Family Focus MAZEL TOV! Dec. 10 Dr. Andrea (Janower) and Daniel Monkman of Farmington Hills are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Shayna Rachel (Shona Ruchel). Sharing in their Monkman joy are proud grand- parents Dr. Marty and Rena Janower of West Bloomfield, Ilene and John Monkman of Huntington Woods. Delighted great-grandparents are Mary and Don Monkman of Ladner, British Columbia, and Saul Gross of Livonia. Shayna is also the great-grandchild of the late Shirley Gross. Shayna is named in lov- ing memory of her paternal great-grand- father Samuel Stoller and her maternal great-great-grandmother Rose Stern. June 6, 2009 Staci (Redisch) and the Hon. Jamie Wittenberg of Berkley are thrilled to announce with love the birth of their identical twin daughters, Brooke Faith Brett Grayson Bleier will read from the Torah as he celebrates his bar mitzvah on Saturday, June 12, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He is the son of Carol and Dr. Bleier Jeffrey Bleier. His proud grandparents are Joan and Dr. David Goodman and Madeline Bleier. He is also the grandson of the late Dr. Samuel Bleier. Brett is a student at Clifford Smart Middle School in Commerce Township. He participated in a variety of mitzvah projects this past year; the most mean- ingful was delivering meals on Mitzvah Day 2009. Allison Egrin (Rachel) of Southfield will become a bat mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township on Saturday, June 12. She is the daughter of Stuart and Carol Egrin and the sister of Adam Egrin. Proud grandparents are Richard and Estelle Egrin, and Arline Sylvest of Oak Park. Allison attends Berkshire Middle School in Beverly Hills. Among her mitzvah projects is a donation of her hair to Wigs for Kids. Brandon Todd Ehrlichman, son of Stacey and Jeffrey Ehrlichman and brother of Blake, will celebrate his bar 62 June 10 • 2010 Brooke Maya Wittenberg Wittenberg (Baila Mana) and Maya Shaye (Mariasha Berucha). The girls were welcomed home by proud big sisters Arielle Cate and Talia Drew. Sharing in their joy are grandparents Joni and Steve Redisch of Farmington Hills, Mollie Wittenberg of Huntington Woods and Howard Wittenberg of Clawson. Delighted great-grandfather is Cantor David Gutman. Brooke Faith is named in loving memory of her paternal great- grandmother Freda Belle Spector. Maya Shaye is named in loving memory of her maternal great-grandmother Margaret Gutman. mitzvah at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield on Friday, June 11. Proud are grandparents Fern and Robert Wallach and Gertrude Ehrlichman, and great-grandmother Ehrlichman Shirley Liner. He is also the grandson of the late Howard Ehrlichman. Brandon is a seventh-grader at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. His mitzvah projects includ- ed helping children with special needs. Daniel Louis Eilender, son of Amy Goldfaden and Lawrence Eilender and brother of Benjamin, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitz- vah on Saturday, June Eilender 12, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Sharing in his simchah are his proud grandmothers Sarah Goldfaden and Sivia Eilender. Daniel is also the grand- child of the late Louis Goldfaden and the late Marvin Eilender. Daniel is a student at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. Participating in the Friendship Circle's summer miracle league was his most meaningful mitzvah project. Leah Brooke Frankel (Vadya Leah) will read from the Torah and lead the Havdalah service on Saturday, June 12, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. She is the Frankel daughter of Barrie and Kevin Frankel of Huhtington Woods. Proud to share in her bat mitzvah are siblings Marcus and Molly, and grand- parents Annette Berson, Susan and David Burke, and Carol and Jerome Frankel. Leah is also the granddaughter of the late Mark L. Berson. Leah is a student at Norup International School in Oak Park. Among her meaningful mitzvah expe- riences is volunteering at Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield. Dylan Hunter Gendelman celebrated his bar mitzvah as he read from the Torah on Saturday, May 15, at Temple Sinai in Denver, Colo. He is the son of Patrice and Jim Gendelman Gendelman and the brother of Cole, Jesse, Justin and Natalie. Proud grandparents are Cookie and Victor Koblin of West Bloomfield and Joan and Jack Saltz of New York. Dylan is a student at the middle school in Cherry Hill, Colo. His most meaningful project was working at the Joshua School for Autistic Children in Cherry Hill. Danielle Katz will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, June 12, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield. She is the loving daughter of Gary and Donna Danielle Katz Katz of Bloomfield Hills and sister to Ryan and Ari. She is the grandaughter of Uri and Aliza Zachor of West Bloomfield and Philip Katz, also of West Bloomfield. She is also the granddaughter of the late Barbara Katz. Proud great-grandparents are Sonny and Shirley Blatt of Southfield and Mimi Sasson of Israel. Her late great-grandfather was Amos Sasson. Danielle enjoyed working with JARC in Farmington Hills as one of her mitz- vah projects. Oliver Reese Katz, son of Margie and Marc Katz of Greenlawn, N.Y., will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, June 12, at Huntington Jewish Center in Huntington, N.Y. He is the brother of Henry and Lillian and the grandson of Adria and Marvin Aronovitz of West Bloomfield and Paulette and Harlan Katz of Granger, Ind. Oliver is also the great-grandson of Essi Katz of Mishawaka, Ind., as well as the late Lillian and the late Irvin Meckler and the late Sophie and the late Harry Aronovitz. Oliver is a seventh-grade student at Oldfield Middle School in Greenlawn. His tikkun olam project included mak- ing weekly meals in the synagogue kitchen for the Jewish Nutritional Network of Long Island. Joshua Zachary Marvin, son of Lori and Kevin Marvin and brother of Alexander, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Friday, June 11, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He is Marvin the grandson of Patricia and Howard Schlaffer and Sue and Doug Marvin. Sharing in the simchah will be great-grandparents Virginia and Leo Jacobs. Joshua attends Clifford Smart Middle School in Walled Lake. Through a pro- gram he helped organize at a restaurant, he raised funds for Parkinson's disease as one of his mitzvah projects. Aaron Moskovitz (Itzak) will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, June 12, at Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. His very proud parents are Elyse and Corey Moskovitz Moskovitz. Celebrating in this special occa- sion with Aaron will be sisters Leah and Shayna. Aaron is the grandson of Joan and Leon Moskovitz and Toby Migdalewicz and the late Gerald Migdalewicz. Aaron attends Abbott Middle School in West Bloomfield. His mitzvah proj- ects included helping out at Farmington Hills-based JARC.