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Don’t Give Up On The First ‘No’

The Dubins then and now

D

r. Howard Dubin of West
Bloomfield was a young optom-
etrist when a colleague’s wife asked
Susie, a young single friend of hers, to
meet this new fellow recently hired for the
practice. Susie made an appointment to see
Dubin to get her eyes examined.
“She was a beautiful, friendly, charis-
matic and charming person,” Howard says.
“I called her after office hours and asked if
I could take her out on a date.” She turned
him down as she was going to New York for
the weekend.
“I must have taken it in a negative way
and dropped the idea of calling again,”
he said. “A month later, on a Saturday I
needed a date the next day for a Detroit
Lions game. I had no one in mind to ask.
Then I thought about that young lady who
wouldn’t go out with me last month. She
was a student at MSU and I thought my
last-minute choice would reject me. Sure
enough, she was in town and accepted my
last-minute invitation.”
That was in October 1967. Dr. Howard
and Susie Dubin got married in April 1968
and now have been married “a wonderful
48 years.” They have two sons, Arthur and
Matthew, a daughter-in-law, Debbie (for-
merly Weinstein), and three “spectacular”
grandkids: Alivia, Marcus and Tessa.

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Lillian Ruby
Beavers, daughter
of Andrea and
David Jacobson, will
become a bat mitz-
vah on Friday, Oct.
28, at Congregation
Beth Ahm in West
Beavers
Bloomfield. She is a
sister to Jack,
Danielle and Jenna. Proud grandpar-
ents are Rose Rita and Sheldon
Goldman, and Nancy and Joe
Jacobson.
Lillian is a student at West Hills
Middle School in West Bloomfield.
For her mitzvah project, she designed
greeting cards to sell with proceeds
donated to help support the Finsilver
HIPEC Program at the Josephine
Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford
Hospital.

Jacqueline
Elizabeth Belkin
(Yochevet Chava) of
Birmingham will
become a bat mitz-
vah on Oct. 29, with
her service at the
Reserve in
Belkin
Birmingham. Jackie
is the daughter of
Dr. Howard and Dr. Barbara Belkin,
the sister of Alyse, 14, and Stephanie,
11. She is the granddaughter of Josef
and Barbara Herzig, and the late Jack
and the late Anne Belkin.
Jacqueline is an eighth-grade
student at Derby Middle School in
Birmingham. For her mitzvah proj-
ect, she helped teach dance to young
children.

Brendan Tyler
Bradley will read
from the Torah on
the occasion of his
bar mitzvah at
Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield on
Saturday, Oct. 29.
Bradley
He will be joined in
celebration by his
proud parents, Diana and Scott
Bradley, and brother Dylan. Brendan
is the grandchild of Irmie and Alan
Ralsky, and Myrna and the late
Joseph Bradley, and great-grandchild
of Norman and the late Minnie
Glazer.
Brendan attends Walnut Creek
Middle School in West Bloomfield.
As part of his mitzvah project,
he organized a schoolwide fund-
raiser from which all proceeds were
donated to the Veterans Hospital in
Ann Arbor. Brendan found this an
exceptionally meaningful way to give

back to the hospital for the care they
provided his grandfather Alan dur-
ing his illness and as a special way to
honor all veterans.

Evan Jonah Cardew
led the congregation
in prayer on the
occasion of his bar
mitzvah on Saturday,
Oct. 2, at Temple
Beth El in Bloomfield
Township. He was
Cardew
joined in celebration
by his proud parents,
Allison and Jason Cardew, and his sis-
ter Hannah. He is the grandson of
Barbara Shapiro, the late Harvey
Shapiro, Sandra Cardew and the late
Warren Cardew.
Evan is a student at Norup
International School in Oak Park.
His most meaningful mitzvah proj-
ect was volunteering at the Detroit
Orthodox Church soup kitchen with
fellow temple members, preparing and
serving food and visiting with church
members.

mitzvah project, she volunteered for the
LINKS program, a peer-to-peer support
program in which she interacted with
students with special needs to promote
positive peer interactions. She found
this experience to be very rewarding.

Shelby Faith
Ginsburg will read
from the Torah as
she celebrates her bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield on
Saturday, Oct. 29. She
Ginsburg
will be joined in cele-
bration by proud par-
ents, Lisa and Mitch Ginsburg. Shelby
is the grandchild of Harriet and
Michael Kovacs, and the late Barbara
and the late Saul “Sonny” Ginsburg.
Shelby is a student at Clifford Smart
Middle School in Commerce Township.
As part of her mitzvah project, she
made a mermaid tail for a girl with spi-
nal muscular atrophy through Scarlet’s
Smile. She also made and sold bracelets
to help this organization raise funds for
a future local adaptive playground.

Rebecca Grace
Chynoweth, will be
called to the Torah as
a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, Oct. 29, at
Adat Shalom
Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. She
Chynoweth
is the daughter of Gail
and Gary Chynoweth
and sister of Joshua, Sarah and Rachel.
Sharing in her simchah will be proud
grandparents Karen Block, and Dennis
and Mary Block. She is also the grand-
daughter of the late Joyce and the late
Robert Chynoweth.
Rebecca is a seventh-grader at Hillel
Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. Among her many
mitzvah experiences, she especially
enjoyed her time at the Friendship
Circle in West Bloomfield.

Ellie Hannah
Haenick will be
called to the Torah as
a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, Oct. 29, at
the Baronette
Renaissance Hotel in
Novi. She is the lov-
Haenick
ing daughter of Mike
and Amy Haenick
and the sister of Evan Haenick. Joining
in their celebration will be proud
grandparents Sue and Richard West,
and Anita and Ed Haenick.
Ellie is a student at Norup
International School in Oak Park. As
part of her mitzvah project, she col-
lected donations and supplies for an
animal rescue center. She was able to
deliver these and see firsthand what a
difference her contributions made.

Mia Claire Frank,
daughter of Mikki
and Ivan Frank, will
lead the congregation
in prayer as she cele-
brates her bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield
Frank
on Friday, Oct. 28.
She will be joined in
celebration by her siblings Ellie and
Charlie. Mia is the loving grandchild of
Elaine and Lee Weinstein, Davee and
Don Cucco, Rochelle and Stewart Frank,
and Sarah Frank.
Mia is a student at Berkshire Middle
School in Birmingham. As part of her

Hannah Jean
Rashty, daughter of
Lori and Reuben
Rashty, became a bat
mitzvah on
Thursday, Sept. 8, at
Hillel Day School of
Metropolitan Detroit
Rashty
in Farmington Hills.
She was joined in her
celebration by her sister Jamie, and her
brothers Jacob and Ben. Sharing in
their joy were her proud grandparents
Dr. Sheldon and Phyllis Stoffer, Eli and
Phyllis Rashty, and great-grandmother
Vera Lewin.
Hannah attends Hillel Day School.

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