-1 Mona and Lee Lazar of Oak Park, Ill., are pleased to 11 1 . ., a announce o naceh the d birth r t hoo r of their d gn rada du pgah rt e enrt , l a M i c ha l , a and sister of Noa and Proud grandparents are Roberta John Lazar of Farmington Hills. Happy great-grandparents are Gary and Bev Skoog of Elmhurst, Ill. Leila was named in memory of Micheal Kushner. Lazar Isabel Faith Bradley (Elisheva Emunah) will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, June 1, at Bradley Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Sharing in her sim- chah will be her parents, David and Debra Bradley, and sisters Rachael and Hannah. Isabel is the grand- daughter of Joseph and Myrna Bradley of Farmington Hills, Stanley Salzenstein of Peoria, Ill., and the late Dororthy Salzenstein. Isabel is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Among her many volunteering activities, her most meaningful has been her interaction with her Farmington Hills-based JARC friends. Lauren Kendall Buchman, daughter of Cynthia and Dr. Steven Buchman, will celebrate her bat mitzvah Saturday, June 1, at Temple Israel in Buchman West Bloomfield. She is the sister of Blake, Brysen, Brevin, Alexandra and Bradyn. Her grandparents are Lillian and Nathan Buchman, and Matilda and Donald Boufford. Lauren attends Novi Middle School. She felt it was very important to make a donation to Mott Children's Hospital as part of her mitzvah experience. Benjamin Joseph Cohen, son of Cohen 60 May 30 • 2013 Sarah liana Kreitman was called Feb. 28. Lori and Michael Cohen and broth- er of Libby, will read from the Torah as he cele- brates his bar mitzvah Saturday, June 1, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. His proud grandparents are Roslynn and Bernard Cohen, and Mary Ann and Donald Baiers. Benjamin is a student at White Lake Middle School. As part of his mitzvah experience, he regularly spends time with a child with special needs, helping in many ways. Naomi Claire Kantor, together with her parents, Elise and Ray Kantor, will cele- brate her bat mitz- vah during Havdalah service, Saturday, June 1, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She is the sister of Lexi and Sarah. Her proud grandpar- ents are Cookie and Jerry Markowitz, and Linda and Sandy Kantor. Naomi attends Geisler Middle School in Commerce Township. Volunteering at Yad Ezra in Berkley was the mitzvah project she felt was most meaningful. to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, May 25, at Congregation B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. She is the daughter of Barbara and Kevan Kreitman and the sister of Doree, Joshua and Seth. Also sharing in this special occasion were her grandparents Rene and Max Kreitman, and Suzie and Johnny Katz. Sarah is also the grand- daughter of the late Dorothy Katz. Sarah is a seventh-grade student at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills. She enjoyed volunteering as a counselor at Birmingham Safety Town for her mitzvah project. Kreitman Sarah Joelle Peitz, daughter of Lisa and David Peitz, will lead the congregation at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Friday, May 31, as she celebrates her Peitz bat mitzvah. She is the sister of Benjamin and the grandchild of Jeffrey Stern, Carol and Larry Diskin, and Barbara and Martin Peltz. Sarah is a student at O.E. Dunckel Middle School in Farmington Hills. She felt it was very meaningful, as a mitzvah project, to host a movie night to raise funds for the Familial Dysautonomia Foundation. Abby Leah Seifman, daughter of Audrey and Brian Seifman, will celebrate her bat mitzvah at Ashley Brooke Kay, daughter of Alyssa and Gregory Laub and Breanne and Jeff Kay, cele- brated her bat mitz- vah Friday, May 24, at Temple Israel in Kay West Bloomfield. She is the loving sis- ter to Nicole Lauren. Her proud grandparents are Lynn and Joel Levi, and Sandra and Dr. Richard Colman. Ashley is also the granddaughter of the late Bobbi and the late Ronald Kay. Ashley attends O.E. Dunckel Middle School in Farmington Hills. As part of her many mitzvah projects, she volunteered her time and made a donation toward the Great Strides- Team Matt walk in memory of her Uncle Matt Colman and to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield on Saturday, June 1. She is the sister of Dov and the granddaughter of Arlene and Robert Niskar, and Barry Seifman. She is also the granddaughter of the late Marcia Seifman. Abby attends Cranbrook Kingswood Girls Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. Seifman Aidan (Melech) and Camryn (Sarah) Silverton of Grand Blanc will be called to the Torah as b'nai mitzvah on Saturday, June 1, at Temple Beth El in Flint. Proud parents are Jennifer (Levine) and Kimball Silverton. Also sharing in this simchah will be grandmother Lynn Levine of West Bloomfield. Aidan and Camryn are also the grandchildren of the late Aldan and Camryn Silverton Kenneth Levine, and the late Allan and the late Marjorie Silverton. Aidan attends Grand Blanc West Middle School. Camryn goes to Grand Blanc East Middle School. Aidan sends care packages overseas to Jewish soldiers as his mitzvah project while Camryn volunteers at a therapeutic horseback riding facility to assist rid- ers with special needs. Alex Tyler Stulberg will celebrate his bar mitzvah Saturday, June 1, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. His proud parents are Kelly and Jeff Stulberg Stulberg and his brother is Zachary. Sharing in the simchah will be his grandparents Nancy and Dr. David Stulberg, and Patti and Robert Zarzycki. Alex is a student at Walnut Creek Middle School in Walled Lake. He built bears for patients at Children's Hospital of Michigan as one of his mitzvah projects and felt this was a meaningful g'milut hasidim experi- ence. Melanie Renee Taylor will celebrate her bat mitzvah dur- ing Havdalah servic- es Saturday, June 1, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Her proud parents Taylor are Linda and Alan Taylor. Sharing in the simchah will be her brother Joshua and her grandparents Sharon and Dr. Charles Taylor, and Marcia and J. Theodore Everingham. The family is delighted to have great-grandmother Betty Taylor celebrate with them and to receive warm wishes from great- grandfather Martin Devenney, who is unable to attend. Melanie's late great- grandparents are Libby and Milton Pierce, Jay Taylor, Doroth Devenney, and Ruth and James Everingham. Melanie attends Derby Middle School in Birmingham. Among her various mitzvah projects, volunteering at Farmington Hills-based JARC was the most meaningful to her.