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MAZEL TOV!

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.

Drew Allen Edelstein (Ezer Yehuda) will 
become a bar mitzvah at Congregation Beth 
Ahm in West Bloomfield on Monday, Sept. 5, 
2022. Participating in the ceremony will be 
his parents, Eric and Tracey Edelstein. Proud 
grandparents are Marsha and Larry 
Proghovnick of West Bloomfield, and Toma Edelstein of 
Commerce Township. Drew is also the grandson of the 
late Cheryl Edelstein.
Drew is a student at Clifford Smart Middle School in 
Commerce Township. For his mitzvah project, he raised 
more than $1,600 for the Walled Lake Consolidated 
School District’s pet therapy program by walking dogs 
and dogsitting. 

Jewish Family Service of 
Metropolitan Detroit is 
proud to have received 
a $50,000 renewal grant 
that will go toward serving 
Holocaust survivors across 
Michigan in partnership 
with Jewish Family Services 
of Washtenaw County and 
Flint Jewish Federation. This 
donation comes as a result 
of the partnership among 
the USC Shoah Foundation, 
UJA-Federation of New York 
and the Jewish Federations of 
North America.
As many survivors are over 
age 90 and require home 
care assistance to maintain 
their daily living activities, 
these dollars will go toward 
helping them with such tasks 
as cooking, cleaning, grocery 
shopping, medication coordi-
nation and more. Emergency 
financial assistance will be 
provided for durable medical 
equipment such as grab bars 
and shower seats in order to 

help them safely age in place. 
Care management services 
will also be provided to help 
Holocaust survivors navigate 
food assistance and food 
delivery, access benefits, 
and utilize transportation 
services. 
In addition to providing 
home care, emergency finan-
cial assistance and care man-
agement services, this gener-
ous gift will help JFS address 
the issue of social isolation 
within this vulnerable popu-
lation. 
“We’ll provide virtual 
social and educational pro-
gramming such as memory 
activities, workshops on 
nutrition and holiday cel-
ebrations in addition to 
critical assistance addressing 
basic needs,” says Yuliya 
Gaydayenko, chief program 
officer, Older Adult Services. 
“We are so appreciative for 
the support that allows us to 
do so.” 

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