38 | JUNE 17 • 2021
Parzen-Podolsky
A
nn and Jonathan
Podolsky of Bloomfield
Hills are pleased to
announce the engagement
of their daughter Stephanie
Elyse to Jacob Samuel, son
of Stanley Parzen and the late
Lynne Raimondo of Evanston,
Ill.
Stephanie earned a B.A.
in psychology and a master
of health informatics at the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She works as a
healthcare consultant at Medical Advantage in Ann
Arbor.
Jacob earned a B.S. in biological chemistry at the
University of Chicago and an M.D. at the University
of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in
Rochester, N.Y. He is a resident physician in radiation
oncology at Beaumont Health System.
They will marry in October at Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield.
Olson 60th
J
erry and Jeannette
Olson’s children, Stacey
and Adam Sachs, Hilary
and Charles Mechler, Susan
Olson Bitnias, Sheldon Olson
and Lynne Baum, and their
seven grandchildren, are
thrilled to announce the
60th wedding anniversary of
their parents/grandparents.
Married on June 11, 1961,
Jerry Olson and Jeannette
Gerstl Olson, on that day long ago, never imagined
the joy, pride and happiness that awaited them in their
future with their beloved family and cherished friends.
They will celebrate together during a family vacation this
summer.
MAZEL TOV!
Jake Louis
Farber, son of
Brittany and
Corey Farber,
will chant from
the Torah as he
becomes a bar mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Saturday,
June 19, 2021. He will be
joined in celebration by his
brothers Shane, Chase and
Griffin. Jake is the loving
grandchild of Carol and
Theodore Warehall, Robert
Farber and the late Alene
Farber.
He is a student at West
Hills Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. As part of
his most meaningful mitz-
vah project, Jake worked
with a youth hockey learn-
to-play program, where he
helped coach new skaters.
He will be donating all
funds earned through this
program to the American
Cancer Society in honor of
his late grandmother Alene
Farber
Erin Grace
Mandel, daugh-
ter of Lauren
and Jay Mandel,
will become a
bat mitzvah on
Saturday, June 19, 2021, at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. She will be
joined in celebration by her
siblings Rachel, Sarah and
Dov. Erin is the loving
grandchild of Sheila and Dr.
David Lipschutz, and Rene
and the late Thomas
Mandel.
She is a student at West
Hills Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. For her
mitzvah project, Erin deliv-
ered food weekly to fam-
ilies in Pontiac and orga-
nized food and supplies at
a food warehouse.
Cedar Gabriel
Smolash, sur-
rounded by fam-
ily and friends,
will lead the
congregation in
prayer as he becomes a bar
mitzvah on Thursday, June
17, 2021, at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. He will be
joined in celebration by his
proud parents, Dr. Jen
Green and Cantor Michael
Smolash, and sister Ayla.
Cedar is the loving grand-
child of Hilda and Peter
Smolash, and Kathy and
Maurice Green.
He is a student at Hillel
Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit in Farmington
Hills. As part of his most
meaningful mitzvah proj-
ect, Cedar volunteered at
Buckets of Rain Community
Garden in Detroit, which
provides fresh produce for
the homeless and hungry.
Ava Reese
Stashefsky,
daughter of Dr.
Bethany
Helfman and Dr.
Evan Stashefsky,
will chant from the Torah on
the occasion of her bat
mitzvah on Friday, June 18,
2021, at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. She is the
loving grandchild of David
and the late Marilee
Helfman, and Rosann and
Donald Stashefsky.
She attends Bloomfield
Hills Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. As part of
her mitzvah project and her
commitment to tikkun olam,
Ava volunteered with Yad
Ezra in Berkley.