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.