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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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