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DEC. 1, 2015
Brian and Yoko
Ostreicher of Oakland,
Calif., are thrilled
to announce the
birth of their daugh-
ter, Hanako Rose
Ostreicher. Sharing
Ostreicher
in their happiness are
proud grandparents
Tsuneo and Tamiko Hirabayashi of Palos
Verdes Estates, Calif., and Ron and Laura
Ostreicher of West Bloomfield. Hanako
Rose is named in loving memory of both
her great-great-grandmothers Rose Burg
and Rose Resnick.

Max Evan Adamczyk will
be called to the Torah on
Saturday, March 12, at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield. He is
the loving son of Dr.
Steven and Michelle
Adamczyk and big broth-
Adamczyk
er to Noah and Arie. Max
is the grandchild of Helen
and the late Robert Levy, and Joann and the
late Robert Adamczyk. Both of his grandfa-
thers will be fondly remembered during the
service.
Max is a student at West Hills Middle
School in Bloomfield Hills. For his most
meaningful mitzvah project, he held an
all-star basketball clinic at his home, rais-
ing funds to support CCFA, an organization
important to his family.

Max Gabriel Bass, son of
Linda Bass, and Jeffrey
and Julie Bass, will lead
the congregation in prayer
on the occasion of his bar
mitzvah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield on
Saturday, March 12. He
Bass
will be joined in celebra-
tion by his siblings Jack,
Danielle, Drew, Dean and Denver. He is the
loving grandchild of Elaine Bass, Marlene
and Stuart Bass, and great-grandchild of
Rena Fishman. He is also the grandchild of
the late Ilene and the late Richard Karson,
and great-grandchild of the late Edward
Fishman, the late Ann and the late Sidney
Cohen, and the late Rhea and the late George
Bass.
Max is a student at Walnut Creek Middle
School in Walled Lake. For part of his mitz-
vah project, he sold bracelets and orchestrat-
ed a save-the-change initiative, from which
he donated all proceeds to support research
for Lewy Body Dementia in memory of his
late grandmother Ilene Karson.

SEPT. 10, 2015
Lisa (Biederman)
and Michael Josol
of Manhattan, N.Y.,
are overjoyed to
announce the birth
of their son, David
Santy Josol (Dovid
Josol
Simcha). Sharing in
their joy are grand-
parents Sheri and Michael Biederman
of Farmington Hills, and Carole and
Alan Mills of Simi Valley, Calif. David is
named in loving memory of his maternal
grandfather David Biederman and his
paternal grandfather Santy Josol.

Sabrina Anne Carson,
daughter of Lauren and
Stephen Carson, will
lead the congregation in
prayer on the occasion of
her bat mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Friday,
Carson
March 11. Joining in her
celebration will be her
brother Tony and proud grandparents
Sheila and Miles Hurwitz, and Maxine and
Robert Carson.
Sabrina is a student at Detroit Country
Day School in Beverly Hills. Sabrina is
passionate about animals so, as part of
her mitzvah project, she participated in
a gourmet lemonade and snack stand
to raise money and awareness for the
Michigan Humane Society, Michigan
Animal Rescue League, Michigan Anti-
Cruelty Society and the Cecil the Lion/
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit.

Jacob William Dwoskin
(Matan) will be called to
the Torah as a bar mitz-
vah on Saturday, March
12, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. Joining in his
celebration will be his
Dwoskin
parents, Joanna and
Jonathan Dwoskin; his
sister, Aria; grandparents, Linda and
Jeffrey Serman, and Marc and Chickie
Dwoskin; and his great-grandmother,
Elaine Serman. He is also the grandson of
the late Wendy Dwoskin.
Jacob attends Norup International
School in Oak Park. He participated in
many meaningful mitzvah projects, espe-
cially enjoying his time at Farmington
Hills-based JARC.

Steven Andrew Elias
will read from the Torah
as he becomes a bar
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield on Friday,
March 11. He will be
joined in celebration by
Elias
his proud parents,
Deborah and David
Elias, and brother Jeffrey. Steven is the
grandchild of Carol Plaut, the late Rabbi
Jonathan V. Plaut, the late Marlene and the
late Hanley Elias.
Steven is a student at West Hills Middle
School in Bloomfield Hills. For his most
meaningful mitzvah experience, he helped
families and children suffering from
muscular dystrophy celebrate the holiday
season by volunteering at the muscular
dystrophy bowling fundraiser event.

Maxwell Bennett
Goldstein will read from
the Torah as he becomes
a bar mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield on Saturday,
March 12. He will be
joined in celebration by
Goldstein
his proud parents, Patty
and Stephen Goldstein,
and sister Alison. Maxwell is the grand-
child of Shirley and the late John Purcell,
Esther and Harold Skloff, and the late Dr.
Irwin Goldstein.
Maxwell is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield. As
part of his mitzvah project, in honor of
his cousin Sean Boyd, he raised more than
$1,600 for his “Strike Out Thalassemia”
strike-outs-for-donations baseball fund-
raiser to fund Thalassemia research.

Jackson Elliot Harris,
son of Paula and John
Harris, will read from
the Torah on the occa-
sion of his bar mitzvah
at Temple Beth El in
Bloomfield Hills on
Saturday, March 12. He
Harris
will be joined by his
proud grandparents
Elaine and Douglas Harris. Jackson is also
the grandson of the late Rosalind and the
late Sherman Becker.
Jackson is a student at Berkshire Middle
School in Beverly Hills. As a part of his
mitzvah projects, he helped raise funds for
Team Trevor and volunteered for Friends
at Home through the Friendship Circle,
which he found to be very meaningful.

Jared Jonah Niskar
(Avraham Yonah) will
celebrate his bar mitzvah
on Saturday, March 12,
at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. He is
the son of Faye and Joey
Niskar
Niskar, and Lorie and
Ron Lieberman and the
brother of Hannah Niskar, Sarah and Ryan
Chehab, and Marlie and Evan Lieberman.
Proud grandparents are Arlene and Dr.
Robert Niskar, Elaine and Gary Rosenblatt,
Adele Lieberman, and Kitty and Chuck
Lieberman. Great-grandmother is Janet
Rosenblatt.
Jared is a student at Abbott Middle
School in West Bloomfield. For his mitz-
vah project, he packed and distributed
food at Yad Ezra in Berkley. He felt it was
a wonderful experience to give back to the
Jewish community.

Samuel Morris
Schlussel will be called
to the Torah on Saturday,
March 12, at Young
Israel of Southfield. He
is the son of Cara
(LaKind) and Ira
Schlussel and the broth-
Schlussel
er of Claire and Gabe. He
is also the grandson of
Rosie and Mark Schlussel, and Peggy and
Stuart LaKind.
Sam is a seventh grade student at Norup
International School in Oak Park.

Rachel Jessica Siporin
will read from the Torah
as she celebrates her bat
mitzvah at
Congregation B’nai
Moshe in West
Bloomfield on Saturday,
March 12. She is the lov-
Siporin
ing daughter of Jennifer
and Matthew Siporin
and sister of Benjamin.
Proud grandparents are Susan and Sanford
Siporin, Marie Tuohey, and James and
Pamela Tuohey; great-grandparents are
Jacob and Pearl Feldman.
Rachel is a seventh-grade student at
Centennial Middle School in South Lyon.
For her mitzvah project, she enjoyed vol-
unteering at OATS-Offering Alternative
Therapy with Smiles, which is a therapeu-
tic horseback riding camp for children and
adults with special needs.

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