Schizophrenia
In The Jewish Communit y

JANETTE SHALLA, executive

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and other collaborating
institutions are conducting a study to understand the biological cause of schizophrenia among
Ashkenazi Jews. Both environmental and genetic factors are believed to play a role in
determining who is susceptible to the disease. Although schizophrenia does not occur more
frequently among the Jewish population, the fact that the Ashkenazi Jewish community evolved
from a limited number of ancestors and that they tend to marry individuals from the same ethnic
background provides unique opportunities for the genetic analysis.

director of Kadima, has been
named by the National Council
ofJewish Women as recipient of
the newly established Josephine
S. Weiner Award. The award
honors an individual or organi-
zation from the Greater Detroit
Metropolitan area whose work
benefits the community, serves
as an inspiration to others, and
reflects the mission of the Na-
tional Council ofJewish Women.

Ashkenazi Jewish families with TWO or MORE LIVING SIBLINGS who have a diagnosis of
schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder are potentially eligible for inclusion in the study.
Travel is not required.

For more information, please contact Dr. Ann Pulver or Gail Ulirich, MSW,
toll-free at 1-888-289-4095 or via fax at 410-955-0644 or by mail at
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1615 Thames Street, Suite 205, Baltimore, MD 21231.

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special education at the Agency \
for Jewish Education, attended
the 11th Annual Colloquium of
the Consortium of Jewish Spe-
cial Educators in Central Agen-
cies for Jewish Education and
presented "Opening the Doors
Special Education Partnership
Program."

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Hills Middle School, won first
place in the Eccentric newspa-
per's (Lakes Edition) Mother's
Day Essay Contest. His winning
entry earned his family a dinner
at Big Daddy's Restaurant in
West Bloomfield. Michael, one of
four children, is the son of
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