Question of the Week: Can you name the Irish-Jewish
politician who was a supporter of the Irish Republican Army, a
member of Ireland's parliament, twice mayor of Dublin and a
long time supporter of the Irgun (one of the Jewish defense
organizations from the 1948 Israeli War of Independence)?

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offers great ideas on parenting, from

"Acceptance" to "Zebras."

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parent should be loving and
compassionate and respectful
— but don't forget the polka
dots and zebras, too, says author Avra-
ham "Zimmy" Zimberg.
Children need. patience, compli-
ments and kindness from their care
givers, he writes. But they also require
"Zany zebras with purple polka dots
and lots of other silly things to laugh
about together."
In his new book, Zimmy's Guide to
All Kids Need: How All Caring Adults
Con Nurture Children (Life's Great!
Press, $12.95), the former Detroiter
provides an A-Z guide to parenting,
starting with "Acceptance" and ending
with those "Zany Zebras."

"Zimmy" Zimberg got his experience with children
"right in the trenches."

He's not a father himself (more on that
later). He's not married, either (more on that
later, too). But he has worked extensively
with children and teens and produced a fun
guide whose fans include former U.S. Sur-
geon General Dr. C. Everett Koop, who
called Zimmy's Guide, "an easy-to-read
compass for navigating the most important
job — parenting."
Zimberg, 34, was one of seven children
born and raised in Oak Park. His parents,
Shirley and Donald, still live here, and Zim-
berg makes frequent trips back to Michigan.
He now makes New York his home and
likes the city for its intellectual and creative
opportunities. But Zimberg says he loved
(and still loves) Oak Park.
"I have great memories of childhood," he
says. "Our family was always very close,

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