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In The Family

Brother, sister win All-State honors.

Steve Stein
Special to The Jewish News

Jared Kamin of Novi wears a "Man

Ella and Julie Sidder of West

in the Yellow Hat" costume created

Bloomfield were actively shopping

during the Temple Israel Book Fair.

for new books.

Reading Fun

Temple Israel's book fair combines
Chanukah, crafts and storytelling.

Amber Gilmore
Special to the Jewish News

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toryteller and award-winning
children's author Howard
Schwartz highlighted Temple
Israel's 10th annual Book Fair Dec. 10-
14 in West Bloomfield.
Schwartz teaches English at the
University of Missouri in St. Louis.
He received the Sydney Taylor Book
Award for The Diamond Tree:
Jewish Tales from Around the
World and the Sydney Taylor Honor
Award for The Sabbath Lion.
During several presentations
throughout the week, he shared his
stories with Temple Israel's Early
Childhood Center families and kin-
dergarten-12th grade religious school
students.
On Dec. 14, children ages 6 and
younger had the opportunity to cele-
brate Chanukah with simian children's
book character Curious George. More
than 400 children, along with their
parents and grandparents, lit the
menorah with Cantor
Michael Smolash,
enjoyed crafts, lis-
tened to a Curious
George story and had
their picture taken
with Curious George.
"Cantor Smolash
was great and the
picture with Curious
George and the
frame was fabulous:'
said parent Jacqui

Gretzinger. "My daughter, Amanda,
is giving it to my husband tomorrow
night as one of her Chanukah gifts to
him."
Winners of the annual bookmark
contest also were announced. Fourth-
grader Katie Rothstein received the
grand psrize for her design featuring
children's hands reaching out to touch
the Torah with the caption "Read
— It's a gift from God."
Age-group winners and honor-
able mentions were awarded to Emily
Abrams, Drew Anderson, Annabel
Berlin, Kyle Coden, Jade Fantich,
Benjamin Fellows, Anthony Fink,
Jacob Fishkind, Andrea Freedland,
Emma Green, Rachel Gringlas, Bella
Jacobson, Ava Janowitz, Madi Kraus,
Jake Lefkofsky, Jordyn Plotnick,
Stephanie Podolsky, Ava Scott, Allison
Van Der Aue, Lauren Watsky and
Lowell Wolfe.
In addition to the presentations, the
book fair included hundreds of new
Jewish books and Chanukah merchan-
dise for readers of all ages. L

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Katie Rothstein.

Carly Kowalsky of West
Bloomfield proudly displays some
of the books sold Whe Fair.

is a junior at U-M. He's a former West
Bloomfield High School golfer.

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here are now two All-State ath- Surf's Up
letes in the Felsenfeld family.
California surfer dude Jared Katz
Detroit Country Day fresh-
sees himself owning a surf shop
man Matt Felsenfeld joined his sister, along the West Coast some day. At the
Elyssa Felsenfeld, among Michigan's
moment, he's trying to help Wayne State
elite high school athletes this fall when
University win hockey games.
he made the Division 3 All-State team
The 5-foot-6, 142-pound freshman
in boys golf. He was one of only two
forward had three goals and three
freshmen selected in the four
assists while playing in
divisions.
Wayne State's first 18 games
Elyssa, a Country Day
this season.
senior, was named to the
A San Jose, Calif, native,
Division 4 All-State team in
Katz started playing hockey
girls tennis this fall. It was the
when he was 10. He gave
third consecutive season that
up figure skating after a
she made the honor squad.
year and turned to hockey
"My sister was a great role
because he was embar-
model for me. She showed
rassed performing in front
me how much hard work it
M. Felsen feld
of people.
takes to be an All-State ath-
Katz came to Wayne State
lete',' Matt said.
after scoring 18 goals and
Matt's averages of 39.6 for
dishing out 25 assists in 43
nine holes and 76.8 for 18
games with the Baystate
holes were best on a Country
Breakers of the Eastern
Day team of three seniors,
Junior Hockey League in
one junior, one sophomore
2005-06.
and one freshman. He had
"I wanted to play Division
five top-10 finishes in tourna-
I hockey and Wayne State
ments and he tied for 26th at
gave me that opportunity','
E. Felsen feld
the state tournament at Forest
said Katz, who turned 21
Akers West in East Lansing, shooting
last week. He graduated from St. Clair
83-78/161.
Shores South Lake High School in 2004.
Country Day was fourth at the state
Katz plans to earn a degree from
tourney, just nine strokes behind cham-
Wayne State, then see if professional
pion Flint Powers Catholic.
hockey in the United States or Europe is
Playing on a team was a new but
in his future. He's a business major.
pleasant experience for Matt, 14, a
There's no doubt in Katz's mind that
competitive junior golfer since he was
surfing has improved his hockey skills.
8. This past summer, Matt tied for 44th
"Paddling has helped my arm strength,
place among 129 golfers in the boys 14-
and riding the waves has helped my bal-
15 division at the Optimist International ance,' he said.
Junior Golf Championships at PGA
National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach
More Perfection
Gardens, Fla.
Lyle Schaefer's spectacular bowling sea-
Elyssa, 17, helped the Country Day
son got even better Dec. 26 when the 48-
girls tennis team win its fourth consecu- year-old Southfield resident rolled his
tive state title by finishing second at No.
third career 300 game. It came during
2 singles at the state tournament. She
a 245-300-182/727 series in University
was a state champion at No. 4 doubles
Men's League play at Country Lanes in
when she was a freshman.
Farmington Hills.
A 3.5 grade point average student,
Schaefer bowled his first 800 series
Elyssa plans to attend either the
while competing in the league Oct.
University of Michigan or Indiana
31. Two days earlier, he threw a per-
University. She doesn't intend to play
fect game at Drakeshire Lanes in
tennis in college, but she'll continue
Farmington Hills in the Suburban
playing club tennis.
Athletic League. His first 300 came in
Bob and Brenda Felsenfeld of
2001 at Country Lanes.
West Bloomfield have two other chil-
dren. Zachary, 7, attends Brookfield
Please send sports news to
Academy in West Bloomfield. Josh, 20,
sports@thejewishnews.com

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