14 September 5 • 2019
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Grandparents share the lights
of their lives with JN readers.
Roslyn Schindler
of Huntington
Woods, is the proud
Bubbie of Oliver
Samuel Schindler,
3, from Spokane,
Wash. “Oliver is the
sweetest hugger,
and he’
s been
known to hug a tree
or even a special
sculpture, especially
if it’
s an animal,”
she says.
Lisa and Gary
Shiffman of West
Bloomfield are
proud of Emerson
Maxwell Shiffman,
16 months, of
Birmingham. “He
loves his Mama
and Dada, Bubbie
and Papa, Safta
Lili and Grandpa
G., uncles and
aunties, dogs,
music and LIFE!”
Meet Ellianna Achtman,
2, of Waterford, the
granddaughter of
Michelle and Brad
Silber, and Shellie and
Steve Achtman, all from
Commerce Township.
“She loves going to the
zoo! She is expecting a
sibling this December
and she says over and
over while pointing to
her mommy’
s belly, ‘
I
hope it’
s an otter!’
It’
s
the cutest thing ever!”
Andrea and Richard Ketchel of West
Bloomfield are proud of grandsons Maxx,
10, and Drew, 7, Lyngaas of Birmingham.
“This photo is from Camp Tamarack sib-
ling shabbat. This is Drew’
s first time at
Tamarack and he had the best time. The
boys were very happy to see each other
on Shabbat.”
Edie Rubin of West Bloomfield is grandmother of Beatrice Rubin, 2, also
of West Bloomfield. Her parents, Eddie and Michelle, overheard her sing-
ing “The Wheels on the Bus” to herself, but she added her own verse:
“The Saftas on the bus go ‘
Ouch my back.’
I wonder where she’
s heard
that from?” Edie says.
TOP: Here Shelly and Ed Schwartz of Ann Arbor are at Bubbie
Zaydie camp with grandson Sam Levine, 5, of Denver. “Go
faster, Papa!” Sam says. LEFT: Shelly and Ed took their grand-
son Mason Siegel, 3, of Scottsdale, Ariz., to Gallup Park. “Papa,
go bump bump on your tushy,” Mason said.
RIGHT: Shelly and Ed took grandson Max Levine, 3, of Denver
bowling in Ann Arbor. “Papa, I got two!” Max said proudly.
Laila, 7, Lillian, 2, and Isaac, 4, in Traverse
City, the grandchildren of Barbara and
Bill Nickel of West Bloomfield, and Robert
and Donna Klein of Bloomfield Hills: Isaac
said, “Now I get to be the big brother.”
Suretta Must of Bloomfield Hills
is proud grandma to Elin Douville,
8, of West Bloomfield. “Tasting
matzah when she was a little
younger, Elin said ‘
Mommy, why
didn’
t the Hebrews wait a little
longer for the bread to rise so it
would have been more like pita?’
”
ABOVE: Grandparents Stan
and Barbara Bershad of West
Bloomfield are proud of their
grandkids: Joshua Bershad, 7, and
Georgette Bershad, 12, of Houston,
Texas.
LEFT: Judy Trepeck from West
Bloomfield says her special guy is
Ethan Stone Harris of Bloomfield
Hills, who turns 5 on Sept. 5.
“Ethan has a heart of gold and is
celebrating his ‘
golden’
5th birth-
day on Sept. 5, 2019. He is loving,
sweet and empathetic, with an
imagination beyond his years. He
is my BEST guy.”
Tori and Olan Noe of Ypsilanti are proud of their granddaughter Kaya
Field, 11 months, of Adrian. “She is adjusting, like a champ, to her
move to Michigan while her daddy is deployed overseas,” Tori says.
Grandparents Dee Dee and Norm Lynn of West Bloomfield are
proud of their gang. “All part of a great family unit that make
us proud to be their grandparents,” they say. FRONT ROW: Ben
Lafer, 3, of West Bloomfield; Josh Gotlieb, 11, of Atlanta, Ga.;
Jacob Lafer, 5, of West Bloomfield; Zach Gotlieb, 5, of Atlanta;
and Lindsay Rubinstein, 6, of West Bloomfield. BACK ROW:
Brendan Lynn, 18, of West Bloomfield; Alexis Gotlieb, 13, of
Atlanta; and Mari Lynn, 17, of West Bloomfield.
Gail and Steve Elkus of Huntington
Woods are grandparents to Marlee,
5, and Joshua Weinstock, 7, also of
Huntington Woods. “These two light
up our lives and anything they say or
do is adorable! But just recently they
started school together, and Joshie
said he loves seeing Marlee at school
because he can give her a hug so
she’
s not scared!”
Gilana Frank, 10,
granddaughter of Peggy
and Dennis Frank of West
Bloomfield, baked an
“avalanche” cake and
won first prize in a 4th of
July baking contest in San
Francisco where she is in
the fifth grade.
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