COMMUNITY
The Sandwich Generation
Is JHA Conference Topic
ing sponsored by the Aux-
iliary Jewish Home for Aged
and the Home's LeVine In-
stitute on Aging.
A panel will discuss vary-
ing aspects of the sandwich
generation and issues which
it confronts including the ag-
ing process, services and sup-
port for caregivers, legal and
Folks With Disabilities
Have Help At JCC
Editor's note: Oppor-
tunities for leisure-time ac-
tivities exist for persons of
all ages at the Maple-Drake
and Jimmy Prentis Morris
buildings of the Jewish
Community Center. Sup-
ported by contributions
from the Allied Jewish
Campaign, the Jewish
Center also has programs
for persons with
disabilities.
Joe Freeman and Jackie
Newman don't let rainy
days and Mondays get
them down. They look at
them as opportunities to
swim at the Maple-Drake
Jewish Community
Center.
Joe and Jackie have
multiple sclerosis. A
retired actuary, Joe has
been a member of the
Center for 25 years. He us-
ed to play squash and
swim for fun until he was
diagnosed 10 years ago
with MS. Because Joe
could not climb the stairs
to the Center Health Club,
he chose swimming as his
exercise.
Jackie joined the Center
Health Club when it open-
ed in West Bloomfield. The
former teacher and mother
of three participated in
dance aerobics until she
was diagnosed with MS.
Wanting to remain
physically active, Jackie
also chose swimming for
exercise.
Jackie likes the water
flexibility and strengthen-
ing program. "It moves my
muscles that ordinarily
won't move," she said. For
Joe, the exercises keep him
loose and limber.
"It's doing a lot of good
for us mentally and
physically," Jackie said. "It
gives you a place to go, to
have something to look for-
ward to. Socially it's ter-
rific."
The class is for persons
with any kind of physical
disability. It meets at 8:15
a.m. Mondays and 11:30
a.m. Tuesdays. A hydraulic
lift helps swimmers get in
or out of the water. Aquatic
director Maggie Stark and
a lifeguard are on duty
during the class.
Sylvia Ritchie, who has
Parkinson's disease, con-
ducts the water and land
flexibility and strengthen-
ing classes for people with
disabilities. The land flex-
ibility and strengthening
classes are available at
both JCC sites. One-to-one
sessions in the pool are of-
fered for children at
Maple-Drake.
The JCC has added
Margo Weitzer to its staff
to create activities for per-
financial aspects of aging, as
well as the psycho-social
aspects. The panel includes
Dr. Sander J. Breiner,
psychiatrist, psychoanalyst
and author; Judge Susan
Moiseev of the 46th District
Court, Southfield; Miriam
Sandweiss, director of the
senior adult department at
the Jewish Community
Center; and Matthew J.
Weiss, geriatrician and vice
president of geriatric services
at Flint Osteopathic Hospital.
Bernice Gadon, director of
project development for Com-
prehensive Aging Services, a
division of Jewish Home Ag-
ing Services, parent company
of the Jewish Home for Aged,
will serve as moderator.
Members of the host com-
mittee are Pearlena Bodzin,
executive vice president of the
Auxiliary; Bea Breiner, Aux-
iliary president; Tammy S.
Chelst; Lynda Giles; Doreen
Hermelin; Lynn Portnoy;
Cheryl Riskin; director of the
LeVine Institute on Aging;
Carol Rosenberg, the Home's
director of Community Rela-
tions and Development;
Sheila Sloan; and Sharon
Wolf. Kathleen Wilson-Fink
is chairperson for the
program.
For information, call the
Auxiliary Jewish Home for
Aged office, 532-7112, Ext.
226.
ZOA Delegation
In Washington
Joe Freeman and
Jackie Newman.
sons with hearing and vi-
sion impairments. Four
social and recreational
groups exist for persons
with various levels of
developmental disabilities.
Leanie Gunsberg is the
director of the JCC special
needs programs. A special
needs committee, chaired
by Joyce Weckstein and Dr.
Arnold Kollin oversees pro-
grams for persons with
disabilities, advises staff
and makes recommenda-
tions on how the JCC can
be more accessible.
