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Pyle-Wener
A
lexandra and Joseph Wener
are thrilled to announce the
engagement of their daugh-
ter Gillian Wener to Dr. Benjamin
Pyle, son of Judith Wiener and John
Pyle of Oak Park, Calif.
Gillian is an environmental law-
yer with Lathrop GPM in Boston,
Massachusetts. She earned her
bachelor’s degree in environment
from the University of Michigan and
a J.D. from The George Washington
University Law School.
Ben is an associate professor of law at Boston University School
of Law, teaching criminal and employment law. He earned a bache-
lor’s degree magna cum laude from Claremont McKenna College in
philosophy, politics, economics and mathematics. He has a J.D. from
the University of Michigan as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. in
economics from the University of Michigan.
The couple resides in the Boston area. A May 2025 wedding is
planned with Rabbi Aaron Bergman of Adat Shalom officiating.
MAZEL TOV!
JUNE 10, 2024
Joshua and Cristina Dean of Huntington Woods are
beyond thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Gabriel
Bruno Dean. Proud grandparents are Jill and Steven
Dean of West Bloomfield, and Maria and Paul Bruno of
Grosse Pointe Woods. Proud great-grandmothers are
Rosalie Dean and Maria Alicia Oxholm. Gabe is named in loving
memory of his paternal grandfathers, Conrad Pearl and Harold Dean;
paternal grandmother Barbara Pearl; maternal grandmother Myra
Geneva; and maternal grandfather Glen Bruno.
Sydney Charlotte
Dolgin, daughter of
Talia and Ari Dolgin,
will be called to the
Torah as a bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield on
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. She
will be joined in celebration by
her brother, Miles. Sydney is
the loving grandchild of Susan
and Rabbi Harold Loss, Ellie
Dolgin and the late Stuart
Dolgin.
She is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit
in Farmington Hills. Sydney’s
most meaningful mitzvah
project was creating and selling
a variety of camp-themed
items, such as note cards and
jewelry, with her cousins to
raise money for Send a Kid
to Tamarack and the Detroit
Jewish Federation Israeli
Camper Scholarship Fund.
Sarah Fearon,
daughter of Nanci
and Paul Fearon, will
be called to the
Torah as a bat
mitzvah at Temple
Beth El in Bloomfield Hills on
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. She is
the sister of Joey, and
granddaughter of Suzanne and
Allan Lasser, and Will and
Margaret Fearon.
Sarah is a student at Derby
Middle School in Birmingham.
Her main mitzvah project
involved supporting animals.
Cailey Eliana Levine,
daughter of Shayna
and Josh Levine, will
lead the
congregation in
prayer as a bat
mitzvah at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield on Saturday,
Aug. 31, 2024. She will be
joined in celebration by her
sisters Mia and Marni, and her
brother Brandon. Cailey is the
loving grandchild of Susan and
Rabbi Harold Loss, and Berna
and Noah Levine. She is the
adoring great-grandchild of
Cecelia Levine.
She attends Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit
in Farmington Hills. For her
mitzvah project, Cailey, along
with her sister and cousin,
developed a Camp Shuk,
creating custom camp gifts and
donating all funds to Send a
Kid to Tamarack and Jewish
Federation’s Israeli Camper
Program.
Mia Nurit Levine,
daughter of Shayna
and Josh Levine, will
stand before the
community as a bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield on
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. She
will be joined in celebration by
her sisters Cailey and Marni,
and her brother Brandon. Mia is
the loving grandchild of Susan
and Rabbi Harold Loss, and
Berna and Noah Levine. She is
the adoring great-grandchild of
Cecelia Levine.
Mia is a student at Hillel
Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit in Farmington Hills.
For her mitzvah project, with
her sister and cousin, Mia
created a Camp Shuk, where
she sold custom camp jewelry,
note cards and gifts. She
donated all proceeds to Send
a Kid to Tamarack and Jewish
Federation’s Israeli Camper
Program.
Maya Shoshana
Monkman (Malka
Aaliya) of Huntington
Woods will become a
bat mitzvah at
Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield on
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.
Participating in the ceremony
will be Daniel and Leiana
Franklin, Anthony Dabish, Lila
and Everly Franklin, and Aiden
Dabish. Proud grandparents are
Ilene and John Monkman,
Marcia Franklin, Steven
Franklin, and Juana Dabish.
Maya is a student at Norup
International School in Oak
Park. For her mitzvah project,
she volunteered at Aish’s Girls
on a Mission.