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WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE
er goes to Sinai Hospital for an
initial health screening. Because
the hospital doesn't have a pedi-
atrics program, children and teens
cannot receive these free services.
Pola Friedman, assistant vice
president of development at Sinai,
said the hospital provides
$750,000 in free health care ser-
vices. While a small portion of
that budget comes from Federa-
tion, the hospital absorbs the rest.
"If we're the only Jewish hos-
pital in the state, its our respon-
sibility to provide these services,"
she said. "We gladly do it. We
were doing it several years ago
when the hospital was losing mil-
lions a year."
The first thing Resettlement
workers say to new Americans is
"welcome to our community."
`The second thing we tell them
is they need to get a job to be self-
sufficient," Ms. Israetel said. `They
don't come here and get time to re-
lax. They take ESL (English as a
Second Language) classes, attend
seminars and begin looking for a
job immediately."
The Goldshteyns are no excep-
tion. They realized that first and
foremost they must learn English.
Often speaking in disjointed sen-
tences, Mr. Goldshteyn and Ms.
Frayman can generally convey
their thoughts in English. Still,
they want and need to be profi-
cient. The couple attends ESL
classes twice a day. Morning ses-
sions are held at the Jewish Com-
munity Center and afternoon
English lessons take place at Jew-
ish Vocational Service.
Their daughter Yelena, 9,
learns at Avery Elementary
School and their son Mikhail, 4,
is enrolled in a pre-school pro-
gram.
Mr. Goldshteyn, a former neu-
rologist, studies the language
while he works toward another
medical diploma.
The former doctor knows it will
take time to become an American
physician. He's used to waiting.
At the age of 17, Dr. Gold-
shteyn learned to be a nurse's as-
sistant. He worked as an assistant
in the Russian military and didn't
graduate medical school until he
was almost 30 years old.
"It's very frustrating now," Dr.
Goldshteyn said. "Not the search
itself but the situation. I used to
work. I always worked. I under-
stand it will take time but I want
to be able to provide my family
with everything they need."
Dr. Goldshteyn recently ob-
tained his Michigan driver's li-
cense and with the help of a
$2,000 advance from the Hebrew
Free Loan Association, he pur-
chased a used car.
Because Mrs. Frayman's father
is ill, the couple has been preoc-
cupied with caring for him. Still,
they remain focused on finding
employment.
Erik Herron, an employment
specialist with JVS, assists new
Americans in finding jobs. He of-
ten encourages them to consider
a job that is not in their field while
pursuing their long-term em-
ployment goals.
While Dr. Goldshteyn was a
doctor in the former Soviet Union
and wants to continue to practice
medicine, Mrs. Frayman, a for-
mer math teacher, isn't sure she
wants to return to her profession.
"Unless I can learn English," she
said, "the students' English would
be better than mine."
Mrs. O'Neill, the family's Amer-
ican guardian angel, is trying to
get Dr. Goldshteyn into a train-
ing program so he can work as a
paramedic while improving his
English and studying to become
a licensed American doctor.
One of the things Dr. Gold-
shteyn and Mrs. Frayman have
had a hard time grasping is how
well they are treated by complete
strangers. No one in the former
Soviet Union helped others with-
out wanting something in return.
The couple has found the opposite
to be true here, where complete
strangers —someone at the bank
or a customer at the grocery store
— are willing to help without be-
ing asked.
"People have been so kind to
us," Mrs. Frayman said. "We don't
feel like we've properly thanked
them." 0
A Guardian Angel
For New Americans
JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
R
ussian culture was always
foreign to Elizabeth
O'Neill, a Royal Oak day-
care provider.
On the other hand, Mrs.
O'Neill realized American culture
was even more foreign to Soviet
immigrants.
Her first contact with a New
American was several years ago
when, out of desperation, she met
Yelena Khaykina.
At the time, Mrs. O'Neill was
getting discouraged in her search
to hire a day-care assistant. Frus-
trated, she followed someone's
suggestion and called either Jew-
ish Vocational Service or Jewish
Family Service to try and fill the
position.
A response came from a 14-
year-old boy. Could his mother,
who didn't speak much English
come interview for the job? Could
he translate for her? In walked
Mrs. Khaykina and her son Erik.