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ixteen-year-old Lili Tarnopol 
will be a junior at Frankel Jewish 
Academy this fall. She has been 
involved with student government and 
performing arts, but during high school, 
she also developed a talent for painting.
Lili was awarded first place for her 
painting in this year’
s Kappy Family 
Anne Frank Art and Writing competi-
tion.
The prompt for the competition was 
“not having to wait.
” Tarnopol spun the 
topic into her own idea — “we can’
t wait 
to make a change.
”
After giving the topic some thought, 
she created a painting depicting a stack 
of dynamite that extends into a crowd 
of people.
“
All of these people are manifestations 
of issues in society today,
” Tarnopol 
says. “There’
s poverty, protestors who 
are heckling others and people trapped 
in their technology. The clock is ticking 

on the dynamite and it represents the 
urgency that is needed to change the 
world.
”
Tarnopol found out she won first 
place right before she took her last 
Advanced Placement (AP) exam of the 
year.
“I was so stressed and scared for my 
exam,
” Tarnopol says. “I remember 
checking my email and saw that I won. I 
was so excited, and I immediately called 
my mom. That was the first competition 
I ever won first place.
”
Tarnopol was never serious about art 
until she entered high school and met 
Natalie Balazovich, who has been her art 
teacher for the past two years.
“She helps me so much. She under-
stands that I am a perfectionist and she 
keeps me grounded,
” Tarnopol says. 
“She always reassures me that my art-
work looks good and has even encour-
aged me to sell some of my pieces. She 

is the best.
”
Tarnopol’
s artwork is on display at 
the Holocaust Memorial Center in 
Farmington Hills along with the other 
winners.
“It’
s so cool to see my artwork hung 
up next to others that were created by 
children my age working toward the 
same goal,
” Tarnopol says. ■

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Frankel Jewish Academy student Lili Tarnopol 

conveys an important message about the need 

for change through her artwork.

Get to Know
Lili Tarnopol

Favorite Food: Pizza and ranch are 
the best combo (preferably mar-
gherita pizza)
Favorite Music: Show tunes, clas-
sical or indie alternative
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Movie: Perks of Being a 
Wallflower
Favorite Netflix Series: Black 
Mirror
Favorite Book: I don’
t have a 
favorite book, but I do read a lot of 
plays.
 
Biggest fan/supporter: My mom. 
She calls herself my “momager.”

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