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activists, she often rattles off
catchy phrases.
"John Engler can't be the
gynecological governor and
the education governor at
the same time," she tells
Gongwer News Service
reporter Larry Lee. "That's
good. But he'll never print
that." Her office walls are
filled with posters. One
depicts a saying she devised:
Lansing. Where everything
you do comes back to haunt
you. Another one states No
woman is required to build
the world by destroying
herself Across her desk is
one of her favorites — a
colorful print from the Re-
ligious Coalition for Abor-
tion Rights.
"She is hyper and full of
energy," says Susan Rogin,
a political consultant and
former director of commun-
ity affairs for the Michigan
Women's Commission.
"People respect the hard
work she does. She takes her
job seriously while not losing
her sense of humor. She has
a wonderful sense of
humor."
Staffers say Ms. Berman is
a tough boss. She hasn't
much tolerance for small
talk, they say.
"She gets frustrated be-
cause there just isn't enough
time to do everything," says
secretary Michele Slocum.
"She is tough because she
demands as much from her
staff as she does from herself,
and she is overly demanding
of herself."
Ms. Slocum says her boss
never forgets anything.
"She can remember a
letter that came in five years
ago," Ms. Slocum says.
Relaxing is not a word
which describes Ms. Berman's
lifestyle. During her
teaching days, she used to
unwind after work with a
good book. Now she works
long hours — generally from
8:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
That includes fund-raisers
and receptions in Lansing
with special interest groups
after working hours.
Monday through Thursday
during session, she stays in
Lansing. But she is not
averse to attending evening
events in the metropolitan
Detroit area. Weekends she
spends in the district.
"This is the first job I've
had where I've felt I have to
leave the area to have a
vacation," she says. "Now I
go away with no forwarding
phone number."
Each Friday, she has
Shabbat dinner with her
mother, Sophie Berman. On
Saturday, she often enjoys
services at her long-time
congregation, B'nai David.
It's a place where she can
"get away from it all."
She is a voracious reader;
John Irving and Mirabella
magazine top her list of fav-
orites. And she likes to exer-
cise — at home with her
bike. She also likes to walk
outdoors when the weather
is nice.
"I don't know where I get
my energy," she says,
laughing. "I guess when I
feel stress, I just laugh." ❑
I NEWS I
Holocaust Memorial
Planned By Slovakia
Bratislava, Czechoslova-
kia (JTA) — Slovakia plans
to hold a competition for a
Holocaust memorial monu-
ment to be erected in
Bratislava and would like
to open a Jewish museum
here.
But there are various prob-
lems, an official of the
Slovak Ministry of Culture
explained.
No date has been set for
the competition, but it prob-
ably will be announced
"soon," the official said.
The monument would be
erected on Zidovska (Jewish)
Street, in what was the old
Jewish quarter.
So would the museum. But
a dispute has arisen over
ownership of the building
where it would be housed,
and there is also a personnel
problem, the official said.
While the Slovak National
Museum has the budget and
the authorization to hire a
person to direct the Jewish
museum, it has been hard to
find the right person.
According to the ministry
official, there is a woman
well qualified for the job.
But the Orthodox_ commun-
ity objected because its tra-
dition prohibits women from
handling certain religious
items that might be part of
the museum's collection.
Bratislava, the capital of
the Slovak component of
Czechoslovakia, a federal
state of two national repub-
lics, has a Jewish population
of about 1,000.
More than 15,000 Jews
lived here before World War
II. About 70,000 Jews were
deported to death camps.
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