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…life cycles » Christopher Dean Caballero II, son of Gynae Atara Ashira Little and Christopher Caballero Sr., will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, May 14, at Caballero Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Joining in his sim- chah will be his sister Kristanae, proud grandparents Renee and Marcus Cofield, Barbara and Rodney Gatson, and Gloria and Earrold Caballero, and great-grandmothers Antoinnette Cooper and Sara Little. Chri...…
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…obituaries » JEROME AWERBUCH, 87, of West Bloomfield, died May 7, 2016. He was the former owner of Jerome’s Shoes at Harvard Row in Southfield. Mr. Awerbuch is sur- Awerbuch vived by his wife, Bebe Awerbuch; children, Alison Awerbuch, and Dr. Gavin and Amy Awerbuch; grand- children, Eric and Marina Awerbuch, Adam Awerbuch and Drew Awerbuch, Ari Eisenstadt, Taly Eisenstadt, Robbie Levin and Ellie Levin. He was the beloved husband of the late E...…
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