Moments

38 | SEPTEMBER 19 • 2019 THEJEWISHNEWS.COM

MAY 28, 2019
Maya Weitzer and Matt Elia of Brighton joyfully 
announce the birth of their child, Chloe Isabella 
Elia. Adoring grandparents are Margo Pernick and 
Paul Goldshlack, Ilan and Carolyn Weitzer, and 
Judy and Paul Elia. Thrilled great-grandmothers 
are Anne Pernick and Olga Gadzella. Chloe Isabella is named in 
memory of her maternal great-grandmother Bella Weitzer. 

Chandler Ross 
Borenstein, son 
of Pamela 
Borenstein and 
William 
Borenstein, will 
be called to the Torah as a bar 
mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 21, 
2019, at Temple Israel in 
West Bloomfield. He will be 
joined in celebration by his 
siblings Zachary and Hunter 
and proud grandparents Stella 
Ann and Samuel Borenstein, 
and Mildred Carberry. He is 
also the loving grandchild of 
the late John Carberry Sr. 
Chandler is a student at 
West Hills Middle School in 
Bloomfield Hills. For his most 
meaningful mitzvah project, 
he volunteered with his broth-
ers at the Temple Israel Free 
Fresh Food Pantry to help 
fight hunger in our commu-
nity. 

Alec Robert 
Pierce will lead 
the congregation 
in prayer as he 
becomes a bar 
mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield on Friday, Sept. 20, 
2019. He will be joined in cel-
ebration by his proud parents, 
Lynda Pierce and Jeff Pierce, 
and sisters Sydney and Paige. 
He is the loving grandchild of 
William R. Simmons, the late 
Roberta June Simmons, and 

the late Frances and Paul 
Pierce. 
Alec attends Cranbrook 
Boys Middle School in 
Bloomfield Hills. His most 
meaningful mitzvah project 
involved packaging more 
than 300 weekend food 
kits for needy students at 
the Westminster Church in 
Detroit. These kits help Detroit 
children who would otherwise 
not have adequate nutrition 
over the weekend.

Abigale Elise 
Schmitz, sur-
rounded by family 
and friends, will 
lead the congre-
gation in prayer 
as she becomes a bat mitzvah 
on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, 
at Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield. She will be joined 
in celebration by her proud 
parents, Karin and Ross 
Schmitz, and sister Emily. 
Abby is the loving grandchild 
of Lori Strager, the late 
Edward Strager, Roy Schmitz 
and Barbara Schmitz. 
She is a student at James 
R. Geisler Middle School 
in Commerce Township. As 
part of her most meaningful 
mitzvah project, Abby worked 
with Walled Lake Schools to 
implement styrofoam recy-
cling and helped to create the 
Styrofoam Recycling Club.

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