JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER

PHOTOS BY GLENN TR I EST

An afternoon
of biblical characters, pony rides,
games and fun
entertained hundreds.

TH E D E T RO IT J EW IS H N EWS

Serving hot dogs: Yackov Burstyn and Lucian Silvian.

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hortly after Eric White, 7, arrived Sunday at
the Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Communi-
ty Center, he had his picture taken behind a
cutout of a biblical character and played bas-
ketball.
With so many activities to choose from, he
was not sure what he wanted to do next.
The pony rides offered outside the JCC
seemed to be a favorite for most of the children,
especially Eric's older sister, Marla.
Neigh-
The Family Fun Day, sponsored by the Neigh-
borhood Project, the Jewish Community Cen-
ter and Jewish Experiences For Families
(JEFF), adopted an ancient theme to tie into
the biblical play-
ground that will
vol-
be built by vol-
unteers at JPM
the
during
Fourth of July
weekend.
Sheyna Wexelberg-
Clouser watched as her
6-year-old daughter,
Rena, had her face
painted and made pro-
jects at the various sta-
tions.
"She is having a great
time," Ms. Wexelberg-
Clouser said. "It's nice to
have activities that re-
inforce what the kids
learn in school." 0

Yocheved Krakaur
(above) rides a
horse while her
sister, Bracha,
gets a ride from
her mom, Sarah.

Left, Kathy
Ternyaeva and
Yana Vortsman.

Dave and Joann
Drasnin (right)
with their
son, Rafi.