DECEMBER 7 • 2023 | 59

MAZEL TOV!

Ethan Simon 
Sapeika of 
Farmington 
Hills will 
become a bar 
mitzvah at 
Adat Shalom 
Synagogue in 
Farmington Hills on 
Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. 
He is the son of Amy and 
Daniel Sapeika and the 
brother of Noah and 
Ethan. He is the grand-
son of Linda Feinfeld and 
the late Harry 
Applebaum, Raphael and 
Karen Sapeika, and the 
late Gillian Cohen.
Ethan is a student 
at Hillel Day School of 
Metropolitan Detroit in 
Farmington Hills. For a 
mitzvah project, Ethan 
is raising money for 
Hadassah’s Youth Aliyah 
Villages.

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 
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guidelines.

Karp 50th

Sidder 100th

D

eborah and Dr. Martin 
Karp of West Bloomfield 
are marking their 
50th wedding anniversary. 
They are so thankful for 
their six daughters, their 15 
grandchildren, and their four 
great-grandchildren.

F

aye (London Schnaar) 
Sidder of West Bloomfield 
will celebrate her 100th 
birthday on Dec. 20, 2023. 
Faye raised two sons, Dan and 
Ron, in Detroit and Southfield 
with her beloved late husband, 
Herbert Schnaar. She spent 
many happy years with late 
husband, Richard Sidder. 
Faye is a proud “Nanny” to 
seven grandchildren and 10 
great-grandchildren. She loves 
visits with family and enjoys a good book, keeping up 
on current events, listening to the radio and watching 
classic movies.

Slutsky 60th
N

ira and Bob Slutsky 
of West Bloomfield 
are grateful to be 
celebrating their 60th wedding 
anniversary on Dec. 24, 2023, 
with friends and family. Their 
children are Lisa Slutsky, 
Lauren and Jeb Belchinsky; 
grandchildren are Ari and Lola. 

Michigan’s Leading 
Law Firms Speak 
Out Against 
Antisemitism

Michigan’s leading law firms, 
including Honigman LLP, 
sent the following email to 
top Michigan law schools 
echoing the important safety 
and inclusion sentiments of 
our national colleagues. 
“We trust that you 
are familiar with the 
letter (https://tinyurl.
com/3udzbds9) sent by sev-
eral major New York-based 
law firms to the deans of over 
100 law schools. Our firms 
wholeheartedly agree with the 
seriousness of the situation to 
the extent these activities are 
occurring on your campuses, 
and the sentiments expressed 
in the letter. We strongly 
believe as stated in the letter 
that ‘[t]here is no room for 
antisemitism, Islamophobia, 
racism or any other form of 
violence, hatred or bigotry on 
your campuses, in our work-
places or our communities.’
“We have strong rela-
tionships with your schools, 
and wanted to share these 
thoughts with you directly in 
the hope that you urgently 
take all necessary actions 
to ensure a safe and civil 
environment at your schools 
for all of your students. As 
you must recognize, it is 
imperative that law students 
are prepared to join employ-
ers, like us, that have zero 
tolerance for antisemitism, 
Islamophobia, racism or big-
otry of any kind.”