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A 3-year-old loses
his ringlets in a family
celebration of Lag b'Omer

LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer

DAN LIPPITT Photographer

ax Kresch knew something was up.
The 3-year-old was dragged out of his
mother's car and carried into his Aunt
Lin's back yard, his kippa barely staying
pinned onto his long, curly blond hair.
For days, Eddie and Susie Kresch had been telling
Max that Tuesday, Lag b'Omer, would be his first hair-
cut, and the blond locks would be strewn across his
aunt's deck.
"We were trying to prepare him, telling him he was
going to get his hair cut," Susie said.
Said Eddie, "He seems nervous and a little clingy.
The only way we've ever known him is with long hair."
What seemed to be a nostalgic day for the parents
had an atmosphere more like a Memorial Day barbe-
cue, with coolers of beer and soft drinks, a bonfire,
veggie trays and dips. Kids were running around, play-