38 | JUNE 17 • 2021 

Parzen-Podolsky
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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
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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.