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t Then...STEPPING STONES TO A JEWISH ME
is for you!
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A 25 session educational experience open to children 5-16
years old of interfaith families whose parents desire to give them
an opportunity to learn more about their Jewish heritage.
The STEPPING STONES program starts September 25, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake, W. Bloomfield, MI 48322 from
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. TUITION IS FREE.
REGISTER NOW. Call (810) 354-1050 for more information.
A community project for children of unaffiliated interfaith families developed by
the Conservative and Reform Rabbis of Metropolitan Detroit with the support of
the Max Fisher Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and
administered by the Agency for Jewish Education.
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UNCONDITIONAL page 115
grandchildren, providing stabil-
ity when the rest of their world
appears to be falling apart, Mrs.
Schwartz said.
She advises grandparents to
remain supportive, flexible, non-
judgmental and neutral.
"Don't take sides, don't malign
the other parent, even though
your sympathy lies with your
own child," she said.
Some grandparents may feel
overtaxed and even resentful of
the demands placed on them by
their divorcing son or daughter.
At a time in their lives when they
want to travel or just relax and
enjoy their newfound leisure,
grandparents may feel obligated
to provide babysitting and often
financial assistance.
Mrs. Schwartz tells these
grandparents that while they
should remain as supportive as
possible, it is all right to set lim-
its on the amount of time and
money they feel comfortable
giving.
If modern grandparenting is
difficult, "step-grandparentin g"
can be even more challenging.
With 1,300 new stepfamilies
formed every day, grandparents
find themselves in the midst
of complicated and confusing fam-
ily dynamics. When both part-
ners have children from previous
marriages, one family can have
as many as four sets of grand-
parents.
Mrs. Schwartz said that, for
the sake of family harmony,
grandparents should make every
effort to deal even-handedly with
all of the grandchildren, both step
and biological. This includes gift-
giving and even telephone calls.
Mrs. Schwartz acknowledges
that this can be difficult, since
grandparents often tend to favor
the children of their own sons and
daughters.
"Remember that you're help-
ing to integrate the new son- or
daughter-in-law and his or her
children into the family," she said.
"Otherwise, they may encourage
their spouse to spend less time
with you."
She tells grandparents to
make each grandchild feel spe-
cial, praise the parents often, and
above all, keep a sense of humor.
And when grandparents re-
marry, "Go slowly when intro-
ducing a new mate to your
grandchildren. Don't push for an
instant relationship," Mrs.
Schwartz said.
Harvey and Brenda Saperstein
of West Bloomfield are part of a
modern blended-family with a
twist: their daughter, Sari, age 5,
is the same age as Harvey's old-
est granddaughter.
They enjoy introducing Har-
vey's three sons, ages 30, 34 and
37, and their wives as Sari's
brothers and sisters-in-law, and
the grandchildren as Sari's nieces
and nephews.
Mrs. Saperstein says that all
four grandchildren think she is a
"real grandmother," not a step-
grandmother, probably because
she was already in the family
when they were born. It's a role
she enjoys.
"I love being a grandparent,"
she said, adding it isn't a novelty
because they have a youngster at
home all the time. "It's a differ-
ent kind of excitement."
To address the issues of grand-
parents in more sticky situations,
Birmingham attorney Richard S.
Victor founded the Grandparents
Rights Organization (GRO). Its
goal is protecting the rights of
grandparents and their grand-
children in visitation and custody
disputes.
The death of a parent may
cause children to lose all contact
with their grandparents, which
Mr. Victor considers tragic. He be-
lieves that all children are entitled
to the "unconditional love that only
a grandparent can provide." El
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High Holiday
Adult Series
The Midrasha Center for Adult
Jewish Learning will offer the
last four in its month-long series
of adult Jewish study sessions,
"Elul: A Time to Prepare," de-
signed to help interested Jewish
adults prepare for the High Hol-
idays. All of the events are free
and begin at 8 p.m.
On Aug. 29, storyteller Corinne
Stavish will present an evening
of story telling for adults. On
Aug. 30, Midrasha scholar-in res-
idence Rabbi Rod Glogower will
present "Talmudic Insights into
the Rosh Hashanah Liturgy." On
Aug 31, Ruth Bergman, execu-
tive director of the Michigan Re-
gion of United Synagogue, will
lead a text study session titled,
"Purim and Yom Kippur: Some
Surprising Connections." The fi-
nal event will take place Sept. 1
and will feature Harlene W. Ap-
pelman, director of educational
services for the ME, and Susan
Stettner, director of the JEFF
program. They will facilitate a
workshop for adults titled "Learn-
ing to Say I'm Sorry and Other
Topics for Family Dialogue
Around High Holiday Time."
For information, call Nancy
Kaplan or Sandy Loeffler, 354-
1050.