YIDDISH LANGUAGE HEBREW LANGUAGE t•iiti I 1(1/ •Viklit it VCi ,..11 '11(11(••••• 1ddr,11i011 \P, t f1C ■ A Little Less 11Chaim New York ews don't drink, the old myth goes. And now there's scien- tific evidence to prove it. Two new studies are bol- stering the view that Jews don't drink as much as other Caucasians — and researchers attribute the difference largely to a genetic mutation that is found in a much higher proportion among Jews than among other whites. Those surveyed possessed a particu- lar genetic mutation that regulates an enzyme responsible for determining how the body breaks down alcohol. The mutation makes people "more sensitive to alcohol — in other words, /-- they get drunk very quickly," said Yehuda Neumark, a research physician at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Hadassah- Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem. He and a team of researchers in Israel and the United States, recently completed a study that examined the DNA of 145 men in Israel's capital. /- "In the Jewish Jerusalemites whom we studied, we found that those carry- ing this expression of the gene were very light drinkers," he said. The mutation was found in about one-third of the men studied in Jerusalem — who were divided between Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews — yet it is found only among 1 to 2 percent of /-' Caucasians in the general American population, said one researcher, Lucy Carr, an associate professor of medicine at Indiana University. Another recently released study, conducted at the University of California at San Diego, has found that about half of the Jewish students studied have the genetic mutation. The students with the mutation drank /- half as often as the Jewish students who didn't have it — three times a month rather than six times a month for the male students; and a little more than twice a month, compared with just under five times a month for the women. Carr's group plans to study 200 Jewish members of sororities and fra- ternities at Indiana University to find out how having the genetic mutation makes people feel when they drink — whether it makes them feel flushed quicker or gives them a headache sooner than it does to those without the mutation. E j — Debra Nussbaum Cohen/JTA presents its Winter/Spring 1999 offerings of Hebrew and Yiddish courses If you need help selecting a class that is right for you, call Nira Lev, Director of Hebrew Programs at AJE, (248) 354-1050. Classes begin the week of February 1 for 14 weeks, at AJE, unless otherwise noted.** 101 Total Beginner Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m: 102 Beginner Hebrew Plus Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. ** Kahn JCC Bldg. 103 Beginner Hebrew Plus Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 104 Advanced Beginner Hebrew Thursday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 105 Advanced Beginner Hebrew Lunch and Learn Wednesday, Noon - 2:00 p.m. 106 Hebrew for Communal Workers Level 1 Friday, Noon - 1:00 p.m. 107 Hebrew for Communal Workers Level 2 Thursday, Noon - 1:00 p.m. 108 Pre-Intermediate Hebrew Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 109 Intermediate Hebrew Monday, 10:00 a.m. - Noon 110 Advanced Intermediate Hebrew Monday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 111 Advanced Intermediate Hebrew 2 Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - Noon 112 Advanced Hebrew Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. - Noon 113 Advanced Hebrew Plus Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 114 Language and Literature for Advanced Students Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 115 Language and Literature for Advanced Students Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - Noon Instructors: Nira Lev, Director Corrine Ben-Ami, Ronit Gutkovitch Tziona Ragowsky, Nurit Sallen Classes begin on February 2 at AJE. 201 Yiddish I Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 202 Yiddish II Thursday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Instructor: Ra•bi Ahron Davidson A "get together" for those who are fluent in Hebrew. Free of charge. Sunday, 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. at AJE. Is There a Future to Israel- Diaspora Relations? Hannan Lis January 31 From the Land of Milk and Honey To the Land of Chip and Bio- Technology Doron Laks February 7 What the Letters of Letters Can Tell - Learning from Letters Dr. Leonard Lachover March 7 Imago - Theory and Practice - A Method for Nurturing and Improving Interpersonal Relationships Naomi Ebenstein and Chava Schaver April 18 The Leadership Crisis in Israel Yosef Tze'el May 2 Women of Valor - Jewish Women in the Public Arena Molly. Resnick May 16 To register or to receive a brochure of all Midrasha winter/spring programs and courses, call Haviva Jacobs at AJE (248) 354-1050. 21550 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield A constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit The Holidays May Be Over, But We're Still Celebrating At and gallery EVERY).'„ eryday 20% off everyday 20% off everyday 20% off everyday 20% off everyday A Large Selection On Sale Now! 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