34 | SEPTEMBER 9 • 2021 

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@thejewishnews.com or (248) 351-5147 for information 
or for a mailed or emailed copy of guidelines.

MAZEL TOV!

Noah Leo 
Bigelman, son of 
Sharone and Joe 
Bigelman, will 
lead the 
congregation in 
prayer as he becomes a bar 
mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 11, 
2021, at Temple Israel in 
West Bloomfield. Noah will 
be joined in celebration by 
his siblings Ari and Amelia 
and his proud grandparents 
Michal and Jonathan Firsht, 
Lynn Rubin (Arnie Rubin) and 
Jerrold Bigelman (Deborah 
Marwil). Noah is the loving 
great-grandchild of Isaac and 
the late Miriam Barr, and 
Arlene and the late Mort 
Firsht, the late Terry and Al 
Geronemus, and the late Leo 
and Celia Bigelman. 
He is a student a 
Derby Middle School in 
Birmingham. Among his 
many mitzvah projects, Noah 
found it most meaningful 
to make PPE gowns for 

frontline workers through the 
organization Angels Wear 
Gowns.

Zachary Mark 
Kraft, son of Terri 
and Michael Kraft, 
will lead the 
congregation in 
prayer on the 
occasion of his bar mitzvah 
on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at 
Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield. He will be joined 
in celebration by his sister 
Madison and grandparents 
Marlene and Gary Kraft. He is 
also the loving grandchild of 
the late Ruth and Mark Silver. 
 Zachary is a student at 
West Hills Middle School in 
Bloomfield Hills. His most 
meaningful mitzvah project 
involved volunteering at 
the West Bloomfield-based 
Friendship Circle for the 
summer camp and Sunday 
Buddy Program.

Freed-Lefkofsky
M

r. and Mrs. Steve 
Lefkofsky of West 
Bloomfield are thrilled 
to announce the engagement 
of their daughter Hailey 
Brooke to Daniel Scott, son 
of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Freed of 
Bloomfield Hills. 
Hailey earned a bachelor 
of science in mathematics at 
the University of Michigan and 
is the director of operations 
for neurology and psychiatry 
at Tempus Inc., located in Chicago. Danny earned a 
bachelor of business administration degree from the 
Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. 
He is the founder and CEO of Blueprint, a mental health 
technology company.
Hailey and Danny reside in Chicago and are looking 
forward to a fall wedding.

JUNE 17, 2021 
Matthew and Morgan Barker of Birmingham 
are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, 
Logan Pierce (Ya’akov Eliezer). Logan is the 
grandson of Jeff and Liz Barker of 
Birmingham, and Dr. Michael and Lori Wayne 
of West Bloomfield. He is loved dearly by his great-grand-
mothers Joannie Barker, Nancy Krawitz and Marilyn 
Wayne; he is also the great-grandson of the late Beverly 
Singer. Logan is named in loving memory of his 
great-grandfathers Larry Wayne, Philip Krawitz and Dr. 
Jack Singer.

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