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32 August 31 • 2017 jn moments Bette Shapiro turned 90 years old on Aug. 21. She was honored by her family and her beloved hus- band, Avery Shapiro. • Shapiro 90th Zachary Herz Zachary Mitchell (Menashe ben Yaakov) Herz, son of Jeffrey and Judy (Markzon) Herz, ( formerly of Southfield) and twin sister Erica of Scottsdale, Ariz., will become a bar mitz- vah on Saturday, Sept. 2, at Congregation Or Tzion. Proud grand- parents are Rich and Judith Herz of Los Altos, Calif. He is also the grand- son of the late Harold and the late Zelda Markzon. Great-grandparents are the late Phillip and Mollie Rosenthal, Louis and Martha Markzon, Bernard and Helene Herz and Martin and Sylvia Klapman. Zachary attends Mountain Trail Middle School. For his mitzvah project, he is having a toy drive for Phoenix Children's Hospital. Kaye Leora Jordana Kaye (Leora Yardena) became a bat mitzvah at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills on Saturday, Aug. 26. Joining her on the bimah were her par- ents, Kimberly and Martin Kaye, brother Elijah and proud grandparents Sylvia Bienstock, Ellen Kaye and great-grandmother Berdie Pime. She is also the grandchild of the late Richard Kaye. Leora attends Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. She vol- unteered at several organizations in the community; her most meaningful mitzvah project has been working with Travelling Tutus Inc. She has collected dance costumes and dance shoes, which will be sent to children in orphanages and foster care who wish to learn the art of dance. Spektor Claire Hannah Spektor, surround- ed by family and friends, will become a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 2. She is the loving daughter of Cheryl and Gene Spektor and sister of Scott. Claire is the grandchild of Bronya and Mark Spektor, and the late Sharon and Irving Gofstein. She is a student at West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. Among her many mitzvah projects, Claire found volunteering at Scamp, a camp for children with special needs, to be the most meaningful. Zimmermann Jonah Liam Zimmermann will lead the congrega- tion in prayer on the occasion of his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 2. He will be joined in cel- ebration by his proud parents, Jennifer and Dan Zimmermann, and brother Aiden Cooper. Jonah is the loving grandchild of Carol and Jay Levin, and Judi and the late William Zimmermann. He is a student at West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. For his mitzvah project, Jonah gave his time to caring for homeless animals by volunteering at the New Beginnings Animal Rescue, raising funds and awareness for Almost Home Animal Rescue League and advocat- ing for animal rights by support- ing StopYulinForever.org. He found this experience to be very meaningful. continued from page 31 2152860 Lois Haron Allied Member ASID 248.851.6989 Complete kitchen and bathroom remodeling as well as furniture design and installations including granite, wood and other materials. DESIGNS IN DECORATOR WOOD & LAMINATES, LTD. It Doesn't Have To Cost A Fortune… Only Look Like It! Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik Foundation This program is funded in part by the Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 28123 Orchard Lake Rd. t Farmington Hills, MI 48334 www.holocaustcenter.org HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS Sunday, September 10 at 2:30 p.m. Featuring Guest Speaker Professor Amos N. Guiora I f you are a bystander and witness a crime, should intervention to that crime be a legal obligation or is moral responsibility enough? Amos Guiora, Professor of Law at the University of Utah, will examine the role of bystanders during the Holocaust and in contemporary society, sharing examples from his own family's experiences and from a wide range of historical and current events. Guiora is a widely cited expert and author on the legal aspects of counterterrorism and international law. Q $10 admission, $5 members and college students Q RSVP required by September 6 to Laura Williams at 248.536.9605 or rsvp@holocaustcenter.org Q Book signing and light dessert reception to follow The Crime of Complicity: The Bystander from the Holocaust to Today Please support our work – become a member! 2193350