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1 who as a boy loved camp-
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I went to camp every summer,
he says. "I went fishing and

canoeing. I spent a lot of time
reading, too, which is something
kids don't do much of these days."
During the summer, he went with
his family to Frankfort, a resort
town on Lake Michigan. Evenings,

the Marx family would listen to the
radio.
Mr. Marx's granddaughter,
Rachel Hollander, 3, also of West
Bloomfield, has inherited her
grandfather's love for outdoor
activities and books.
"We go bicycling a lot together
— there's a wonderful eight-mile
ride all around the playgrounds at
Kensington," Mr. Marx says. "We
swim, too, and go to the beach,
the kinds of things I did when I
was a child.
"Recently we went fishing, which
was reminiscent of what I did with
my Dad. He was a fisherman."
Grandfather's Day comes each
Wednesday for Rachel, with Mr.
Marx caring for her one time, her
other grandfather baby sitting on
alternate Wednesdays. Mr. Marx
describes Wednesdays with
Rachel as, "a very, very neat expe-
rience.
Some time ago Mr. Marx went
on a camping trip with a friend.
When Rachel saw the photos, she
knew right away what she want-
ed.
"Can we go camping?" she
asked her grandfather, who
replied: "When you get a little
older."
One week later, Rachel rightly
reasoned she was "a little older."
She told her grandmother, "We're
going camping!"
And so they did. Grandpa,
Grandma and Rachel went • to
Walnut Lake, where they cooked
out and slept in a tent all night,
just the three of them.

Rachel Hollander, who will
turn 4 later this month,
attends nursery school at
Adat Shalom Synagogue.
Rachel's mom, Jennifer Hol-
lander, says her daughter
loves to make art projects
and play dress up. Her
favorite costume is that of a
bride.

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10/16
1998

Detroit Jewish News

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