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Morgan poses with the guy who
discovered her game, Grandpa
r
Herb.

"My father is very understanding
and patient in helping young ath-
letes," said Krickstein. "There was
never any pressure from him to win
and he will be an asset to Morgan. I
told her to relax and enjoy the experi-
ence."
Morgan has many athletes in her
family with Michigan roots. Her
mother Kathy was a Big Ten tennis
champion at the University of
Michigan. Her father Mike, a real
estate agent who grew up in Fraser,
played hockey in high school. Two
aunts were collegiate tennis stars.
Morgan is the eldest of three Pressel
children. She learned golf while visit-
ing her grandfather in Grosse Pointe
Shores in 1996. At that time, Kathy
was undergoing chemotherapy in a
successful battle against breast cancer
and sent the children to temporarily
live with their grandparents.
"I entrusted my dad with the devel-
opment of Morgan's game," said
Kathy Pressel. "She sees him almost
every day after school, practicing golf.
She has fun with him. The most
important thing is that she is brought
up to be a normal child, not a star
athlete."
When Morgan qualified for the
Open in May, she celebrated with Dr.
Krickstein: an ice cream cone and an
informal birthday party at her home
the following week. She turned 13
just before the Open, on May 23.

Jewish Links

Morgan's family legacy also has strong
linkage to Judaism. Her great-grandfa-
ther was Rabbi Joseph Krickstein, a
Conservative rabbi who had a pulpit
in Ann Arbor.
Although Dr. Krickstein was not
interested in the rabbinate, he excelled

in baseball. He turned down a tryout
with the Detroit Tigers to become a
pre-med student. But he was con-
cerned with having a strong Jewish
identity.
"My father, who also had a pulpit
in Mt. Clemens, raised his children to
feel positive about their identity. I
loved my heritage, but I also loved
sports and medicine. I admired Hank
Greenberg and his achievements with
the Tigers like most kids in my era.
But in the end, becoming a doctor
was more important to me than being
a baseball player."
Dr. Krickstein and Aaron were
instrumental in raising funds for
Jewish communities. In 1984, he had
Aaron appear in a tennis exhibition
benefiting the Miami Jewish
Community Centers. Aaron also com-
peted four times in tournaments held
in Israel, donating a portion of his
prize money to the Israel Tennis
Centers.
That legacy will continue with
Morgan Pressel. "Just as important in
my life as doing well in golf was corn-
pleting my bat mitzvah in front of all
my family and friends, said Morgan,
who became bat mitzvah last
November at Congregation B'nai
Torah in Boca Raton by leading the
Havdalah service.
"Morgan showed remarkable matu-
rity when she began taking bat mitz-
vah lessons two years ago," said
Assistant Rabbi Amy Rader. "She was
focused and intent on learning every-
thing she can about Judaism, unlike
many youngsters her age.
"When she made headlines with
golf, everybody in the congregation
was watching her every move on tele-
vision." El

Freelance writer Mike Rosenbaum of
Southfield contributed to this story.

