 JANUARY 21 • 2021 | 21

MOMENTS

BIRTHS

OCT. 19, 2020 
Carolyn and Andrew Blechman of West 
Bloomfield happily announce the birth of their 
son, William Ari Blechman. Excited older sister 
is Gabriella Paige. Thrilled grandparents are 
Randa and Richard Feldman of West Bloomfield, 
and Rosanne and Karl Blechman of Silver Spring, Md. 
William was named in loving memory of his great-grand-
father Wilfred Feldman and his great-grandmother Anne 
Weinstein. William’s Hebrew name, Simcha Matan, was given 
in blessed memory of his great-great-uncle Stanley Stein, 
his great-grandfather Samuel Stein and his great-uncle Mike 
Goldfine. 

JUNE 18, 2020
Jonathan and Maria (Lissitsyna) Bloom of 
Arlington, Mass., are pleased to announce the 
birth of their daughter, Katya, derived from 
Ekaterina, sister of Aviva. The grandparents 
are Susie Bloom of Farmington Hills, Dr. David 
Bloom of Orchard Lake, and Tatiana Koudinova and Vladimir 
Lissitsyn of Arlington. The proud great-grandfather is Dr. 
Gerald Bloom of Novi. The child is named in loving memory 
of her great-grandmother Elaine Greenfield. 

MAZEL TOV!

Camryn Joy Raitt will lead the congregation in 
prayer as she becomes a bat mitzvah at Temple 
Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Jan. 23, 
2021. She will be joined in celebration by her 
proud parents, Laura Raitt and Jeffrey Raitt, and 
brother Devin. Camryn is the loving grandchild of 
Patricia and Robert Baer, Lois Raitt and the late David Raitt. 
She is a student at Warner Middle School in Farmington 
Hills. As part of her most meaningful mitzvah project, Camryn 
raised funds and awareness for the American Cancer 
Society. 

Jonah Robert Zekman (Yonah Raphael) of 
Bloomfield Hills will be called to the bimah at 
Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield for 
his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. He is 
the son of proud parents, Drs. Richard and Esther 
Zekman; brothers are Aaron and Asher; grand-
parents are Irma Weiss and Steven Polevoy, Scotti McCarthy 
and the late Robert Zekman. 
Jonah is in seventh grade at Hillel Day School of 
Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. He has devoted his 
mitzvah project to the Detroit2Nepal Foundation by volun-
teering at Buckets of Rain Urban Gardens, raising money 
for a solar streetlight for Avalon Village, and collecting and 
donating clothing for the Original Mothers Inc. 

MILESTONES

Dembs-Mikon
D

eena and Arnold Mikon 
of Huntington Woods and 
Terri and Howard Dembs 
of West Bloomfield are thrilled 
to announce the marriage of 
their children, Renee Mikon and 
Brad Dembs.
The wedding took place on 
Aug. 29, 2020, in a small, inti-
mate ceremony outdoors in 
Farmington Hills with immediate 
family and close friends. 
The couple reside in Chicago, 
Ill.

Jacobs 70th
M

uriel and Bertrand 
Jacobs of Farmington 
Hills celebrated their 
70th anniversary on Dec. 23, 
2020, with their two children, 
Jan Jacobs and Bradley Jacobs. 
Bert is a retired dentist with 
a long history of volunteering 
in the community. Muriel is 
a retired teacher and a well-
known fiber artist. The couple 
are the loving aunt and uncle 
to the Barr and Jacobs families 
and have a “surrogate daughter,” Lyn Scharret, whom 
they “adopted” five years ago.

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.

