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Designed exclusively for Seniors 55 or older. American House
offers elegant apartments with many luxuries included.
West Bloomfield
• 1 Bedroom-940 Sq. Ft.
• Two Meals Served Daily
& Continental Breakfast
• 2 Bedroom-1280 Sq.' Ft.
• Housekeeping Services
• Social and Poolside Activities
• Laundry and Linen Services
Reviving Life's Gusto
JAS seniors explore movement and acting during
pilot program at theater.
• Recreational and Social Activities
• Transportation Provided in our Bus
• Transportation in our Bus
• Barber and Beauty Shop
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• 24 Hour in-House Staffing
• Continental Breakfast
• On-Site.Beauty and Barber Shop
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• Personal Care Services Available
Optional Services Available
• Dinner • Supper • Housekeeping
• Efficiencies
• 1 Bedroom
• 2 Bedroom
• Deluxe 2 Bedroom
• 1 Bedroom w/dens
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27577 Lahser
W. BLOOMFIELD
5859 Maple Rd.
248-353-5835
248-538-5283
693970
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RENOVAT
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F pho tos by Krista Flusa
Southfield
t an age when people may suf-
fer losses in their sight and
hearing and their ability to
move, a pilot program corn-
bining acting and movement encourages
seniors to rediscover the zest in life.
Sixteen seniors from Prentis and Teitel
Jewish apartments in Oak Park joined
•three seminars offered in conjunction
with the Furniture Factory, a professional
theater in Detroit. The third session took
place at the Detroit theater Feb. 11,
when the seniors performed their works.
Hilary Ramsden, a creator of Walk and
Squawk Performance Project and owner
of the theater, conducted the sessions.
She's taught workshops throughout this
country, Britain and South Africa.
"Most seniors don't have the opportu-
nity to go behind the scenes of real live
theater and participate in it," said Esther
Winer, community outreach coordinator
of Jewish Apartment and Services, who
originated the program. '
"Our residents were encouraged to get
in touch with their bodies through move-
ment and to find the child within them-
selves," she said.
The participants gave the program rave
reviews.
"I've watched street performers all my
life and enjoyed them," says Prentis resi-
dent Ella Mae Vance, 66. "These work-
shops enabled me to actually participate
in a form of the theater. I had the time of
my life." ,
Rachel Thomas, 94, of Teitel, agreed,
saying, "I enjoyed the opportunity to
interact with other Jewish Apartments
residents from a different building. I liked
the exercise part ... which taught me bal-
ance and trust of another person."
The residents tossed balls and walked
together holding sticks as part of their
warm up techniques with movement-
based therapy. Then they were divided
into groups and each was given props,
which were used to create an ensemble
work that touched on life experiences
from anti-Semitism to migration, Winer
said.
"The program gave seniors the oppor-
tunity to use their minds in creating their
own stories. They had to think and work
together and they developed a cama-
raderie among the diverse residents from
different cultures and religions," said
Winer.
To sponsor creative movement work-
shops for seniors, call Esther Winer at
(248) 592 1104. ❑
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From the top:
Hilary Ramsden of the
Furniture Factory in
. Detroit leads Oak Park
seniors in theater class.
Seniors Khya
Potashinskaya, 79, and
Brayna Kogan, 71, both
of Prentis Apartments,
plan their theatrical
work at the Furniture
Factory in Detroit with
JAS staff interpreter
Larisa Kleschik," center