THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Sinai-Mt. Carmel Service
Helps Quell Holiday Blues
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The holidays are tradi-
tionally a busy time full of
activity and a sense of pur-
pose, but for those whose
lives don't fit the idealized
concept of the holidays — a
family gathering, a snow-
covered house and enough
money to. buy gifts for
everyone — the holiday sea-
son may mean suffering,
perhaps even to the point of
AiLuicide.
"There's a big gulf for
ome people between the
spirit of the holidays and
reality," said Dr. Gerald
Shiener, Sinai Hospital
psychiatrist and chief of a
joint psychiatric emergency
service between Mr. Carmel
Mercy Hospital and Sinai
Hospital of Detroit.
"People see everyone
else's wishes gratified, with
gaeft-giving and family to-
etherness implicit in the
holiday season. But for
people who are alone, or are
unable to participate in
family gift-giving for eco-
nomic or other reasons, this
perception makes for disap-
pointment and generates
more distress at this time of
the year."
The staff of the Sinai-
Mount Carmel Emer-
ge/thy Response Pro-
gram note a greater in-
flux of patients during
the holidays, suffering
from severe physical
problems, which are ac-
tually the result of
psychiatric problems.
When the physicians on
staff who have initially
examined the patient medi-
cally, have identified a
possible psychiatric con-
cern, they will refer the
patient to the Emergency
Response Program.
"We may see persons hav-
ing difficulty in adjusting to
a physical illness, depressed
and suicidal patients, those
who are experiencing se-
vere anxiety or psychosis,"
said Bernadette Pieczynski,
program coordinator. "We
are often involved with rape
and assault victims or vic-
tims of child abuse, and
we're also available to give
support to those who take
care of patients on the nurs-
ing units," she explained.
Helping a person recog-
nize his or her physical or
emotional concerns is a part
of what the crisis interven-
tion staff faces daily.
The Sinai-Mt. Carmel
program was developed
in response to a per-
ceived need for psychiat-
ric crisis care for a sig-
nificant segment of the
more than 50,000 trauma
and medical emergency
patients entering Mt.
Carmel's emergency
room each year.
The physician in charge
of Mt. Carmel's emergency
department initially asked
Sinai Hospital's depart-
ment of psychiatry to pro-
vide an in-service education
program for emergency
room staff, so they could
better understand and deal
with the problems.
But this program could
only scratch the surface of
the problems, noted Dr.
Norman Rosenzweig,
chairman of the department
of psychiatry at Sinai, and
Karen Baer, clinical spe-
cialist in psychiatric nurs-
ing at Sinai. Consquently, a
joint task force of staff from
both hospitals developed
the Sinai-Mount Carmel
Emergency Response Pro-
gram, through which Sinai
provides crisis intervention
and psychiatric services on
a contractual basis to Mt.
Carmel Hospital.
The staff includes a full-
time psychiatrist, three
clinical nursing specialists,
four registered nurses and a
secretary. The service is
centrally located in Mt.
Carmel's emergency room,
where most crisis interven-
tion activity takes place.
Additionally, the staff pro-
vides service for patients on
the medical-surgical units.
JFS Elderly Project Has
Its First Anniversary
Peter Weisberg to Mark 90th
BETH ABRAHAM
HILLEL MOSES' Dor
Chadash will conduct its
paper drive Monday
through Jan. 8. A van will
be parked on the synagogue
grounds for pick-up.
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BETH ACHIM Youth
Commission announces the
establishment of a Talit and
Tefilin program, created for
the hey classes by the men's
club and the United Hebrew
Schools branch principal.
The program will meet 11
a.m. Sundays, beginning
Jan. 11, as part of the reg-
ular Hebrew school cur-
riculum.
Boys will be instructed on
the wearing of talit and tefi-
lin, and girls will discuss
matters of Jewish interest.
A bagel brunch follows. All
students will attend
Shaharit services.
Joseph Silverstein is
men's club chairman of
the program. Among the
instructors are: Arthur'
Sugarman, Asher Ben-
Moche and Men's Club
President David Goldis.
Parents are invited to
participate.
For information, call
Rabbi Abraham Zentman,
353-2518; Silverstein, 355-
0594; or Jackye Drapkin,
youth director, 352-8670.
Junior congregation will
not have services Saturday.
Adviser Barry Lippitt will
meet during the week with
members who are practic-
ing parts for the Jan. 10
Youth Shabat.
Kochavim, Nitzanim and
Lahav services will con-
tinue as usual.
