86 | MAY 18 • 2023 

Peterson-Baratz
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arit and Dr. Robert 
Nakisher of West 
Bloomfield, Elina and 
Roni Baratz of West Bloomfield, 
and Laura and Mike Peterson 
of Traverse City are overjoyed 
to announce the engagement 
of their children Dr. Danielle 
Baratz and Bryce Peterson. 
Honored grandparents are 
Hazel and Lionel Nakisher of 
West Bloomfield; Ruth Dvash of 
Ra’anana, Israel; Avi Dvash of 
Jerusalem, Israel; and Sara Baratz of Jerusalem.
Danielle earned her undergraduate and D.D.S. 
degrees from the University of Michigan. Bryce is also a 
proud University of Michigan graduate and is an actuari-
al director with CNA Insurance.
The wedding is planned for November 2023.

Horowitz 50th
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arbara and Michael 
Horowitz of Birmingham 
will celebrate their 50th 
anniversary on May 27, 2023. 
They are active contributors to 
the Detroit Jewish community. 
Michael is a real estate develop-
er, and Barbara is a registered 
nurse turned court-appointed 
mediator. They are the parents 
of Rachel Sahn, Susan Horowitz, 
Adam Horowitz and Geoffrey 
Horowitz, and grandparents of 
Isaac, Hannah and Izzy Sahn.

MAZEL TOV!

Charles Emmett 
Bassey, son of 
Jamie Fienman 
and Kenneth 
Bassey, will lead 
the congregation 
in prayer as a bar mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield on Friday, May 19, 
2023. He will be joined in 
celebration by his sisters, 
Miki, Maya and Alexis. 
Charles is the loving grand-
child of Rosanne and 
Bennett Fienman, and Joan 
and Ronald Bassey. 
He is a student at 
Cranbrook Middle School 
in Bloomfield Hills. Charlie’s 
most meaningful mitzvah 
project was donating tzeda-
kah to the Jewish National 
Fund to plant trees in Israel.

Ari Michael 
Bigelman, son of 
Sharone and 
Joseph Bigelman, 
will lead the con-
gregation in 
prayer as a bar mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield on Saturday, May 
20, 2023. He will be joined 
in celebration by his brother 
Noah and his sister Amelia. 
Ari is the loving grandchild of 
Michal and Jonathan Firsht, 
Lynn Rubin (Arnie Rubin), the 
late Jerrold Bigelman 
(Deborah Marwil). He is the 
adoring great-grandchild of 
Isaac and the late Miriam 
Barr, Arlene and the late 
Mort Firsht, the late Terry and 
Alfred Geronemus, and the 
late Celia and Leo Bigelman. 
Ari is a student at Hillel 
Day School of Metropolitan 
Detroit in Farmington Hills. 
His most meaningful mitzvah 
project was collecting and 
donating needed items for 
the Bear Hug Foundation, 
an organization providing 

summer camp experiences 
for at-risk and under-served 
children.

Quinn Rose 
Canner, daughter 
of Lauren and 
Michael Canner, 
will be called to 
the Torah as a 
bat mitzvah at Temple Israel 
in West Bloomfield on Friday, 
May 19, 2023. She will be 
joined in celebration by her 
sister Dylan. Quinn is the lov-
ing grandchild of Joanne 
and Edward Reizen, Patricia 
Canner Lippitt, and the late 
Norman Lippit. 
She is a student at West 
Hills Middle School in West 
Bloomfield. Quinn’s most 
meaningful mitzvah proj-
ect was raising money to 
support research at the 
University of Michigan Mary 
H. Weiser Food Allergy 
Center.

Asa Phelps 
Robinson, son of 
Rachel and 
Steven Robinson, 
will be called to 
the Torah as a 
bar mitzvah at Temple Israel 
in West Bloomfield on 
Saturday, May 20, 2023. He 
will be joined in celebration 
by his brothers Jacob, Jonah 
and Lucas. Asa is the loving 
grandchild of Suzanne and 
Sheldon Simon, Loretta and 
Robert Satz, and the late 
Barbara and the late Jay 
Robinson. 
A student at Derby Middle 
School in Birmingham, Asa 
chose as his most meaning-
ful mitzvah project baking 
bread with his grandma 
Sue for Kneaded with Love, 
a Metro Detroit group that 
donates freshly baked bread 
to local food pantries.

Owen Ellis Roth 
(Benyamin 
Doron), son of 
Sarah and 
Matthew Roth, 
will chant from 
the Torah as he becomes a 
bar mitzvah at 
Congregation Shaarey 
Zedek in Southfield on 
Saturday, May 20, 2023. 
Joining Owen in celebra-
tion will be his sister Anna, 

his brother Ethan and 
proud grandparents Rena 
and Ron Meyers, and 
Susan and Richard Roth.
Owen is a student 
at Norup International 
School in Oak Park. For his 
mitzvah project, he will be 
working with Charity Water, 
a nonprofit organization 
bringing clean and safe 
water to people around the 
world.

