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student Vera Aleshker. 'Thanks
erate in their own languages."
to her we are not deaf or mute
And for highly educated pro-
anymore." Ms. Aleshker's late hus-
fessionals, the infaritilizing effect
band had been a doctor in the So-
of being in a new culture can be
viet Union, and Ms. Berger helped
particularly frustrating. 'The sad-
him to prepare for the medical ex-
dest thing is when people go
aminations in the United States.
around introducing themselves in
According to Rachel Yoskowitz,
class and say, 'I was something
director of the resettlement de-
there and now I'm nothing,' " said
partment at Jewish Family Ser-
Ms. Berger.
vice, "Joanna is a very gifted and
Ms. Berger's teaching goes be-
yond the classroom.
"First I'm their friend,
then I'm their teacher,"
she said, adding that she
feels it is her moral re-
sponsibility to ensure
that her students "be-
come happy, functioning
people in [the Jewish]
community." She gets
her students involved in
the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit by
taking them to volunteer
at Super Sunday and Joanna Berger teaches advanced English for new
immigrants.
Days of Decision.
skilled teacher who has an en-
Former student Aron Rozen-
thusiasm and exuberance that she
berg, who came to the United
transmits to her students. We'll
States in 1987, said, "She goes be-
miss her."
yond the call of duty. She's in-
Although she will be retiring,
volved in everyone's problems, she
Ms. Berger plans to remain in-
invites people over for dinners, hol-
volved with the community. "I'm
idays." An electrical engineer, Mr.
retiring officially, but that doesn't
Rozenberg said that he prepared
mean I'm dropping my commit-
his first American resume with
ment to the community," she said.
the assistance of Ms. Berger.
"I'll be involved, but I won't be
"She gave us her time, her
locked into a school schedule." ❑
knowledge, her soul," said former
Jewish But
Not Religious
The Birmingham Temple
hosts its first secular book fair.
LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER
f you've been looking for a
book that focuses on the non-
religious, non-deity aspects of
Judaism, you might luck out
at the Birmingham Temple's first
secular Jewish book fair, May 16-
19.
"A lot of the books are about
Jewish themes," says Pera Kane,
the temple's librarian. But "if
they are Jewish, they will be sec-
ular Jewish, not religious Jew-
ish. Secular and humanistic
[movements of Judaism] do not
deal with a supreme being. They
discuss human issues. And so
that would be the thrust —Jew-
ish culture, Jewish interest, but
not Jewish religion."
A secular Jewish book fair has
never been done before — cer-
tainly not in Michigan and, ac-
cording to Rabbi Sherwin Wine,
nowhere in the world.
"Celebrating Jewish literature
and humanistic literature is a
I
natural for Humanistic
Jews, especially in the
spring when we honor
all forms of creativity," Dr. Sonya Friedman: Stress and wellness.
explains Rabbi Wine in
promotional literature.
• 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17 —
Books on ethical, social and philo-
Rabbi Wine will speak. He wrote
sophical issues "that make our
Staying Sane in a Crazy World.
Jewish connection more open and
• 11 a.m. Sunday, May 18 —
more connected to the outside
Barry Rudner has written chil-
world" will be included.
dren's books and lives in Keego
Works by Katherine Graham,
Harbor.
Amos Oz, Leah Rabin, Carl
• 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18 —
Sagan, Anne Roiphe, Norman
Norman Cantor, known as an ex-
Mailer, A.B. Yehoshua and Nor-
pert on the Middle Ages, is a his-
man Cantor, among others, will
tory professor at New York
be on sale.
University.
Admission to the book fair is
• 2 p.m. Monday, May 19 —
free, and six speakers have been
Audrey Kron authored Meeting
invited:
the Challenge: Living with
• 8 p.m. Friday, May 16 —An-
Chronic Illness.
dre Aciman, a Sephardic Jew
• 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 19
from Alexandria, Egypt, who
— Dr. Sonya Friedman, former
penned Out of Egypt. He cur-
talk-show host, will speak on
rently is professor of French lit-
stress, illness and wellness.
erature at Princeton University.
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