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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.