22 June 6 • 2019
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APRIL 19, 2019
Rose (Partrich) and
Vadim Garber of
Bloomfield Hills are
delighted to announce
the birth of their son,
Isaac Vadimovich
Garber (Yitzhak Uziel). Proud
grandparents are Debra and
Richard Partrich of Bloomfield
Hills, and Svetlana and Igor Garber
of Southfield. Also welcoming Isaac
are ecstatic great-grandparents
Svetlana Kovalenko of Farmington
Hills, and Svetlana and Vladimir
Garber of Southfield. Isaac is
named in loving memory of his
great-grandfather Irving Dworkin.

MARCH 5, 2019
Dr. Shawn Elyse
Brickner and Mr.
Jonathan Scherer
of Chicago, Ill.,
are overjoyed to
announce the birth of
their son, Hunter Aaron Scherer.
Proud grandparents are Cheryl
and Barry Brickner of Farmington
Hills, and Miriam and Paul Scherer
of Chicago. Hunter is named
in loving memory of his great-
grandfathers Arthur Brickner and
Arthur Scherer.

Jett Jagger Levy will
chant from the Torah as
he becomes a bar
mitzvah on Saturday,
June 8, 2019, at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield. He will be
joined in celebration by his proud
parents, Michelle and Lawrence Levy,
and brother Maverick. He is the
loving grandchild of Diane Otis, the
late Maurice Otis and the late Louis
Levy.
Jett is a student at West Hills
Middle School in Bloomfield Hills.
Among his many mitzvah projects,
he found it most meaningful to
volunteer weekly at the Friendship
Circle in West Bloomfield, where
he works with students with special
needs on art, sports and more.

Emmy Grace
O’
Connor will lead the
congregation in prayer
as she becomes a bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield on Friday,
June 7, 2019. She will be joined in
celebration by her proud parents,
Stacey O’
Connor and Ryan O’
Connor,
and sister Ali. Emmy is the loving
grandchild of Lois and Marty Haron,
and Ginny and the late Joe O’
Connor.
Emmy is a student at James R.
Geisler Middle School in Commerce

Township. As part of her most
meaningful mitzvah project, she
worked with the Jewish Federation
to make goodie bags for therapy
patients.

Oscar James Paramo
(Mordechai Eiezer) will
be called to the Torah
to celebrate his bar
mitzvah at The Chabad
of Eastern Michigan in
Flint on Saturday, June
8, 2019. Joining in his celebration will
be his proud parents, James and
Sunny Paramo, and his sister Solana.
His loving grandparents are Sherry
Lipin and Howard Weiss, Donald and
Paula Lipin, and Chappy and Kiki
Paramo.
Oscar attends East Middle School
in Grand Blanc.

Grace Raznick
Jake Raznick

Grace Hannah Raznick and Jake
Parker Raznick will be called to the
Torah as b’
nai mitzvah on Saturday,
June 8, 2019, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
They will be joined in celebration

by their proud parents, Rochelle and
Brian Raznick. They are the loving
grandchildren of Stephany and Steve
London, and Elaine and Mel Raznick.
Gracie and Jake are students at
Berkshire Middle School in Beverly
Hills. For their most meaningful
mitzvah project, they volunteered at
JARC’
s Bingo Night.

Ben Andrew Roth will
be called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah on
Saturday, June 8, 2019,
at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. He
will be joined in
celebration by his proud parents,
Victoria and Brian Roth, and sister
Sophia. Ben is the loving grandchild
of Judith and the late Sanford Roth,
and Heather and the late Robert
Alexander.
He is a student at Eton Academy in
Birmingham. Ben is passionate about
helping animal causes and raised
money to donate to the ASPCA as his
most meaningful mitzvah project.

Noam Ori Spielmann
will become a bar
mitzvah at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield on
Saturday, June 8, 2019.
He is the son of Katie
and Benny Spielmann of Huntington

Woods and the brother of Talia.
Proud grandparents are Hannah and
Gordon Moss of Huntington Woods,
and Miriam and Shaul Spielmann of
Ashklelon, Israel.
Noam is a student at Eton Academy
in Birmingham. For his mitzvah
project, he is assisting the senior
residents at Fleischman Residence in
West Bloomfield.

Gillian Shae Zusel,
daughter of Rebecca
and Matthew Zusel, will
chant from the Torah as
she celebrates her bat
mitzvah on Friday, June
7, 2019, at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield. She will be
joined in celebration by her siblings,
Ariana and Drew; proud
grandparents, Deborah and Dr.
Martin Karp, and Cindy and Jerry
Zusel; and great-grandmother, Rose
Bohm.
She attends West Hills Middle
School in Bloomfield Hills. For her
most meaningful mitzvah project,
Gillian gave her time to combat
food insecurity by volunteering at
Gleaners Community Food Bank.

HANNAH KEENAN

Frankel Jewish Academy/
North Farmington High School
Captain JV LaCrosse, Link leader, Jewish Book
Fair volunteer, Friendship Circle volunteer, HOSA,
JV cheerleader, Stats keeper for boys wrestling
team, Student government.
Grand Valley State University

MAX WITTENBERG

Bloomfield Hills High School
Summa Cum Laude, National Honor Society,
President’
s Academic Excellence Award, Editor
Bloomfield Blackhawks (2 years), Link Crew
Leader (3 years), Baseball.
University of Michigan

cap & gown 2019