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MAZEL TOV!

Riley Madison

Belkin and

Joely Brooke

Belkin will share the bimah as they lead the congregation in prayer on the occasion of their b’not mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, April 9, 2021. They will be joined in celebration by their proud parents, Stacey and Martin Belkin. Joely and Riley are the loving grandchildren of Lynn and the late Kenneth Levine, and Elaine and Alan Belkin, and greatgrandchild of the late Jennie Fried.

The girls attend Derby Middle School in Birmingham. Among their many mitzvah projects, both Joely and Riley found it most meaningful to raise funds for Make a Difference Animal Rescue for abused and abandoned animals.

Talia Simone

Hortick will lead the congregation in prayer as she becomes a bat mitzvah on Friday, April 9, 2021, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She will be joined in celebration by her proud parents, Melissa and Brad Feldman and Marty and Alison Hortick. Also joining in celebration will be her siblings Maxwell, Emily, Allison and Robert. Talia is the loving grandchild of Simone Vitale, Jeanne Vitale and Jeffrey Parsons, Millie and the late Morton Feldman, Marilyn and Harvey Hortick, and Marci and Marvin Shulman.

She is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. As part of her most meaningful mitzvah project, Talia created Caring Cards for COVID to lift people’s spirits during the pandemic.

Mark Jerome Malinowski

Shapiro, son of Dr. Susan Malinowski and Gary Shapiro, will chant from the Torah on the occasion of his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, April 10, 2021. He will be joined in celebration by his brother Max and his proud grandparents Drs. Jolanta and Edward Malinowski. He is also the loving grandchild of the late Jerome Shapiro and the late Mildred Shapiro.

Mark is a student at Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Boys in Bloomfield Hills. As part of his most meaningful mitzvah project, Mark volunteered at the Temple Israel Free Fresh Food Pantry.

Berman 90th

Elaine Berman of West Bloomfield celebrated her 90th birthday on Feb. 17, 2021, with her in-town children and their spouses and then this past week when all her children could be together. Joining Elaine were daughter, Andrea Goldberg, with her husband, Jonas Goldberg; son, Scott Berman, and his wife, Cheryl Berman; and son, Larry Berman, with his wife, Catherine Berman. Due to the COVID pandemic, Elaine’s seven grandchildren (and their spouses) and five great-grandchildren all sent gifts and love. Her late husband of 71 years, Arnold Berman, was there in spirit.

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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.

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