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Ethan Zane 
Bocknek, son of 
Erika and Andy 
Bocknek, will 
lead the 
congregation in 
prayer as a bar mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield on Saturday, 
April 20, 2024. He will be 
joined in celebration by his 
sisters, Lielle and Kefira. 
Ethan is the loving 
grandchild of Cheryl and 
Marc Bocknek, and Retta 
and Mark London. 
He is a student at 
Roeper Middle School 
in Birmingham. Deeply 
committed to his 
community, Ethan chose 
for his most meaningful 
mitzvah project working 
with the clergy and staff at 
Temple Israel to develop 
new programs for kids 
his age that focus on 
intercultural and interfaith 
dialogue. 

Eliza Leah Elkin, 
daughter of Mila 
and Ilya Elkin, 
will be called to 
the Torah as a 
bat mitzvah at 
Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield on Saturday, 

April 20, 2024. She will be 
joined in celebration by her 
sister Breanna. Eliza is the 
loving grandchild of Isabella 
and Mark Kostyukovsky, 
and Irina and Gregory Elkin. 
She is the adoring great-
grandchild of Leon 
Kostyukovsky and the late 
Mariya Kostyukovsky, and 
Larsia Soybel and the late 
Zinovy Soybel. 
Eliza is a student at 
Walnut Creek Middle 
School in West Bloomfield. 
Her most meaningful 
mitzvah project was 
donating funds to HIAS, 
the Hebrew Immigrant Aid 
Society, an organization 
that provides humanitarian 
aid and assistance to 
refugees. This was 
extremely meaningful to 
Eliza as HIAS helped her 

family immigrate from the 
Soviet Union to the U.S. 

Milo Rothberger 
(Avraham Mayer) 
of Bloomfield 
Hills will become 
a bar mitzvah at 
Temple Beth El 
in Bloomfield Township on 
Saturday, April 20, 2024. 
He is the son of Lisa and 
Jared Rothberger and the 
brother of Levi. Milo’s 
grandparents are Kenneth 
Korotkin, Risha Ring, Julie 
Dale and the late Alan 
Rothberger.
Milo is a student at 
Derby Middle School 
in Birmingham. For his 
mitzvah project, he created 
a fundraising event for 
Tamarack Camps, called 
Kids Send Kids to Camp.

MAZEL TOV!

Herman 100th 
M

orton Herman, of 
West Bloomfield, 
will make his 100th 
birthday on April 27, 2024. 
He is a WWII veteran. A 
native New Yorker, he 
graduated from Illinois 
School of Optometry and 
practiced until he was 70. 
Morton, an avid skier, tennis 
player, pickleball player and 
golfer, also loves bridge and 
reading. His wife is Arlene 
Herman; their children 
are Ron Herman (Sharon), 
Richard Herman (late 
Deborah Tyner), Jim Herman 
(Brenda), the late Gregg 
Herman (Cathy) and Michael 
Herman. The couple have 10 
grandchildren and 12 great-
grandchildren.

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.