moments
Molly Levin, daughter of Andy Levin and Mary Freeman,
led Congregation T’chiyah in Oak Park when she was called
to the bimah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.
She was joined by grandparents Sandy Levin, Pamela Cole
and Molly Freeman and brothers Koby, Saul and Ben, as well
as extended family and friends.
Molly is in the eighth grade at Berkshire Middle School;
her mitzvah project is taking action to support the people of Yemen.
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arbara and Raymond Horenstein
were married on Dec. 22, 1968.
In honor of the milestone of their
50th anniversary, they renewed their vows
during a ceremony at Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. Rabbi Marla Hornsten offici-
ated and was joined in participation by the
couple’s daughters Michelle Rosenfeld and
Kari Coburn, along with grandchildren
Sydni, Rylie and Taylor Rosenfeld, Jacob
and Aaron Coburn. A family dinner fol-
lowed at Cantoro’s restaurant in Troy. The
celebration will continue in 2019 with a
culinary tour of Budapest and Prague.
Gilbert Family Gives Grant to Find Cause of NF1
The Gilbert Family Foundation, a
private foundation established by
Jennifer and Dan Gilbert, announced
its first major initiative around gene
therapy research.
The Gilbert Family Foundation’s
goal is to accelerate the development
of curative therapies that address the
underlying genetic abnormalities
in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)
patients.
Over the next three years, $12
million in research grants from the
Gilbert Family Foundation will fund
several renowned multi-disciplinary
research teams to identify which
gene therapy techniques are most
promising for NF1. The Foundation
utilized a rigorous and extensive
process, including peer review, to
identify top researchers and projects
in each of the initiative’s gene therapy
focus areas.
The Gilbert Family Foundation
believes that directly repairing,
replacing or bypassing the NF1 gene
mutation is an important piece to
curing NF.
“We are committed to funding
revolutionary and big-idea research,”
said Dan Gilbert.
Added Jennifer Gilbert, “We have
been deeply impacted ever since our
oldest son Nick was diagnosed with
NF1 as a toddler and believe this
research will benefit numerous fami-
lies affected by NF1 around the globe
as well as our son.”
For more information on the
Gilbert Family Foundation, visit
gilbertfamilyfoundation.org ■