A Detroit ZOA delegation
will travel to Washington to
attend a national Political Ac-
tion Conference Feb. 5-6,
under the auspices of the
Zionist Organization of
America.
Attorney George Mann, a
ZOA vice president and chair-
man of the local delegation,
called on area Zionist-
activists to attend the con-
ference. Participants will
meet with members of Con-
gress and the executive-
branch with the aim of
strengthening the frayed U.S.-
Israel relations and to protest
the recently adopted and
government-supported resolu-
tions of censure against
Israel.
There will be a reception
hosted by the Israeli Am-
bassador Zalman Shoval and
a dinner-session featuring
Senator Arlen Specter of
Pennsylvania.
Those interested in atten-
ding the conference should
phone the ZOA office,
569-1515.
Beth Abraham Hillel Moses afternoon school students raised $250 for
Operation Exodus from their "sweet nothings" nut sale. Jared Matz,
Adam Surnow and Stefenie Sasson were the top sellers in their class.
Law Professor
Gives Talk
Federation Division
Hosts Reception
Professor Joseph Weiler will
speak 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at
Temple Emanu-El. The title
of his talk will be "The
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
and the Persian Gulf Crisis:
What Linkages?" Professor
Weiler has just come back
from a month of teaching at
the Hebrew University in
Jerusalem.
Joseph Weiler is professor of
European and international
law at the University of
Michigan Law School in Ann
Arbor. He also is director of
the Academy of European
Law at the European Univer-
sity Institute, Florence, Italy,
and adjunct professor of law
at the Hebrew University in
Jerusalem. He is author and
editor of several books and ar-
ticles in the field of interna-
tional law and European law.
Professor Weiler's talk is be-
ing presented by the Temple
Emanu-El Social Action Com-
mittee and the Greater
Detroit Jewish Coalition for
Peace in the Middle East.
The Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion Young Adult Division
will host a dessert reception
with political commentator
Carlos Rizowy, 7:30 p.m. Feb.
6. The event for contributors
of $500 will take place at the
home of Joy and Allan
Nachman.
A Chicago attorney, Mr.
Rizowy is heard on National
Public Radio. International
relations and political
violence are his particular
concerns. Mr. Rizowy was
born in Uruguay to Holocaust
survivors and grew up in
Israel, studying at Hebrew
University in Jerusalem.
James Bellinson, Richard
Blumenstein and Scott
Eisenberg are chairing the
event.
For information, call the
Young Adult Division office,
965-3939, Ext. 155.
Milton Viorst
Speaks on Hussein
Milton Viorst, American
journalist, will speak 8:30
p.m. Jan. 21 at the Birm-
ingham Temple. He will
speak about "My Visit with
Saddam Hussein."
Mr. Viorst, the Middle
Eastern correspondent for the
New Yorker magazine, was
one of the first Americans to
tour Kuwait and Baghdad
following the August invasion
by Iraq. He is informed on
Iraq's nuclear capabilities,
Syria's agenda, and Israel.
There is a charge. For infor-
mation, call Ken Knappow,
559-6850; or Rene Lichtman,
258-3763.
Israel Bonds
Spring Conference
With the theme "Leading
the Future," the National
New Leadership Division of
State of Israel Bonds will hold
its annual spring conference
in Washington, D.C., Mar.
9-11.
Serving as a National Con-
ference co-chairperson is
Jonathan Brateman of
Detroit.
Conference highlights will
include dialogue with high-
ranking U.S. officials and
meetings with Israeli diplo-
mats at the Embassy of
Israel. Also scheduled are
hands-on-workshops, net-
working with New Leader-
ship counterparts, sight-
seeing and the dinner for the
"Freedom for Captive Jewry"
campaign.
For information, call Mar-
tin Hochbaum, 352-6555.
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COMMU NITY
"Side by Side: The Sand-
wich Generation," an educa-
tional and informative con-
ference for caregivers of aging
relatives and/or children, will
be held 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at the
Maple-Drake Jewish Com-
munity Center. Special guests
will be Senator Carl and Bar-
bara Levin. The event is be-