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Roenan and Sharee Patt of Wheeling, Ill., are proud to
announce the birth of their son, Ruben Alexander.
Sharing in their joy are grandparents Rob Pliskow of
Huntington Woods and Jerry and Drora Patt of Buffalo
Grove, Ill. Ruben is named in loving memory of his
bubble Rhonda Pliskow.
Jeremy Ryan Kay,
son of Laura and
Scott Kay, will read
from the Torah on the
occasion of his bar
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield on
Kay
Saturday, April 25.
Sharing in his sim-
chah will be his sister
Cameron Kay and proud grandparents
Alan and Karen Barry, and Maureen
Kay. Jeremy is also the grandson of the
late Calvin Kay and the great-grand-
child of the late Bessie and Harry Kay,
the late Lucille and Dr. James
Campbell, the late Lillian and Julius
Barry, and the late Louise and Herbert
Chester.
Jeremy is a student at Clifford
Smart Middle School in Commerce
Township. As part of his mitzvah
experience, he volunteered at the
Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield,
which he found to be very meaningful.
Aidan Richard
Keenan will lead the
congregation in
prayer as he cele-
brates his bar mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield
Saturday, April 25. He
Aldan Keenan is the loving son of
Laurie and Tim
Keenan. Sharing in
his simchah will be his sister Hannah
and his proud grandmother Edie
Goldman. Aidan is also the grandchild
of the late Alan Goldman, the late Sally
Keenan and the late Richard Keenan.
Aidan is a seventh-grade student
at O.E. Dunckel Middle School in
Farmington Hills. Of his many mitz-
vah projects, he found volunteering
at the Fleischman Residence in West
Bloomfield to be the most fulfilling.
Hannah
Keenan
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Hannah Jules
Keenan will read
from the Torah on the
occasion of her bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield Saturday,
April 25. She is the
loving daughter of
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Laurie and Tim Keenan and sister of
Aidan. Sharing in her celebration will
be her proud grandmother Edie
Goldman. She is also the grandchild of
the late Alan Goldman, the late Sally
Keenan and the late Richard Keenan.
Hannah is an eighth-grade stu-
dent at O.E. Dunckel Middle School
in Farmington Hills. As part of her
mitzvah experience, she volunteered
at the Fleischman Residence in West
Bloomfield, playing games and con-
necting with residents during tea time.
Zachary Evan Rones
(Zalman Mordecai) of
West Bloomfield will
become a bar mitzvah
at Congregation
Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield on
Saturday, April 25. He
Rones
is the son of Debbie
Rones and Todd
Rones, and brother of
Brandon Rones. Maternal grandpar-
ents are Larry and Marcia Brown.
Paternal grandparents are Rona Rones
and the late Steven Rones. Maternal
great-grandfather is Jack Caminker.
Zachary attends Hillel Day School
of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington
Hills. For his mitzvah project, he spent
time at Farmington Hills-based JARC.
Sophia Alexandra
Roth, daughter of
Victoria and Dr.
Brian Roth, will lead
the congregation in
prayer on Friday,
April 24, at Temple
Israel in West
Roth
Bloomfield. Sharing
in her celebration will
be her brother Ben
and proud grandparents Judith Roth
and Ted Terletzky, Heather Alexander
and Thomas Weisz, and Robert
Alexander. Sophia is also the grand-
child of the late Sanford Roth.
Sophia attends Derby Middle School
in Birmingham. As part of her mitz-
vah experience, she volunteered at
Farmington Hills-based JARC, which
she felt to be very meaningful.
Samuel Ross
Shienbaum, son of
Marci and Jay
Shienbaum, will be
called to the Torah as
a bar mitzvah on
Saturday, April 25, at
Congregation
Shienbaum
Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. Sharing in
his simchah will be
his brother Max and proud grand-
mother Goldie Shienbaum. He is also
the grandson of the late Luis
Shienbaum, and the late Bernard and
the late Ruth Schwartz.
Sam is a seventh-grader at Berkshire
Middle School in Birmingham. As part
of his mitzvah experience, he partici-
pates in the Links Program, which he
finds very meaningful.
Rebecca Lynn
Weisberg, daughter
of Ludmila and
Matthew Weisberg,
will lead the congre-
gation in prayer on
the occasion of her
bat mitzvah at
Weisberg
Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield on
Saturday, April 25.
She will be joined in celebration by her
sister Elizabeth and grandmother
Brenda Weisberg and, via the Internet
from Russia, her grandparents
Euguenia and Alexander Volchok.
Rebecca is also the granddaughter of
the late Robert Weisberg. Her late
great-grandparents are Ludmila and
Nicholas Galkin.
Rebecca is a student at O.E. Dunckel
Middle School in Farmington Hills.
Among her many mitzvah projects,
she found donating books to a local
doctor's office to be the most meaning-
ful.
Brett Ryan Welford
will be called to the
Torah as a bar mitz-
vah on Saturday,
April 25, at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield. He is the
loving son of Stacey
Welford
and Bruce Welford
and brother of Marci.
Sharing in his cele-
bration will be his proud grandparents
Joyce and Edward Welford, and Arlene
and Marvin Gurecki.
Brett is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield. For
his mitzvah experience, he volunteered
at TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program
for Soccer), a community-based train-
ing and team placement program for
young athletes with disabilities.
Applebaum 50th
H
oward and Lorraine Applebaum
of West Bloomfield will cel-
ebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary on April 25. They were married
on that date in 1965. They look forward to
marking this milestone with their proud
and grateful children, Renee Applebaum-
Spagna and Randy Spagna, Ron Applebaum
and Jennifer Kaplan, as well as their four
adoring granddaughters, loving extended
family and friends.
How To Submit Announcements
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community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo
(preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10.
There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays
starting at the 90th.
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