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Wednesday, April 23, at An-
d.over High School. There is a
fee. To register, call (810) 433-
0885.
A three-hour course in CPR for
adults will be offered by
William Beaumont Hospital Re-
habilitation and Health Center,
Birmingham, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23. To reg-
ister, call (800) 633-7377. There
is a fee.
Cranbrook Hospice Care
Volunteers will host an
evening with author Harriet
Schiff, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April
23, at 281 Enterprise Court, Ste.
300, 13loomfield Hills. For reser-
vations, call (810) 334-6700.
Geraldine Markel and Judith
Greenbaum will offer a work-
shop for parents and profes-
sionals to help students with
learning disabilities 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23, at Barnes
& Noble, West Bloomfield. For
information, call (810) 626-6467.
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April 24, at Bloomfield Lahser 1
High School. For appointments,- -\
call (810) 339-3290.
The Affiance for the Mental-
ly 111 will hold a general meet-
ing, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April
24, at the Beaumont Hospital
administration building. For in-
formation, call (810) 557-6440.
A conference on organ dotm-
tion will be held 8:15 a.m.-4:30
p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Ritz
Carlton in Dearborn, present-
ed by the Henry Ford Health
System and the Transplanta-
tion Society ofiViichipn. To reg-
ister, call (800) 888-4340.
The Detroit Medical Center
Huron Valley Hospital will
sponsor a screening fair, 13
am 6' p.m. Friday, April 25, at
the hospital's conference center.
To register, call (800) 666-3466.
An infant and child immu-
nization program will be of-
fered by St. Mary Hospital in
Livonia, 5:30-8 p.m. Wednes
day, April 23, at the hospital.
There is a charge per child. For
information, call (800) 494-1650.
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(810) 352-0208
A Red Cross blood drive will
be held 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday,
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Pass Over
The Kugel And Brei
Why should this night be different? Health experts
offer advice for holiday weight control.
RONI B. ROBBINS SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
r. Joseph Rechtschaffen
doesn't know why weight
watchers expend calories
worrying about the
Passover seder.
From his New York office he
asks, Why should this night be
any different than any other
when it comes to healthful eat-
ing?
For a gastroenterologist who
eats a board of matzah every day
for lunch with a tomato and,ap-
ple, Passover might not alter the
daily dietary routine. But for oth-
er Jews who struggle to bite-it-
'n-write-it and count fat grams,
the traditional holiday foods can
be cause for panic.
Particularly disruptive to
weight control habits are the two
seders, multi-course, cholesterol-
rich banquets that stretch until
the wee hours in the name of tra-
dition. Several Jewish experts
in nutrition, weight loss and
D
healthy cooking agree with Dr.
Rechtschaffen that Passover does
not have to spell defeat for the
conscientious dieter. Here are
some of their suggestions for
trimming the fat and calories
from your holiday plate.
Self-control: Any holiday
difficult when it comes to weigh
control, says Sharon Dershowitz
an Atlanta nutritionist and
etitian. 'We go in with the men
tality that it is a special occasio
and we are a little freer with eat
ing. ,,
So it's possible to gain three
five pounds within the eight da
of Passover if you eat all th
brisket, kugel — noodle or pota
to pudding — and chocolate good
ies you want, says Marci
Baumrind, a Weight Watch
instructor.
The key is to decide on limi
ahead of time. Ms. Baumrin
compares weight Control at th