22 June 6 • 2019
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moments

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