Nutritionally Speaking 0 c;277`7-1 ' MORRIS SORYANO Cities: Izmir, Turkey and HuntingtonWoods Kudos: Folk Dancer Nearly all the folk dancers you'll find in the dance studio at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield Wednesday evenings are adults. The exception is Morris Soryano, a 17-year-old Jewish exchange student from Izmir, Turkey. Izmir is Turkey's third-largest city and was a center ofJewish culture for thou- sands of years. Its current Jewish popula- tion is about 2,000. Soryano came to the United States through a program of the Rotary Club. He attends classes at Berkley High School. How did you get interested in Jewish folk dance? "In Turkey, only kids are dancing. We come to be with our friends. We have about 110 dancing at the Jewish Center in Izmir and only 20-25 are adults. Most are 11-18 years old. "Once a year, we put on a big per- formance for Chanukah. We didn't do one last year because there was too much bombing, but the year before, it was about the Exodus. "At home, I'm teaching dance two times a week and going to one meeting, where teachers discuss what we're going to do next and organize the classes." you have? "In the last two years, I went to dance festivals in Wisconsin and Florida. And last week, I was dancing in New York for Purim." What's it like to be Jewish in Turkey? "Everybody is nice to us. I have Muslim friends — all Jews have Muslim friends. "There are about seven synagogues. Some have been there for hundreds of years. Not all are active; there is one from more than 2,000 years ago that's an open-air museum today. There used to be a Jewish elementary school in Izmir, and now there's a Jewish Sunday school, and the JCC where I teach dancing. We have cultural education with madrichim [non-rabbinical Jewish leaders] and a weekly Jewish newspa- per." "Most Jewish young people from Izmir go to university in Istanbul. Usually, they find their husband or wife there. It's a bigger city and they want to stay there." What will you do when you return to Turkey? "I have been accepted to the universi- ty. I want to be an electrical engineer. My father is a structural engineer; he is selling electrical supplies for buildings. ues- tion: Dear Bar , y doc- tor just told me I am a diabet- ic. What new burdens do I face? Thanks,Quite Concerned. Morris Soryano, center, dances with the JCC Wednesday night group. Jewish folk dance sessions at the JCC in West Bloomfield take place every Wednesday at the dance studio on *the lower level. A six-week class for complete beginners starts April 6 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. $40. Students are invited to stay, at no extra charge, for advanced beginner classes immediately following. Advanced classes begin at 8:30 p.m., and couples dancing runs 10-10:30 p.m. $4 per session. For more information, contact teachers Cheryl Feit at (248) 661-0710 or Gordon Smith at our4feet@aolcom. REPORT A DOER... — Diana Lieberman, special to the Jewish News Know a Doer — someone of any age doing interesting, meaningful things in their life outside of their job? Share suggestions with Ken Guten Cohen, story development editor, at (248) 351-5144 or e-mail: kcohen@thejewishnews.com What other folk dancing experience do Si 2004 of Newspaper the Year MICHIGAN PRESS ASSOCIATION JNOnline.com • Thursday, March 31, 2005 • 22 Adar II, 5765 • Vol. CXXVII, No. 8 Business Calendar Crossword Food Letters Marketplace Mazel Toy , Metro Obituaries Online Opinion Something Extra . Spirituality Torah Cover Story 16 Shutting Down Schiavo case spurs look at Jewish medical ethics. Inside 41 Reel Jews JCC Marwil Film Festival features 30+ films, five venues. 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