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JULY 29
Shari (Silver) and
Scot Turnbull of
Bloomfield Hills are
proud to announce
the birth of their
daughter, Dakota
Faye. Dakota is
Turnbull
welcomed home
with love by her big
sister Sienna Bleu,
and big brothers Rowen Scot and
Wyatt Andrew. Proud grandparents
are Alan and Rosalind Silver of West
Bloomfield.

MAY 23
Sarah (Schwartz)
and Micah Herman
of Chicago, Ill., joy-
fully announce the
birth of their daugh-
ter, Avery Phae. Her
excited big sister is
Herman
Maya Jordyn, 2½.
She is also the sister
of the late Aviva
Pearl. Avery Phae is the granddaugh-

Nina Elizabeth
Fertel, daughter of
Jill Cohen and David
Fertel, will lead the
congregation in
prayer on the occa-
sion of her bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
Fertel
in West Bloomfield
on Saturday, Aug. 27.
She will be joined in
celebration by her brother Nicholas
and proud grandparents Nancy and Sy
Cohen, and Elaine and Max Fertel.
Nina attends Walnut Creek Middle
School in Walled Lake. For her most
meaningful mitzvah project, she
donated her hair to Children With
Hair Loss.

ter of Merle and Ron Schwartz of
Farmington Hills, and Joyce Herman
of Orchard Lake. She is the great-
granddaughter of Sandra Sherman
of Southfield and Fanny Herman of
Bloomfield Hills. Avery Phae is named
for her beloved great-grandfather
Alfred Sherman and adored great-
grandmother Pearl Rosenbaum.

SEPT. 7, 2015
David and Adrianne
Abrams of
Commerce Township
proudly announce
the birth of their
daughter, Talia
Lynn Abrams (Talia
Abrams
Leora). She is named
in memory of pater-
nal great-grandfather
Myron Schiffman (Meir) and maternal
great-grandmother Eleanor Kaltz.
Paternal grandparents are Leonard and
Julia Abrams. Maternal grandparents
are Karl and the late Linda VanBaak.
Talia’s simchat bat was July 16.

Joshua Aaron
Sherman will be
called as a bar mitz-
vah on Saturday,
Aug. 27, at
Congregation B’nai
Moshe in West
Bloomfield. He is the
Sherman
son of Heather and
Loren Sherman. He
will be joined in cel-
ebration by his brother Ian and proud
grandparents Harriet and Mark
Cooperman, and Joyce and Don
Sherman.
Joshua is a student at Berkshire
Middle School in Beverly Hills. His
most meaningful mitzvah project was
collecting new games for Children’s
Hospital of Michigan.

Bloch-Birnkrant

C

arol and Jon Birnkrant of Orchard
Lake proudly announce the
engagement of their son Michael
Seth to Leah Michelle Bloch, daughter of
Dr. Janice Gelfand and Norman Bloch of
Pelham, N.Y.
Michael is the grandson of Harry
and the late Sally Nosanchuk, the late
Bernice and the late Sherwin Birnkrant.
He earned a bachelor of science degree
from Tufts University and a master of arts
degree at the Boston Graduate School of
Psychoanalysis, where he is a doctoral can-
didate. He works as a psychotherapist.
Leah is the granddaughter of Jean and the late Jacques Bloch, the late
Annette and the late Ben Gelfand. She earned a bachelor of science degree from
Vanderbilt University and attended graduate school at Harvard University. She is
a high school guidance counselor.
A November 2016 wedding is planned in Newport, R.I.

Solomon-Helper

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r. Mitchell and Jill Solomon
of Farmington Hills, together
with Richard Helper of Ann
Arbor and Sharon Helper of Grosse Ile, are
thrilled to announce the engagement of
their children Jordan Samuel Solomon and
Ashley Elizabeth Helper.
Ashley received her bachelor of
music education from Eastern Michigan
University. She is employed as a vocal
music teacher for Dearborn Public Schools.
Jordan received his bachelor of fine arts
from Oakland University in Rochester. He
is employed as a team leader for purchasing
and closing at Quicken Loans.
Jordan is the grandson of Muriel Rothenberg of West Bloomfield and the
late Hanley Rothenberg, Priscilla Solomon of Southfield and the late Dr. Milton
Solomon. Ashley is the granddaughter of Karen Helper of Buffalo, N.Y., and the
late Gerard Helper.
An October wedding is planned in Detroit. The couple reside in Berkley.

Beren 60th

Mintz 50th

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G

rnie and Gloria Beren of
Farmington Hills celebrated their
60th wedding anniversary on July
31. Surrounded by family and friends at
Temple Israel, they renewed their wedding
vows. A brunch followed. Guests traveled
from across the country to attend.

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ail and Sidney Mintz of West
Bloomfield will celebrate their
50th wedding anniversary on
Sept. 5. They will celebrate at a dinner
Downtown with their children, Eric and
Michelle Mintz, Amy and David Gach, as
well as their four grandchildren, Isaac,
Eden, Avery and Eli. They are wished
health and happiness for the next 50
years.