Moments
JULY 2 • 2020 | 29
Martinez-Friedlaender
N
icole Friedlaender and
Joseph Martinez are pleased
to announce their engage-
ment. Nicole is the daughter of
Susan and Howard Friedlaender
of Birmingham. Joseph is the son
of Gail Henderson of Brownstown
Township, Mich., and Joe Martinez
of McEwan, Tenn.
Nicole and Joseph live in
Birmingham. They received their
bachelor’
s degrees in English from
Wayne State University in Detroit,
where they met. Nicole then completed her master’
s degree in
counseling psychology at Wayne State. She is employed as a
psychotherapist at Great Lakes Psychology Group in Roseville.
Joseph is completing his master’
s degree in clinical mental
health counseling at Wayne State. He also works on the admin-
istrative staff at Neurobehavorial Medicine Group in Bloomfield
Hills.
Their wedding will take place this August at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield.
Hirsch 100th
B
ernard Hirsch of Southfield
recently celebrated his 100th
birthday; he was born May 28,
1920.
He is a Holocaust survivor from
Petrovce, Slovakia. The Russians
liberated him in 1945. In Detroit, he
helped form Sam’
s Carpet Cleaning
Company and retired at 85. His
children are Henry (Caryn), Danny
(Cindy), Steven; grandchildren are
Stacey (Brian Jeffries), Ryan (Lori),
Andrea (Michael Kruszynski), Julie
(Aaron Friedman), Jessica (Zak Shenitsky) and Michelle Wayne;
great-grandchildren are Ruthie, Zev, Sylvia, Isaac, Sam, Lyla and
Alex.
Shepherd 50th
S
usan and David Shepherd of
Farmington Hills marked their
50th wedding anniversary
on June 28, 2020. They are the
proud parents of Aaron (Melissa)
Shepherd, Matt (Jessica) Shepherd
and Alison (Brett) Gers. They have
also been blessed with six won-
derful grandchildren, Alexa, Sasha,
Ari, Zoe, Emma and Aiden. Due to
the pandemic, this announcement
will be the first part of an otherwise
delayed celebration.
JUNE 8, 2020
Traci and Michael Baum of Birmingham are thrilled
to announce the birth of their daughter, Madison
Paige. Parker, 2, is her proud big brother. Madison
is the granddaughter of Dianne Zullow and Scott
Gordon of Kissimmee, Fla., Howard Baum of West
Bloomfield and the late Patti Nemer. She is the great-granddaugh-
ter of Marlene Zullow of Boynton Beach, Fla., and the late Herman
Zullow, Sydelle and Bernard Gordon of Clermont, Fla., the late
Pearl Baum, the late Sidney Baum, the late Mickey Nemer, the late
Barbara Nemer and the late Ilene Nemer. Madison was named in
memory of her maternal great-great-grandmother Minnie Katz and
paternal great-grandmother Pearl Baum.
MAY 2, 2020
Debra Kayes Halpern and Miles Halpern of Batavia,
Ill., are very happy to announce the birth of their
beautiful daughter, Golda Neko Kayes Halpern.
Joyfully welcoming Golda are her adorable sister,
Edie, and her grandparents, Linda and Dennis Kayes
of Huntington Woods, and Leslie and Barton Halpern of Lititz, Pa.
Golda is named in memory of Debra’
s maternal great-grandmother
Golda Shafer, who was loved by her family.
OCT. 12, 2019
Kristin and Eric Sweet of Holly Springs, N.C., happily
announce the birth of their daughter, Penny Diana
Sweet. Thrilled grandparents are Adrienne and Neal
Sweet of West Bloomfield, and Diana and Bob
Dombrowski of Fowlerville. Penny’
s Hebrew name is
Leah Bayla, in loving memory of her great-grandmother Jane
Sweet and her great-great-aunt Betty Merna.
HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the
Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings
with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18
each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or
for special birthdays starting at the 90th.
For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at
smanello@renmedia.us or (248) 351-5147 for information or for
a mailed or emailed copy of guidelines.