ren's Expo

JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER

PHOTOS BY GL EN N TR IEST

The JCC hosts a
multimedia
narrative of
Jewish history.

Top Left: Marina Abayeu shows off her art project.

Top Right: Shaul Wilhelm, of London, England, leads a group through the expo.

Above Left: Melissa Moroi enjoys the children's expo.

Above Right: Samantha and Jessica Wax listen intently.

n its first full day in Detroit, the Great
Jewish Children's Expo, a traveling Jew-
ish museum, entertained and educated
9-year-old Rose Kotoff.
Rose and her mother, Phyllis Salter of
Royal Oak, spent last Sunday at the
Maple/Drake Jewish Community Cen-
ter. They walked through a maze of ex-
hibits on creation, exile and redemption,
great Jewish leaders and mitzvahs.
"I really liked the way the figures
turned and I liked the one about chari-
ty," Rose said when she finished viewing
the exhibits. "I learned a lot of history. It
was fun."
Throughout the week, school groups
and families have attended the expo, learning about Ju-
daism through moving exhibits and animated scenes
and participating in a crafts workshop and a TV-style
game show.
Sponsored by the "The Shul," an outreach center of
the Campus of Living Judaism in West Bloomfield, and
the JCC, the exhibits will remain open Saturday, Jan.
28, from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 29, from
1 to 9 p.m.
The expo gave Jessica Turkish, 11, the opportunity to
participate in the game show, modeled after TV's "Clas-
sic Concentration."
"It was cool being up there," Jessica said. "It felt like
I was on a real game show, and I was a little nervous."
"This is a great opportunity that should not be missed
while it is in town," said Rabbi Kasreil Shemtov, of the
Shul. "I think the children are walking away excited."
Tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for children and are
available through TicketMaster and at the door. ❑

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