moments

Hugo Reuben
Brodsky will lead
the congregation in
prayer on the occa-
sion of his bar mitz-
vah at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield on
Brodsky
Saturday, Sept. 23.
He will be joined in
celebration by his
proud parents, Sheri Lee and Dennis
Brodsky, and brother Felix. Hugo is
the loving grandchild of Linda and
the late Easton Brodsky, and Henry
and the late Linda Lee, and the
great-grandchild of Juanita Victor.
He is a student at Norup
International School in Oak Park. As
part of his most meaningful mitzvah
project, Hugo organized a collection
of items for Fern Care Clinic, a clinic
that provides medical care to the
uninsured at no cost.

Londyn Ptasznik

Kendall Ptasznik

Londyn and Kendall Ptasznik,
daughters of Heather and Anthony
Ptasznik, will share the bimah at
Temple Israel in West Bloomfield
on Saturday, Sept. 23, as they cele-
brate their b’not mitzvah. Sharing in
their celebration will be proud

grandparents Carole and Elliott
Gelfand, and Kathryn and Gary
Ptasznik.
Londyn and Kendall attend
Detroit Country Day School in
Beverly Hills. They performed many
mitzvah projects, but each felt vol-
unteering at Forgotten Harvest and
Gleaners in an effort to combat food
insecurity in our community was the
most meaningful.

Rachel Paige Thav,
daughter of Terri
and Andrew Thav,
will chant from the
Torah on the occa-
sion of her bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Thav
Bloomfield on
Friday, Sept. 22. She
will be joined in
celebration by her siblings Keira and
Charlie. Rachel is the loving grand-
child of Barry and the late Sally
Fogel, and Marlene and the late
Charles Thav, and the great-grand-
child of Eleanor Schwartz.
Rachel attends Cranbrook
Kingswood Middle School for Girls
in Bloomfield Hills. After losing her
grandmother to pancreatic cancer,
Rachel, for her mitzvah project,
organized snack baskets and fleece
blankets to be delivered to chemo-
therapy clinics in the area to help
raise the spirits of those undergoing
treatment. She found this to be the
most meaningful of her many mitz-
vah experiences.

Gottesman 50th

T

he children of Max and
Beverly Gottesman would
like to wish their parents
a very happy 50th anniversary.
Max is an owner of Roland Optics,
which just celebrated its 40th
year as a premier small business
serving the community. Max and
Beverly will be celebrating with
their children and grandchildren
on a family vacation to Mexico in
January. •

Goldfein-Sachs

J

anice and Irv Goldfein of
Southfield are delighted to
announce the engagement
of their daughter Ariella Rahel to
David Leon Sachs, son of Renee
and the late Stephen Sachs of
Livingston, N.J.
Ariella graduated from the
University of Michigan with a B.A.
in psychology and earned an M.A.
in modern Jewish studies at the
Jewish Theological Seminary of
America. She is employed as a
major gift officer in the Capital Gifts and Special Initiatives Department of
UJA Federation of New York.
Dave received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of
Maryland and is a professional engineer. He is director of audits, design
and implementation with Bright Power Inc. in New York City. He is also the
author of The Gemara Card, published by Koren Publishers, Jerusalem.
A November 2017 wedding is planned in White Plains, N.Y. •

Rosen-Negrete

A

aron Rosen and Kelsey
Negrete were recently
married at Temple Beth
Sholom in Santa Ana, Calif., sur-
rounded by family and friends.
A beautiful ceremony was offici-
ated by Rabbi Joseph Krakoff and
Rabbi Heidi Cohen. Following the
ceremony, a great time was had
by all at a reception at Orange Hill
Restaurant in Orange, Calif.
Thrilled parents are Debby and
Barry Rosen of Farmington Hills,
and Abra and Frank Negrete of
Orange, Calif.
Kelsey is a graduate of the University of the Pacific with a master’s in
speech-language pathology. She is a speech and language pathologist in the
Orange Unified School District in Anaheim Hills, Calif.
Aaron earned his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the
University of Michigan College of Engineering and his master’s degree in
aeronautics and astronautics from Purdue University. He is an aerodynamics
engineer at Boeing in Huntington Beach, Calif.
The newlyweds honeymooned in Israel and reside in Huntington Beach. •

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September 21 • 2017

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Weitzer-Elia

M

argo Pernick and Paul
Goldshlack, and Ilan
and Carolyn Weitzer are
thrilled to announce the engage-
ment of their daughter Maya
Weitzer to Matthew Elia, son of
Judy and Paul Elia.
Maya is sister to Amit and Talia
Weitzer and the granddaughter
of the late Anne Pernick and the
late Larry Pernick, the late Bella
Weitzer and the late Chanan
Weitzer.
Maya is a third-year emergency medicine resident at the Detroit Medical
Center and a graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Matt is an executive banker at Quicken Loans and a graduate of the
University of Michigan.
The couple, who reside in Royal Oak, are planning a January wedding in
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. •