28 | MAY 14 • 2020 

Epstein 50th
M

arjory and Donald 
Epstein of Bloomfield 
Hills will celebrate 
their 50th wedding anniver-
sary on May 23, 2020. They 
were married at Franklin Hills 
Country Club in Franklin. The 
couple is deeply loved and 
cherished by all who know 
them, especially their adoring 
children, Lena Epstein, Lilly 
and Alex Stotland; and grand-
children, Nathan Stotland, Elise Stotland and Emma Medwed. In 
spending the last five decades of their lives together, they feel 
incredibly blessed to continue to have each other and to have 
built a rich and meaningful life.

Pasman 100th
M

yra Frank Pasman, formerly 
of West Bloomfield, turned 
100 years young on May 1, 
2020. She often entertains friends 
with her piano playing and beats 
them regularly at bridge. She is 
living in Scottsdale, Ariz., with her 
daughter and son-in-law, Sheila 
and Larry Landau. Myra has a close 
and loving relationship with her 
daughter-in-law, Hulya Erol-Garvett; 
grandchildren, Amy Schaeffer of 
Arizona, Julie Landau Young of 
San Francisco; great-grandchildren, Maddy Sheafer of Arizona, 
Jacob and Eve Young of San Francisco and Michael Garvett of 
Illinois; her stepchildren, Nora Pasman-Green, JoEllen Warner, 
Daniel Pasman, Eric Pasman and Molly Pasman; and as well as 
her nieces, Nancy Pasman Satovsky, Barbara Saltz and Dolores 
Harris.

Babayov-Safran

T

he intermediate days of Passover were filled with happiness 
as we celebrated our freedom and redemption and we com-
memorated our new lives post slavery. Our beautiful tradition 
teaches that one’
s “cup should overflow.” So it is with immense 
gratitude, excitement and pure happiness that we share that our 
cup is indeed overflowing with joy and extraordinary enthusiasm. 
Esther Babayov and Hy Safran are blessed to announce they are 
engaged to be married.
The kallah (bride) is the daughter of Rabbi Sander and Sarah 
Babayov. The chattan (groom) is the son of Diane Steinman and 
Jim Safran. 
The couple intend to celebrate their marriage this summer and 
will then reside together in Greater Detroit as active members of 
our Jewish community. 

Moments

APRIL 14, 2020
Kourtney Spaulding, formerly of Farmington Hills, 
and Cory Duchesneau, of Oxford, Ohio, are over-
joyed to announce the birth of their daughter, 
Arya Leora Duchesneau. Sharing in the long-dis-
tance excitement are grandparents Shelley and 
Ray Spaulding of Farmington Hills, and Stephanie Duchesneau 
and Shawn Duchesneau of West Hartford, Conn. Excited are 
maternal great-grandmother Claire Raminick of Southfield, and 
paternal great-grandparents Earleen and Jerry Duchesneau of 
Connecticut. Arya Leora is named in loving memory of her mater-
nal great-grandfather Leo Raminick

Daniel 
Michaelson of 
Huntington Woods 
will become bar 
mitzvah at 
Congregation 
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield 
on May 16, 2020. Participating 
in the ceremony will be his par-
ents, Jodi and Jefferey 
Michaelson, and siblings 
Connor, Dalia and Noah. Proud 
grandparents are Lois and Cyril 
Levenson, and Jackie and 
Ronald Michaelson. 
Daniel is a student at 
Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills. 
His mitzvah project is volun-
teering at PeerCorps. 

Jonah David 
Wittenberg will 
become a bar 
mitzvah on 
Saturday, May 16, 
2020, at home 
through Zoom with Adat Shalom 
clergy. Joining him in his cele-
bration will be his parents, Marc 
and Stacey Wittenberg; brothers, 
Sam and Zachary; and grand-
parents, Ronald and Anita Taylor, 
and Eileen and Sidney Bradley. 
Jonah is a seventh-grade stu-
dent at West Hills Middle School. 
One of his favorite mitzvah proj-
ects was his annual participa-
tion in the JARC Chanukah party 
with his team of volunteers. 

