Good Luck Lindsay.
We're all so very
proud of you.

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under-14 boys doubles title. In
January he won the Middlesex
under-14 singles title, and represent-
ed Middlesex in Junior County
matches this season. In the last year,
he went from being ranked 90th to
18th while winning two junior
(under-17) tournaments.

Elina Groberman,
Chess
Delegation: Jewish
Commiinity House
of Bensonhurst
Background: In her
two major events
this year, Elina
took sixth place at
the New York City High School
Championships, and contributed to
her school, Brooklyn's Edward R.
Murrow High School, winning first
place. This past May in
Florianapolis, Brazil, she was co-
champion at the Pan-American Girls
Under-18 Championship.
In 1997, Elina, 14, took first
place at the Liberty Bell Open, and
tied for first at the World Open. At
the New York State Women's
Championship she was co-champion.

Sophie Kohene,
Track and Field
Delegation:
Great Britain
Background:
Sophie, like her
teammate Jo Ankier,
was a star in both
the Maccabi Games
at Metro West in 1996 and
Maccabiah in Israel last year. In New
Jersey, she captured nine gold
medals: 400 meter dash, 800, 1,600,
3,200 and cross country events, as
well as four relays. In Israel,.she took
gold in the 400 and 800 and silver in
the 1,500 and 4x100 relay.
In the past cross country season
in England, Sophie was the
Middlesex under-17 county champi-
on, and finished eighth in both the
English schools and English national
competitions. In the current track
season, she was the Middlesex
under-17 800 meter champ. Last
month, she came in fourth in the
under-17 1,500 event at the
English Schools Athletics
Championships.

Eduardo
Marcuschamer,
Track and Field
Delegation: Mexico
Background: At last
year's Maccabiah in 0
Israel, Eduardo was
a workhorse on the
Mexican team.
Participating in five events, he placed
10th in the 400 and 100 meters,
fourth with the 4x200 relay and in
the long jump, and took the bronze
medal in the 100 hurdles.
At Mexico's D.F. Championships,
he took second in the long jump,
triple jump and 4x100 relay, and
fourth in the heptathalon.

Louis Rosenthal,
Table Tennis
Delegation:
Great Britain
Background: Louis,
13, is participating
in his first Maccabi
i s
Games, but has
made his mark with
the England schools national team.
The Manchester native won a team
gold medal at the international
schools tournament, which featured
under-14s from England, Scotland,
Wales, Ireland, Iceland and the Isle
of Man. At the tournament, he cap-
tured a pair of bronze medals in the
singles and doubles competitions.
At the end-of-season Manchester
Maccabi award banquet, he was
named the "Junior Sports Personality
of the Year."

Ryan Schloss,
Basketball
Delegation:
Philadelphia
Background: Ryan,
16, will be the
starting point
guard on the Philly
basketball team for
the fourth consecutive year at the
Maccabi Games, in addition to his
participation in Israel at the
Maccabiah last year.
Playing in Maccabi has brought
Ryan, and the Philadelphia squad, a
great deal of success. Philadelphia
won a gold medal in Orlando, and
silver medals in Wayne, N.J., and
Seattle.

❑

All our love,

Mommy, Daddy,
Ari, Emily,
and your
Grandmas and
Grandpas.

Detroit

From each drive - until you
arrive, we'll be with you.

Love,
Mom,

Dad & Jamie

MAZEL TOV
STEPHEN MAISELOFF

Maccabi Tennis

Love,
Mom, Dad, Jennifer and Alyssa

GOOD LUCK BEN
GO FOR THE GOLD!!

LOVE,
MOM, ERNIE AND MICHAEL

Detroit Jewish News

8/14
1998

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