• life c Iles December 12 . 7:30 pm B'nai Mitzvah from page 69 Convergence in the Midst of Conflict: African Americans and Jewish Relationships, 1930 - 1954 In churches, in the academy, and in the courtroom, persons of African American descent and Jewish descent joined by other progressive white allies could often be found standing together in times of war and domestic conflict to eliminate discrimination. Dr. McNeil will speak of the courage of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, martyred in Germany during World War II, the impact of Jewish scholars at historically black colleges and Dpr;otesnsnorTINtio.,,Nv University of North Carolina universities and Jewish defenders of the rights of African Americans in movements for justice, freedom, and equality prior to the Civil Rights Movement. • Location: Charles H. Wright Museum of African Amer- ican History 315 East Warren Avenue, Detroit • Admission: Free =IN MUSEUM 4ARRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY OF MICHIGAN ReOce. • Reeve • Reconnect Empowering Communities one Changing lives Toga.. Co-sponsored by: Anti-Defamation League • Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights 1878410 Tess Samantha Rosenthal, together with her parents, Deborah and Steven Rosenthal, will cele- brate her bat mitz- vah Friday, Nov. 22, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Rosenthal Her siblings, Ryan and Ben, will share in the simchah as will grandparents Carol and Dr. Frederic Fletcher, and Judie Blumeno. Tess is also the grandchild of the late Norman Blumeno. Tess is a seventh-grader at Kingswood Girls Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. She felt her most meaningful mitzvah project was donating funds and gently used dance and athletic clothing to the Better Together House in Nazareth Ilit, Israel, which will help this com- munity center to continue its existing programs. DESIGNS IN DECORATOR WOOD & LAMINATES, LTD. It Doesn't Have To Cost A fortune... Only Look Like It! :701. gig Complete kitchen and bathroom remodeling as well as furniture design and installations including granite, wood and other materials. • Morgan Lee Sandler, son of Brook and Dr. Fredric Sandler, will read from the Torah as he celebrates his bar mitzvah Saturday, Nov. 23, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He is the brother of Samantha, Brandon and Danielle. Sharing in the simchah will be grandparents Elaine Ackerman, and Andrea and Stan Bank. Morgan is also the grandson of the late Rubin Sandler. Morgan attends Hillside Middle School in Novi. His most meaningful mitzvah experience was his involve- ment with the Backpack Project. Melanie Ann Teper (Ruth Tziporah) will become a bat mitz- vah at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield on Saturday, Nov. 23. Teper She is the daughter of Jennifer and Steve Teper, sister of Jason and grand- daughter of Anna and Yale Levin, Brenda and Richard Rader, and the late Gerald Teper. Melanie is in seventh grade at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. She has par- ticipated in several mitzvah projects with both Hillel and Shaarey Zedek, but her most meaningful was knitting and coordinating the knitting of 250 doll caps for Hadassah's doll project. Sandler Reitman 50th D eanne and Michael Reitman of West Bloomfield are thrilled to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 27. They will mark the occasion at a family dinner and on a cruise with their children and grandchildren. The couple's children are Dr. Richard and Ella Reitman, and Wendy and Jason Rubin. Their grandchildren are Sophie and Maddie Rubin. Lois Haron Allied Member ASID 248.851.6989 Benkoff-Cavataio Call for your FIE Trial Class Birmingham Martial Arts 70 Jvember 21 • 2013 2219 Cole Street • Birmingham Ml 48009 248.646.6608 www.bmartialarts.com haron and Dennis Green, and David and Arletta Benkoff are thrilled to announce the engagement of their son Marc Benkoff to Sarah Cavataio, the daughter of Toni Feldmann, and Peter and Mary Cavataio. A September 2014 wedding on Harsen's Island is planned.