MAZEL TOV! APRIL 12, 2022 Chad and Whitney Techner are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter, Nora Jane Techner. Thrilled big siblings are Eli, Miriam and Bonnie. Grandparents are David and Ilene Techner of Birmingham, and Cindy Brown of Corvallis, Ore. Great-grandparents are the late Babs and the late Herb Kaufman.
Brooks Kogan Barron, son of Lori Kaftan and Marc Barron, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, May 27, 2022. He will be joined in celebration by his brother Quinn. Brooks is the loving grandchild of Carole Kaftan Rubin and Barry Rubin, Geraldine and Melvin Kaftan, and Nora and Guy Barron. Brooks is a student at Birmingham Covington School in Bloomfield Hills. His most meaningful mitzvah project was packing backpacks and donating school supplies for elementary students in Detroit. Preston Cole Blum, son of Dr. Adina Blum, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township on Saturday, May 28, 2022. He will be joined in celebration by his brother Bentley. Preston’s late grandparents are Phylis and Calvin Blum, and Constance and John Haimbaugh. He is a student at Birmingham Covington School. One of his most
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meaningful mitzvah projects was making Spread Kindness bags during COVID with handmade masks, sanitizer, water, snacks and words of hope and encouragement, then personally handing them out to the homeless. Sam Miles Daitch, son of Heather and Andy Daitch, was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills on Saturday, May 21, 2022. He was joined in celebration by his sisters Emily and Jillian. Sam is the loving grandchild of Dr. Mark and Lauren Rosenberg, and Dr. Jay and Sharon Daitch. Sam is a student at Bloomfield Hills Middle School. For his mitzvah project, he has been collecting new and used sports equipment to donate to Detroit PAL. David Patrick Devaney, son of Caryn and Dennis Devaney, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, May 27, 2022. He
will be joined in celebration by his brother Matthew and sister Lauren. David is the loving grandson of Marshall and the late Karen Weingarden, the late Helen and William Bush III, and the late Dorothy and Peter Devaney. David’s most meaningful mitzvah project was working with Brilliant Detroit, collecting books to support reading and literacy for elementary-aged school children. Lauren Elizabeth Devaney, daughter of Caryn and Dennis Devaney, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, May 27, 2022. She will be joined in celebration by her brothers Matthew and David. Lauren is the loving granddaughter of Marshall and the late Karen Weingarden, the late Helen and William Bush III, and the late Dorothy and Peter
Devaney. Lauren’s most meaningful mitzvah project was working with Brilliant Detroit, collecting books to support reading and literacy for elementary-aged school children. Eliana Lillian Weiss, daughter of Amy and Kevin Weiss, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, May 28, 2022. She will be joined in celebration by her siblings Samuel and Gwendolyn. Eliana is the loving grandchild of Andria and Mark Weiss, and Janice and Barry Kelman. She is the great-grandchild of Rose and Mark Hechler. Eliana is a student at Norup International School in Oak Park. In addition to many mitzvah projects, her most meaningful was raising money by organizing donation drives for the Detroit Dog Rescue.
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arbara and Herman Goldsmith celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in April with a party at their home on SylvanOtter Lake in Waterford. Joining in the celebration were their children, grandchildren and six great-grandchildren as well as other family members and a host of friends. Barbara was a former teacher at Oak Park High School and just completed 35 years as a volunteer docent at the DIA. Herman, a retailer, was the original owner of Joe’s Army Navy Stores.
