerry Penfil
of West Bloomfield and Jacqueline and
Paul Drucker of Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Sept. 19
Sue Frishman-Harrell
and Rod Harrell are
pleased to announce
the birth of their
daughter, Holly Alese.
Proud grandpar-
ents are Vivian and
Harrell
Leonard Frishman
of Novi and Randall
Harrell Sr. and Terrie Martin of San
Fransisco, Calif. Holly is named after
great-grandfather Albert Frishman.

Sept. 15
Ashley and Ari
Techner are proud to
announce the birth
of their son, Milo
Nathan Kaufman
Techner. Proud
grandparents are
Techner
Ilene and David
Techner. Ecstatic
great-grandparents are Doreen and
Dick Frankel, Babs and Herb Kaufman
and Helen Greenberg. Milo was named
in loving memory of his paternal
great-grandmother Miriam Techner
and his paternal great-grandfather
Nathan Greenberg.

Aug. 12
Kim (Vidergar)
and Jeff Emmer
of Cincinnati are
thrilled to announce
the birth of their
daughter, Addison
Campbell. Addison
Addison
was welcomed home
Emmer
by excited big brother
Noah, 2. Sharing in
the joy are proud grandparents Jan
and Bob Emmer of Farmington Hills
and Marlene and Lyle Vidergar of
Commerce Township. A loving welcome
was extended from great-grandmother
Bernice "GiGi" Berger of Vernon Hills,

Ill. Addison Campbell is named in lov-
ing memory of Kim's grandmothers
and Jeff's great-grandmother.

July 30
Nancie (Rakotz)
and Lauren Becker
of Troy are excited
to announce the
birth of their
daughter, Hannah
Madison
Becker
Becker
(Yakira Aronit).
Welcoming Hannah home are grand-
parents Sheldon and Lori Rakotz
of Farmington Hills, Carl and Rita
Fischer of Waterford and Carl and
Mary Becker of Rochester. Also wel-
coming Hannah are great-grandmoth-
ers Esther Pantzer of Farmington
Hills and Betty Benson of Southfield.
Hannah is named in loving memory of
her maternal great-grandfather Irving
Pantzer, maternal great-grandmother
Minnie Rakotz, paternal great-grand-
father Arthur Benson and family
friend Harry Cymerint.

July 28
Stacey (Levine) and
Ryan Columbus
of Keego Harbor
are thrilled to
announce the birth
of their daughter,
Mallory Ava (Lebi
Bar). Mallory was
welcomed home
with love by her big brother Spencer,
Ph. Sharing in their happiness are
grandparents Patty and Bernie Levine
of West Bloomfield, Sandy Conway
of Farmington Hills and Debbie and
Gary Columbus of Waterford. Proud
great-grandmothers are Evelyn
Columbus, Deena Rosen and Edda
Commons. Mallory is named in loving
memory of her maternal great-grand-
father Abraham Sussman and paternal
great-grandfather Marvin Rosen.

July 19
Alyson (Leichtner)
and Brian Emmer
of Thousand Oaks,
Calif., announce
with much love and
joy the birth of their
daughter, Avery
Avery Emmer
Claire. Sharing in
their happiness are
grandparents Jan and Bob Emmer of
Farmington Hills and Chris and Sid
Leichtner of Thousand Oaks. Also
sharing in this wonderful simchah is
great-grandma Bernice "GiGi" Berger
of Vernon Hills, Ill.

Rachel Lauren
Breuer (Rachel
Leyrete), daughter
of Lynn and Gary
Breuer and sister of
Josh, will be called
to the Torah as a bat
mitzvah on Friday,
Breuer
Oct. 16, at Temple
Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield.
Proud grandparents are Toby and
Naomi Breuer and Bea Salem. Shel is
also the granddaughter of the late Dr.
Edward Salem.
Rachel is a student at Dunckel
Middle School in Farmington Hills.
She really enjoyed volunteering her
time at the West Bloomfield-based
Friendship Circle as part of her mitz-
vah project.

Erin Lewis Graub
will be called to the
Torah as a bat mitz-
vah on Saturday, Oct.
17, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek West
Bloomfield, B'nai
Israel Center. She is
Graub
the daughter of Cathy
and Michael and the
sister of Colton and the late Megan.
Erin is the granddaughter of Donald
and Leah Lewis, Nessa Graub and the
late Daniel Graub.
Erin is a student at Hillel Day School
of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington
Hills. Her most meaningful mitzvah
project is assisting with the ice skating
program at Variety FAR Conservatory
of Therapeutic and Performing Arts.

Evan Matthew
Cohen of West
Bloomfield will be
called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah
at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in
Farmington Hills
Cohen
on Saturday, Oct.
17. He is the son
of Debbie Cohen and the brother
of Michael. Evan is the grandson of
the late Lawrence Wizel and the late
Molly Wizel. He is the great-grandson
of Sarah Galer and the late Morris
Galer.
Evan is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. His mitzvah proj-
ects included volunteering at West
Bloomfield-based Friendship Circle.

Madeline Rae
Ishbia, daughter of
Dana and Joel Ishbia,
celebrated her bat
mitzvah Friday, Oct.
2, at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. She
is the sister of Ryan
Ishbia
and the grandchild
of Sally and Lou
Soverinsky, Renee and Earl Ishbia,
Kathy and Bob Levy and Lois Ishbia.
Sharing in the service were her proud
great-grandmothers Rita Rubin and
Regina Polinsky.
Maddi attends Orchard Lake Middle
School in West Bloomfield. She has
been a volunteer, working with chil-
dren with special needs for the past
four years and feels this is an impor-
tant and meaningful mitzvah project.

Lauren Elizabeth
Colburn, daughter of
Meredith and Robert
Colburn, will be
called to the Torah
at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
Southfield as she
Colburn
celebrates her bat
mitzvah Saturday,
Oct. 17, at a Havdalah service. She
is the younger sister of Steven, the
granddaughter of Nanci Rands, Dale
and Robyn Rands, Sharron and the
late Sherwood Colburn.
Lauren is a seventh-grade student
at Cranbrook-Kingswood Middle
School in Bloomfield Hills. As part of
her mitzvah project, she enjoyed vol-
unteering and working with the chil-
dren at Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Beth Hayeled in West Bloomfield.

Aft

Zachary

Solomon

Krishef

Krishef

Zachary Aaron Bear Krishef and
Solomon Matthew Bear Krishef,
sons of Rabbi David and Cantor
Marisa Bear Krishef and brothers of
Sarah and Harrison, were called to the
Torah as b' nai mitzvah Saturday, Aug.
1, at Congregation Ahavas Israel in
Grand Rapids. Zachary and Solomon
are the grandsons of Robert and
Dale Krishef of St. Louis-Park, Minn.,
Lenore Bear of Superior, Wis., and the
late Harry Bear.
Zach's mitzvah project was to

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