Chanukah books
and Jewish
tales delighted
a crowd of toddlers
at this year's
book fair.

CARLA JEAN SCHWARTZ

Section Editor

IV

Top to bottom:

Rabbi David Nelson is
a hit with 3-year-old
Grace Louise Phillips
of Lathrup Village
and 3-year-old
Ross Ahron Gaft of
Huntington Woods.

Rabbi Nelson displays
a beautiful illustration
to the crowd.

Many of the children
gathered around
Rabbi David Nelson
as he read In God's Name
during the Jewish. Book Fair.

hen Rabbi David Nelson, of
Congregation Beth Shalom,
appeared at the recent
Jewish Book Fair, he didn't
receive as much publicity as the celebrity
authors like Diane Von Furstenberg and
Wendy Wasserstein, but he was a big hit
amona the toddler crowd.
Rabbi
b Nelson led a story hour for chil-
dren, where he enchanted toddlers with
the readings of The Chanukah Guest, In
God's Name and a Chassidic tale.
About a dozen children with parents
and/or grandparents attended the event at
the Jewish Community Center Jimmy
Prentis Morris Building in Oak Park.
"The kids were very attentive," said
Rabbi Nelson. "They enjoyed the fact that
the adults sat right down on the floor with
them. It was quality time."

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12/4

1998

Detroit Jewish News

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