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Horowitz-Hafer
Biesma-Winkelman
B
arbara and Michael
Horowitz and Kelly and
William Hafer are thrilled
to announce the engagement
of their children Alexandra
Kay Hafer and Geoffrey David
Horowitz.
Alexandra received her
bachelor’s degree in English
from the University of San
Diego and is a fourth-grade
teacher in the Chicago Public
School System. She will be
starting a master’s degree program in linguistics at
Michigan State University in the fall.
Geoffrey received his B.B.A. from Emory University
and master’s degrees in engineering and computer
science from Georgia Tech. He works as a robotics
researcher at Ford Motor Company.
Alex and Geoffrey reside in Chicago. A July wedding
is planned.
M
r. and Mrs. Roger
Winkelman of Santa
Barbara, Calif.,
formerly of Bloomfield Hills,
and Dr. and Mrs. Douwe
Biesma of Leiden, Netherlands,
have the great pleasure to
announce the marriage of their
children Jaclyn Winkelman
and Dr. Hedde Biesma of
Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The couple were married
at Castello di Meleto Winery
in Gaiole, in Chianti, Italy, on May 20, 2023. They will
make their home in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
MAZEL TOV!
MAY 13, 2023
Holden Cole Glazier (Chaim Aryeh ben
Zachariah Aharon) is named after a number of
his great-great-grandparents. Welcoming him
to the family are his parents, Michelle Coleman
and Zachary Glazier of Farmington Hills; big
brother Zander Glazier; grandparents Sandy and Manny
Glazier of West Bloomfield, April Coleman of Farmington
Hills and Henry Coleman of Boca Raton, Fla., as well as
his great-grandmother Adele Silver of Southfield.
Lev Samuel
Babcock (Lazar
Shalom), son of
Dori and Noah
Babcock, chant-
ed from the
Torah as he became a b’nai
mitzvah with his twin broth-
er Simon at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington
Hills on Saturday, June 3,
2023. Lev is the loving
grandchild of Karen and
Marc Adelman, and Cindy
and Howard Babcock.
Lev is a student at Norup
International School in Oak
Park. For his mitzvah proj-
ect, he sold hamantaschen
during Purim and donated
all proceeds to Yad Ezra,
joining the fight against food
insecurity.
Simon Pax
Babcock
(Shimon Pesach),
son of Dori and
Noah Babcock
chanted from the
Torah as he became a b’nai
mitzvah with his twin broth-
er Lev at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington
Hills on Saturday, June 3,
2023. Simon is the loving
grandchild of Karen and
Marc Adelman, and Cindy
and Howard Babcock.
Simon is a student at
Norup International School
in Oak Park. For his mitzvah
project, he sold haman-
taschen during Purim and
donated all proceeds to
Yad Ezra, joining the fight
against food insecurity.
Ayal Bentzion
Starr will be
called to the
Torah as a bar
mitzvah on June
10, 2023, at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield. Ayal is
the son of Rebecca and
Rabbi Aaron Starr and the
younger brother of Caleb
Starr. Ayal’s loving grandpar-
ents are Margie and James
Starr, Betty and James Line,
and the late Carol Line.
Ayal is a student at Hillel
Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit in Farmington Hills.
CAP & GOWN
BROOKLYNN ROSENBERG
West Bloomfield High School
Michigan State University