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he 23 jeuth h News Chanukah Art Contest final selec-
tions shown on these pages will be displayed through
Jan. 3 at the Shalom Street interactive children's muse-
= at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield.
These winning entries were selected from 300 submissions
from children ages 21/2 to 12. The Jewish News received 105
submissions from children age 6 and younger, 137 from chil-
dren age 7-9, and 58 from 10-12-year-
olds. We would also like to thank
Yeshivat Akiva art teacher Paula Zacks
for her continuing support of the
Chanukah Art Contest. Some 175 stu-
dents from the Southfield clay school
entered the contest this year.
For those who wish to get back their
artwork, all non-winning entries will be
available for pick up at the Jewish News
during regular business hours (8:30
a.m.-5 p.nt Monday through Friday)
through Jan. 14. All the entries shown
in this issue will be available for pickup
at the Jewish News fi-om Jan. 4-14.
The Jewish News is at 29200
Northwestern Highway, Suite 110,
Southfield, at the northwest corner of
Northwestern and Franklin roads. No
entries can be returned by mail, and the
entries will not be retained by the Jewish
New after Jan. 14.

Happy Chanukah!
Alan Husky
Associate Editor

ON THE COVER

MACKENZIE CODEN

Age 9
West Bloomfield
Temple Israel

M

ackenzie Coden loves art.
"It's her favorite thing" at
Walled Lake Maple
Elementary School, says her mom.
Mackenzie is the oldest of the four
children of Karen and Andy Coden,
and she created her winning artwork
for the Jewish News Chanukah Art
Contrest at home. "When I think of
Chanukah," says Mackenzie, "the first
thing that comes into my mind is the
menorah."
And just like any avid artist,, she
just happened to have popsicle sticks
around the house for art projects. The
lighted wicks of her popsicle-stick
candles are painted strings. Some of
the ends are lighter in color — where
the paint didn't take — and gives the
effect of an actual burning wick.
`Whenever I'm bored, I do art,"
says Mackenzie. I watch TV and I
also like to read — more than TV"
Her mom, Karen, says Mackenzie
has little time to be bored. She takes
five dance classes — she's been danc-
ing for six years — and she is in a
Temple Israel play and is a member of
the temple's Shabbat Singers. Last
year one of her art projects was select-
ed to represent her grade at the
Walled Lake Schools' art show.

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