MICHAEL D. OBER ) M.D.
Not Foiled
Local student leads Yeshiva U.
onto national fencing stage.
has joined
RETINA CONSULTANTS OF MICHIGAN
Harold Weiss, M.D.
Mark H. Haimann, M.D.
Joel A. Miller, M.D.
Susan M. Malinowski, M.D.
Darrin S. Levin, M.D.
29201 - Tel eg ra ph Rd #606
Southfield, 1 I: 48,034
(24S)15tt-tit 110
27301 Sc fiat,
#101
Warren, 111. -MSS
(5S6) 756 3800
tudio36.com
1410NOR111110
ANCESTR
OFF*
While supplies lost. Valid thru 06/04/08
YAHZRE1T ITEN
Hundreds of
items are on safe!
Enter the code:
YAHZREIT at check out.
studio36.com • 866.583.2422
mazel toy! **
Announce your
simchah via email
to everyone!
Everyone needs to know that you have very
... birth
... bat mitzvah
... bar mitzvah
... bark mitzvah
exciting news to share! We can help! Follow
... graduation
our simple steps and send your announcement
... engagement
around your world. It's quick, it's easy, its cool!
... wedding
mazeltov.detroitjewishnews.com
A44
May 29 • 2008
04
... anniversary
Brittney Kohn
Steve Stein
Special to The Jewish News
B
rittney Kohn must be a fast
learner. In two years, the
West Bloomfield resident
went from fencing for fun in a Yeshiva
University gym class to competing in
the NCAA Northeast Regional tourna-
ment.
Kohn won her first-round match
and finished 36th among 40 fencers in
foil in the regional at Vassar College,
not bad because the field included
national and world-class competitors.
"I'd never fenced until I tried it in
gym class," said Kohn, who played bas-
ketball at Yeshivat Akiva, Southfield.
"My gym teacher is the women's fenc-
ing coach, and she convinced me to
join the team:'
Kohn was Yeshiva's team captain
this season. She was first woman
fencer from the New York City school
to compete in an NCAA tournament.
"Fencing looks easy, but it's not,"
Kohn said. "You don't just stand there
and poke away at your opponent.
There's a lot of preparation involved,
you need stamina, and it can hurt
when you get stuck."
Kohn graduated from Yeshiva in
May. Her 3.97 grade point average was
the second highest in her class. How
was she able to juggle the demands
of academics, an intercollegiate sport,
and work as an intern at a New York
investment firm? "I'm very good at
multi-tasking," she said.
Greenberg Golf
There's still time to sign up to play in the
Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation's
18th annual Hank Greenberg Memorial
Golf Invitational June 2 at Tam O'Shanter
Country Club in West Bloomfield.
Major League Baseball
Commissioner Bud Selig and Boston
Globe columnist Bob Ryan will be hon-
ored. The invitational has raised more
than $900,000 for cancer treatment
over the years, and organizers hope to
cross the $1 million threshold this year.
Sponsorship opportunities are avail-
able. Contact Executive Director,Laura
Stern, at (248) 872-3737 or
lstern @michiganj ewishsp orts.org .
AZA Champs
Marx finished in second place behind
Jolson in the Gorosh Family AZA regu-
lar-season basketball standings, but
Marx won the championship thanks to a
42-39 win over Jolson in the playoff title
game at Akiva.
Jolson slipped past No. 4 seed
Greenberg 41-38 and Marx edged No.3
seed Shapiro 40-37 in the playoff semifi-
nals, played just before the title game.
Noah Baskt,A.J. Dembs, Adam
Failer, Ben Nusholtz, Dylan Rittman,
Mark Rosen, John Shaw, Nathan
Stern, Steven Stoddard, Jacob Stone
and David Wachter made up the Marx
roster. The chapter's name will be added
to the Avram "Bud" Charlip Memorial
Plaque.
Academy Rolling
Bowling has joined the sports scene at
the Frankel Jewish Academy in West
Bloomfield.
Sean Alpiner, Noam Buckman,
Austin Dresner, Mitchell Gildenberg,
Ariel Halpern, Yossi Lichterman,
Justin Polk, Corey Rosen, Adina
Applebaum, Victoria Greenstein,
Shoshie Gruber, Zoe Pinter, Jessica
Polk, Hannah Posen and Marissa
Sonnenschein were members of the
academy's first bowling team.
Coach Samantha Watha said each
bowler improved his or her average
during the season. A post-season team
party at Novi Lanes included a students
vs. parents competition and awards.
Please send sports news to
sports@thejewishnews.corn.
lI