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MAZEL TOV!

Jacob Maxwell
Ben, son of
Meredith and
Joshua Ben,
will be called to
the Torah as a
bar mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield
on Friday, March 8, 2024.
He will be joined in
celebration by his sister,
Madison. Jacob is the
loving grandchild of
Barbara and Allan Ben,
and Marilyn and Michael
Rice.
He is a student at
Walnut Creek Middle
School in West Bloomfield.
Jacob’s most meaningful
mitzvah project was
starting a book drive for
Making Spirits Bright,
an organization that
collects and distributes
gently used books to
communities in need.

Ella Sophie
Davis (Israela
Shoshana) of
Birmingham will
become a bat
mitzvah at Adat
Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills on
Saturday, March 9, 2024.
She is the daughter of
Jodie Kaufman Davis and
Jamie Davis, and sister of
Maddie and Jona. Her
grandparents are Sue and
Alan Kaufman, and Lynda
and Ken Davis.
Ella attends Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan
Detroit in Farmington
Hills. As a meaningful
mitzvah project, she has
been working with Camp
Tamarack to support
displaced Israeli youths.

Bennie
Remner, son of
Gayle and
Justin Remner,
will be called to
the Torah as a
bar mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield
on Saturday, March 9,
2024. He will be joined in
celebration by his sister,
Ariana. Bennie is the
loving grandchild of Ellen
Dorshow-Gordon and
Charles Gordon, and
Leslie and George
Remner.
He is a student at
Clifford H. Smart Middle
School in Commerce
Township. Bennie’s
most meaningful
mitzvah project was
volunteering his time
at a JARC home and
raising money to donate
to those individuals with
developmental disabilities
of all ages in Oakland
County.

Maxwell
Stockermann,
son of Julie
Stocker and
Eric Mann, will
lead the
congregation in prayer as
a bar mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield
on Saturday, March 9,
2024. Max is the loving
grandchild of Margo and
Michael Stocker, and
Marge and Fred Mann.
He is a student at Norup
International School in
Oak Park. Max’s most
meaningful mitzvah
project was making
blankets for the children
at Camp Joy Outdoor

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Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings
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each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs
or for special birthdays starting at the 90th.
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information or for a mailed or emailed copy of guidelines.

Korn 70th
B

en and Janet Korn are celebrating 70 years of
wedded bliss on March 7, 2024. Their loving
children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
are hosting a special dinner to honor them.

Education Center, a camp
designed specifically
for families living with
Eosinophilic disease
and a place where Max
received a blanket when
he was a camper.

Ari Young (Ari
Reuben) of
Bloomfield
Hills became a
bar mitzvah at
Adat Shalom
Synagogue in
Farmington Hills on

Saturday, March 2, 2024.
He is the son of Marla
and Brian Young, and
brother of Levi and
Sammy. His grandparents
are Susan and Howard
Tapper, the late Ava
Young, Charles Young
and Debra Carson.
Ari is a student at
Hillel Day School in
Farmington Hills. His
mitzvah projects were
working as a volunteer at
Yad Ezra in Berkley and
fundraising.