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BNAI MOSHE Senior
"Moshe Mouse" United
Synagogue Youth will have
a movie party Saturday in
the home of the new Social
Vice President S. J. Cher-
rin, 1985 Lone Pine Road,
Bloomfield Hills. The group
will meet at the synagogue
at 8 p.m. or at the Cherrin
home at 8:15 p.m. Everyone
is welcome and there is a
nominal charge. Falafel
Prentis Gift
Benefits Hospital
More than 80 persons gathered on Dec. 9 to celeb-
rate the last night of Hanuka along with the one-year
anniversary of the Jewish Family Service's "Group
Residences for Elderly" program. Funded with a
grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of
United Jewish Charities, the program, still in an ex-
perimental phase, provides four apartment units to 12
senior adults who are unable to manage independent
living but don't require institutional care. Shown dur-
ing the holiday service are, from left: Cantor Sidney
Resnick and three apartment residents, lighting the
menora.
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Southfield's Providence
Hospital has become one of
only seven hospitals in the
world pioneering the use of
an argon laser in ear
surgery.
The argon microsurgical
laser was made possible by a
$25,000 gift from the Meyer
and Anna Prentis Family
Foundation, Inc., in honor of
noted otologist Dr. T. Man-
ford McGee, a staff physi-
cian at Providence.
Dr. McGee is one of very
few physicians to employ
the procedure known as the
small fenestra stapedec-
tomy for the treatment of
otosclerosis. Dr. McGee re-
ports that indications are
that the level of the restored
hearing will be even better
than that achieved by the
regular small fenestra
stapedectomy.
will be served. For reserva-
tions, call Cherrin, 855-
9371; President Linda An-
kerman, 544-0454; or Youth
Director Sharon Levine,
548-3123, and leave a mes-
sage.
Talit and Tefilin Club
will recess Sunday for a
week and resume Jan. 4,
with services and dis-
cussions, followed with
breakfast and bowling at
8:30 a.m. in the chapel.
Everyone is welcome, and
there is a nominal fee.
Persons to help plan the
Moshe Mouse USY, Kadima
and Talit and Tefillin Club
Tamarack winter weekend,
Feb. 13-15 are still beging
sought. To volunteer, call
Moshe Mouse Tamarack
Chairman Nancy Jacobs,
559-7792; Kadima adviser
Ellen Taylor, 353-7108; or
Marc Behar, 557-8551.
Chalutzim and the
third graders from
Rishonim will go to
Tamarack Jan. 9-11. The
theme for the weekend is
"Jewish Life Style." Be-
sides Bnai Moshe staff,
the other chaperones will
be Danny Kaplan, Paul
Levine and Michael
Sabes. Anyone interested
in helping with the plans
or for information about
the weekend should call
Chalutzim adviser Jill
Camen, 545-3088;
Rishonim adviser Diane
Shaw, 967-4156; or Mrs.
Levine.
USY services, junior con-
gregation, Story Hour and
the Shabat Nursery Pro-
gram will meet at 10 a.m.
Saturday. Refreshments
will be served.
Peter Weisberg will mark
his 90th birthday in Florida
with a small family gather-
ing on Monday.
Chairman of the board
and founder of Chatham
Supermarkets, Weisberg
came to the U.S.- from
Czarist Russia at the age of
22. He moved to Detroit
from Pittsburgh in 1923.
Weisberg and his wife
Clara have been active in
support of the Zionist
Organization , of America -
Detroit District, Bnai Brith,
Hillel Day School, Bar-Ilan
University and Yeshiva
University.
Peter and Clara Weis-
berg received the "Sword
of the Haganah Award"
from the state of Israel at
Cong. Shaarey Zedek's
Israel Bond dinner in
1974. The Weisbergs es-
tablished a scholarship
at the Jewish Theological.
Seminary in recent years,
as well as an annual con-
cert at Shaarey Zedek.
Jan Peerce performed at
the inaugural event last
June.
Weisberg has long been
active at Shaarey Zedek. He
served as gabai and as
chairman of the daily mi-
nyan committee. He is also
a member of the
synagogue's Shomrim as a
major contributor to the
synagogue.
PETER WEISBERG
RABBI DR. LEO
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RABBI S. ZACHARIASH.
Dec. 17 — To Mr. and
Mrs. Steven M. Krause
(Linda Laskey), former De-
troiters of Anderson, S.C., a
son, Jay Leonard.
Specialized
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