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Jodi L. Michaelson, MD

Holiday observances, programs to help Jewish
seniors feel at home.

Jodi L. Michaelson, MD, is a
specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
She earned her medical degree at the
Wayne State University School of
Medicine, and completed her residency
training at Hutzel Hospital/Wayne State
University.
Dr. Michaelson is a Junior Fellow of
the American College of Obstetrics and
Gynecology. She is also a member of the
American Medical Association. She is
currently accepting new patients.

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service will be added.
Mrs. Fisher currently spends Jewish
holidays in the Bloomfield Hills home
of her son Jerry Stollman.
ernice Fisher had lived in
What about the extras for Jews like
Israel for 25 years before
Mrs. Fisher? That's where Rabbi
immigrating to America for
Dovid Polter comes in. Starting in
the second time in her life last
December, he will begin making
July. Mrs. Fisher says she'd "reached a
twice-monthly visits to Jewish resi-
certain stage and needed to be nearer to
dents at the Heritage, just as he does
family," as her reason for returning here
at other non-Jewish , facilities
71 years after first arriving in the U.S. as
throughout Michigan.
a child from Poland.
g, As part of the Jewish
Back in metro
Home and Aging
Detroit where she
.E Service's Jewish
lived for most of her
28,Community
life, Mrs. Fisher's
§' Chaplaincy Program,
home is now The
his first visit to The
Heritage retirement
Heritage will be a
community in
Chanuka party, corn-
Southfield. Helping
plete with potato
her get settled in, her
latkes, live music and a
four children came
video on the holiday.
together from their
In the future, the rabbi
three home states to
says he plans to have
shop for her furni-
more Jewish programs,
ture, cutlery and
songs accompanied by
accessories.
noz
keyboard and accor-
Mrs. Fisher's corn-
Bernice
Fisher moved last summer dion music and visits
munity boasts a swim-
to The Heritage retirement com-
from his own children.
ming pool, computer
munity in Southfield.
"We do our best to
room, a library, in-
meet the needs of all
house bank, health
Jewish residents," he says, including
club, beauty shop and other amenities.
making arrangements for those saying
But despite the pleasant surroundings,
Kaddish, and bringing Jewish articles,
she's found herself, after a quarter centu-
like a Jewish calendar, Chanuka candles
ry in Tel Aviv, a Jewish woman living in
or a challa.
a non-Jewish place. She says the differ-
After 25 snowless years, Mrs. Fisher is
ence in culture was "quite a transition
ready to experience winter again. "I love
for me. "
it here," she says. "This is really my
Mrs. Fisher is about to see things
home away from home. If I didn't like it
change. According to Lin Berry, mar-
here, I wouldn't stay"
keting director for The Heritage, this is
In Mrs. Fisher's room, as in the
a very resident-driven community."
others, the electric plugs and sinks
Officially opened on Aug. 1, the retire-
are higher than normal to avoid
ment community offers "Personally
knee strain, and they have a connec-
Yours," a program providing residents
tion to a full-time concierge that
with opportunities for letter writing,
monitors
all emergency calls.
housekeeping and rides to social events,
But only in her room sits a freshly
shopping centers and synagogues. As
baked challa, a gift from her neighbor.
tenants fill the 218-unit apartment
Mrs. Fisher is saving the loaf in its
building, a regular Shabbat and holiday
tightly tied plastic wrap in her private
kosher kitchen, until it is shared on
Shelli Dorfinan can be reached at
Shabbat, when "it tastes much better
(248) 354-6060, ext. 246, or by e-mail
than during the week." 1—I
at sdoifman@thejewishnews.com

SHELLI DORFMAN
StaffWriter

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Carrie, Sylvia
and all the
other wonderful
volunteers of
this year's
Jewish Book Fair
on another job
well done!
-Roger

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