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.