moments | SEPT. 7, 2015 David and Adrianne Abrams of Commerce Township proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Talia Lynn Abrams Abrams (Talia Leora). She is named in the memory of paternal great-grandfather Myron Schiffman (Meir) and mater- nal 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. 2088290 Custom Swimwear Altman by JULY 26 Alex and Kari Altman of Berkley happily announce the birth of their first child, Hudson Robert Altman (Benyamin Gabriel). Excited first-time Exelnt Designs fitting women for 35 years Pick your style, size & color Hand made to fit you! Noah Charness Take a picture of this ad with your phone and receive $ 10.00 OFF! Expires 12-10-16 SWIMWEAR No Appointments Necessary Thousands of Suits in Stock! 5751 E. 13 Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48092 Gift Certificates Available 586-977-9140 www.CustomSwimwear.com 2132990 JlYjZi`Y\kf[Xp )+/%*,(%,(.+ 60 November 3 • 2016 Zoe Charness Noah Benjamin Charness and Zoe Rebecca Charness, children of Amy and Neal Charness, will share the bimah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Saturday, Nov. 5, as they celebrate their b’nai mitzvah. Sharing in their celebration will be grandpar- ents Gayle and Barry Trabitz. They are also the grandchildren of the late Florence and the late Benjamin Charness. Noah and Zoe are students at West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. They performed many mitz- vah projects but each felt that one was most meaningful. For Noah, it was his experience raising funds for and participating in the ALS walk in memory of family friend Eric Baron. For Zoe, it was volunteering for mul- tiple years at Doggie in the Window Dog Care. Both felt that being able to make a real difference was very rewarding. grandparents are Bruce and Julie Guttman of Huntington Woods, and Jim and Cheryl Altman of West Bloomfield. Hudson was named after his late great-grandmother Helen Guttman and his late great-uncle Robert Altman. His Hebrew name is in memory of his late maternal great-grandparents Gerald and Betty Simons. APRIL 12 Abby Segal of Bloomfield Hills is thrilled to announce the birth of her daughter, Aliyah Braila (Aliza Batia). Delighted grandfa- Segal ther is Dr. Andrew Segal. Aliyah is named in loving memory of grand- mother Dr. Alice B. Segal. Seger Maxwell Tarrant Hoff will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park on Nov. 5. Proud parents, Tess Tarrant and Dr. Michael Hoff, Hoff brother Elliot Hoff and grandparents Sharon and Jeffrey Strichartz, and Peggy Bower will share in his simchah. Seger attends Norup International School in Oak Park. For his mitzvah project, he worked at Freedom House through PeerCorps. Shaina Alyse Lazar will lead the congrega- tion in prayer as she celebrates her bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Nov. 5. She Lazar will be joined in cele- bration by her proud parents, Margo and Michael Lazar, and sister Brooke. Shaina is the grandchild of Janet and Abe Berman, and Audrey and the late Sheldon Lazar. Shaina is a student at West Hills Middle School in West Bloomfield. As part of her mitzvah project, she organized a book drive by setting up a drop box at Temple Israel as well as collecting books from friends and family. She collected more than 1,000 books that were donated to Bookstock. All proceeds from the sale go to benefit literacy projects throughout Detroit.