Letters

A Special City
It is not very surprising that the

developers Steve Friedman and Gary
Shiffman have no comment on the arti-
cle outlining their attempt to develop
the Rackham Golf Course with homes
and change the nature of Huntington
Woods ("Digging In,"Aug. 3, page 23).
I can tell from your article that the
people of our community have a deep
love for it. That is why many people
move from home to home when their
housing needs change or many others
grow up here and move back when they
become adults. Huntington Woods is
special. The developers have a different
value that comes first for them.

Bari)/ Lepler
Huntington Woods

Ax Proportionate'

Last week's Jewish News highlighted a
schizophrenia in the Jewish community
that causes great concern (JN Online,
Aug. 3, page 10). Nearly 60 percent of
the respondents to your poll, presum-
ably all members of the Jewish commu-
nity, agreed that the Israeli response to
the unprovoked Hezbollah attacks was
too harsh.
IronicAy, that same edition showed
that some people in the community
also believed that the participants in
the Federation Teen Mission had to be
withdrawn from Israel as it was far too
dangerous for them to stay.
If the situation is so dangerous for a
- group of teenagers visiting there for the
summer, it is infinitely more complicat-
ed and life-threatening for the people
who live there. It is disconcerting to see
our fellow Jews join in the ridiculous .
refrain that Israel's response must be
"proportionate."
By that logic, the United States
after Pearl Harbor should have simply
blown up a "proportionate" number
of Japanese naval vessels and killed a
proportionate" number of Japanese
soldiers and civilians. It is as clear as it
was during World War II that the only
way to stop a murderous onslaught is to
face it head on, and destroy the enemy
before he destroys us.
We must take seriously the threats of
Iran and its Hezbollah puppet who seek

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the extermination of the Jewish people.
Israel needs to fight this war to win, not
to be "proportionate!'
I hope that the entire Jewish commu-
nity quickly recognizes that in matters
of life and death, we cannot reflect in
hindsight that we wished we had tried
a little harder because by then it will be
too late.

Meet one of the faces of success

Ephraim Zinberg, M.D., is board
certified in orthopaedics and hand
surgery. He is a member of the
Henry Ford Medical Group and
sees patients at the Henry Ford
Medical Center-Sterling Heights
and Henry Ford Medical Center-
West Bloomfield.

Karoline S. Puder

. Paul J. Fischer
Southfield

Mission Decision

Susan Burstein-Kahn writes in an Aug.
3 letter that "the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detfoit made the
only decision possible by bringing .
the Teen Mission home" from Israel
("Federation Was Right:' Aug. 3, page
6).
I'd like to share.the experience my
son, Aaron, had before returning from
his trip to Poland and Israel with
United Synagogue Youth on July 31.
I believe the additional two weeks'
time spent in Israel further bonded
him with Israel and gave him an
invaluable experience. During
this time, the USY groups were in
Jerusalem or further south. The staff
at USY kept-in close contact with the
parents through daily e-mails and
phone calls. At no time were the teens
in any additional danger.
Aaron spent time volunteering with
Danny Siegel and his mitzvah heroes,
worked with elderly residents making
crafts, collected food from the fields
with the group Table to Table, and
spent a day with the young children
in the tent city of Nitzanim, where
thousands of people have fled to from
the north.
USY offered all of the participants
the opportunity to return home early
due to the hostilities in the north, but
very few of the teens or their parents
chose this option. It was important for
the kids to see Israel coming together
in time of war and it was also impor-
tant for Israel to see young Jewish
leaders helping give moral and active
support.

Steven Zinderman
Farmington Hills

"I always liked working with my
hands, especially if it involved fine
details," says Dr. Zinberg. "As a
kid, I liked to build models. The
more parts the kits had, or the
smaller the pieces, the better. My
dad was a general surgeon, and he
encouraged me."

Dr. Zinberg grew up in Brooklyn
and attended The Yeshivah of
Flatbush and Touro College in
Manhattan. After graduating from
the State University of New York —
Downstate Medical School, he
completed his orthopaedic residen-
cy at Mairhonides Medical Center.
Two fellowships followed, one in
hand surgery at the University of
Louisville and one in microsurgery
at the Mayo Clinic.

"I was fascinated with the anatomy
of the hand and wrist, with so
many structures in such a small
area,'-' he says.

In his practice, Dr. Zinberg treats
patients with hand and wrist
fractures, joint.injuries, nerve
disorders such as carpal tunnel
syndrome, and tendonitis. Hand .
surgery also includes repair of
nerves, blood vessels and tendons,
as well as removal of tumors
and cysts.

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"Carpal tunnel syndrome can be
caused by repetitive use, such as
typing on a computer keyboard,
grasping tools, or assembly line
work," he explains. "The key to
preventing it is to take regular
breaks from these types of
activities. Carpal tunnel release
is the most common nerve
decompression surgery."

MEW 'cha Don't Know

Hand surgery is challenging,
requiring patient, meticulous,
painstaking work, Dr. Zinberg says.

Although through much of the Jewish world a remembrance candle is
called "yahrtzeit," not in Israel. What is it called there?

However, surgery is the last resort,
he says, when more conservative

treatment is
insufficient to
relieve a
patient's symp-
toms.

"I believe in
conservative
management,"
he says.
"Surgeons
Ephraim
Zinberg, M.D.
don't always
operate. Only
one third of the new consultations
I do will eventually result in
surgery."

While simple fractures may only
require manipulation or a cast,
more severe fractures may need
surgery. The latest developments
for treating more complex wrist
fractures involve lightweight, low-
profile plates and screws.

Dr. Zinberg notes that he has had
occasion to reattach severed fin-
gers. Complete amputations are
rare.

"One of the most difficult cases I've
had was a man who had lost his
thumb and four fingers in a table
saw accident," he recalls. "It took
20 hours of surgery to reattach
them all, but it was a success.

"People are more aware of safety
issues now, so Cm glad I don't
see very many of those types of
surgeries."

Hand or wrist problems must be
diagnosed properly from the start,
Dr. Zinberg says. A physician who
is fellowship trained and board
certified in hand surgery, and who
specializes in this surgery on an
ongoing basis, will have the proper
training and experience to diag-
nose and treat these problems.

He and his wife, Rose, live in
Southfield with their 3-year-old
son. Rose is an occupational
therapist and has two adult
daughters. The family is active in
Young Israel of Oak Park and
Congregation Shomrey Emunah of
Southfield.

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