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Chanuka tops are hot collectibles.

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ADAM KATZ-STONE
Special to the Jewish News

hen artist Susan
Fullenbaum cre-
ated her
"Celebration
Dreidel," she set out to cap-
ture a feeling.
"I wanted to convey the
spirit of the holiday, which in
my mind is very joyous," she
explained. The 7-inch-tall
stained glass dreidel depicts
children holding hands. When
the Chanuka top spins on its
stand, they seem to dance.
"I made this dreidel origi-
nally because of my grand-

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Above: Artist Gary Rosenthal's
dreads are sculptural and
moveable. Avaithble at Ilona
and Gallery in Orchard Mall
Left: Artist Susan Fullenbaum
created a "Celebration Dreidel"
with children bolding hands,
left, to capture the joy of
Chanuka, Available at
ZYXYX on the Boardwalk &-
Wrap It Up in Orchard Mall.

"designer" dreidels that have
burst on the market in recent
years. This traditional children's
game has become a hot col-
lectible, with some sculptural
tops fetching $500 or more.
"Dreidels are no longer just a
spinning game for children to
play with other children, says
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Ann Lustig, of ZYZYX in West
Bloomfield. "They have become a col-
kids. They like looking at the kids,
lector's item for people collecting fine
they love watching them spin," said
art. People are seeking out hand-made
Fullenbaum, who resides in
dreidels by artists," she explains.
Maryland.
Hirschel Levine, of Ilona and gallery
With a retail price tag of about
in
West
Bloomfield echoes these senti-
$100, the "Celebration Dreidel" is
ments.
"More
and more people are dis-
one of the many hundreds of so-called