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Day schools excel
in Southfield's
reading battle.
Tied for first, fourth grade: The Title Waves — Isaac Wolf, 9, Akiva; Jacob Kornblum, 9, Akiva; Avi Parshan, 9, Akiva; Jake Weil,
9, Akiva; Ami Zuroff, 10, Akiva; Ben Kellman, 9, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah.
ewish day schools showed their literary prowess in the Southfield Public
Library's annual Battle of the Books, which encourages the sport of reading
and recognizes students who like to read.
The by-grade competition is open to students who live or go to school in Southfield.
"For students in Jewish day schools, it may seem that a dual curriculum is enough to
keep even the brightest students busy from early morning to late in the afternoon',' said
Lisa Parshan. "Even with all the pressure, some students still manage to devote their
precious time to extra-curricular activities that balance academics with team spirit and
co-operation!'
She described Battle of the Books as "a responsibility and reliance upon team-
mates to read remember and retain detailed information about the seven assigned
books. Each team that chooses to participate in the battle should wear their badge with
pride."
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Elementary School
In the fourth-grade battle on Jan.17, five out of thOZtedins participating came from
Yeshivat Akiva and Yeshiva Beth Yehudah.
One first-place winner was the Title Waves with Jacob Kornblum, 9, Akiva; Benyamin
Kellman, 9, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah; Avi Parshan, 9, Akiva; Jake Weil, 9, Akiva; Issac Wolf, 9,
Akiva; and Ami Zuroff, 10, Akiva. The coaches were Lisa Parshan and Sherri Weil.
Tied for first was the Word Wonders with Chezky Maor, 9; Shimon Mayerfeld, 9;
Elchonon Batt, 10; Yossi Silverstein, 9; Eitan Sosne, 9; Mayer Weingarden, 9, all students
at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah. Coaches were Yitz and Anita Batt.
Second- and third-place teams included Akiva's Reading Raiders and Rainbow
Readers. Placing fourth was Akiva's Golden Books team.
The first-place tying Word Wonders — Chezky Maor, 9; Shimon Mayerfeld, 9;
Elchonon Batt, 10; Yossi Silverstein, 9; Eitan Sosne, 9; Mayer Weingarden, 9, all stu-
dents at Yeshiva BethYehudah; coach Anita Batt.
Middle School
Out of a record-breaking 60 teams representing the sixth through eighth grades, five
came from Jewish day schools.
The Reading Wizzes (Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's Mendel Cohen, 14; Yossi Tobi, 13; Moishy
Wayntrab,12; and Yaakov Tzvi Wayntraub,13; and coached by Jayne Cohen) tied for third
place with Akiva's Novel Nuts (Daniel Liss, Kayla Winer, Rachel Wolfe, Leah Zerbib and
Stephanie Zerbib and coached by Marla Zerbib and Michelle Wolfe).
In a fourth-place tie were:
•Amazing Readers (Beth Jacob): Kayla Mayerfeld, 12; -Sara Katz, 12; Batya Cohen,
11; Chana Kellman, 11; Leah Lowenberg, 11; and Shira Parshan, 11.Coaches were Jayne
Cohen and Lisa Parshan.
• Radical Readers (Akiva): David Brystowski, 11, Yoni Nadel, 12, Joey Jubas, 11, Avi
Katz, 11, and Herschel Rogers, 11. Not shown: Alex Gross, 11. Coaches were Yehudit Jubas
and Shoshana Katz. II
The fourth-place tying Radical Readers of Akiva: David Brystowski, 11; Yoni Nadel,
12; Joey Jubas, 11; Avi Katz, 11; and Herschel Rogers, 11. Not shown: Alex Gross, 11.
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February 15 2007