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Mendelson-Soifer
L
ori and Douglas Soifer
are pleased to announce
the engagement of their
daughter Jennifer Elisabeth to
Ethan Benjamin Mendelson,
son of Susan and Coby
Goutkovitch, and Wendy and
David Mendelson.
The happy couple, who
reside in Chicago, will be wed
in Michigan this November.
Spector-Kowalsky
P
aula Spector of
Farmington Hills, and
Bonnie and Mark
Kowalsky of West Bloomfield
are excited to announce the
engagement of their children
Leslie Sara and David Franklin.
Leslie is also the daughter of
the late Howard Spector.
Leslie is a graduate of
Michigan State University and
earned her bachelor’s degree
in journalism. She is a copywriter for Molson Coors.
David earned his bachelor’s degree at Michigan
State University and has an M.B.A. from Georgetown
University. He is a brand manager for Bel Brands USA.
The two reside in Chicago, and a spring wedding is
planned in Michigan.
MAZEL TOV!
FEB. 16, 2022
Mallory Gonte Biller, formerly of Farmington
Hills, and Jared Biller of Timonium, Md., are
thrilled to announce the birth of their son
Keegan Adam. Proud grandparents are Laurie
and Michael Gonte of Farmington Hills, and Sue and
Mark Biller of Owings Mills, Md. Keegan Adam is named
in loving memory of Jared’s cousin Adam Collins.
Charlie Albert
Frank, son of
Mikki and Ivan
Frank, will lead the
congregation in
prayer as he
becomes a b’nai mitzvah with
his cousin Jonah at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield on
Friday, March 25, 2022. He
will be joined in celebration
by his sisters, Mia and Ellie.
Charlie is the loving grand-
child of Rochelle and Stewart
Frank, Elaine and Lee
Weinstein, Davee and Don
Cucco, and the late Sarah
Frank.
Charlie is a student at
Berkshire Middle School in
Beverly Hills. His most mean-
ingful mitzvah project includ-
ed making dog bones to raise
money for an animal shelter.
Jonah Harrison
Frank, son of
Jennifer and
Ethan Frank, will
be called to the
Torah as a b’nai
mitzvah with his cousin
Charlie at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield on Friday,
March 25, 2022. He will be
joined in celebration by his
sister, Sophie. Jonah is the
loving grandchild of Jill and
Jules Goldman, Rochelle and
Stewart Frank, and the late
Sarah Frank.
Jonah is a student at West
Hills Middle School in West
Bloomfield Township. His
most meaningful mitzvah
project was collecting new
and used sporting goods for
Detroit PAL (Police Athletic
League).
Abigail Stella
Herskovic, daugh-
ter of David and
Natalie Herskovic
of Bloomfield, cel-
ebrated her bat
mitzvah at Temple Shir
Shalom in West Bloomfield
on Saturday, March 19, 2022.
She is the granddaughter of
Alan and Beverly Frieden of
Virginia Beach, Va., and the
granddaughter of Leigh and
Morey Herskovic of West
Bloomfield. Her siblings, Isiah,
Jordyn and Charlotte, were
delighted to celebrate with
her.
Abigail is a student at
Bloomfield Hills Middle
School. For her mitzvah proj-
ect, she raised money for a
charity called Taproots, which
sends underprivileged chil-
dren to overnight camp.
Ari Neumann
Kutinsky was
called to the
Torah on
Saturday, March
19, 2022, at
Temple Shir Shalom in West
Bloomfield. He is the son of
Brian Kutinsky and Michael
Neumann, grandchild of
Donna Kutinsky and the late
Leslie Kutinsky, and Brenda
Neumann and the late
LeRoy Neumann.
Ari is a student at
Berkshire Middle School in
Birmingham. He works every
Sunday, assisting at the tem-
ple Sunday school.
Leah Irene
Kutinsky was
called to the
Torah on
Saturday, March
19, 2022, at
Temple Shir Shalom in West
Bloomfield. She is the
daughter of Brian Kutinsky
and Michael Neumann,
grandchild of Donna
Kutinsky and the late Leslie
Kutinsky, and Brenda
Neumann and the late
LeRoy Neumann.
Leah is a student at
Berkshire Middle School
in Birmingham. She works
every Sunday, assisting at
the temple Sunday school.
HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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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.
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