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Sharing Experiences
Temple Israel eighth-graders make
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JSL resident Gloria Hurt and Temple
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Temple Israel eighth-grader Elizabeth
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JSL resident Stanley Prenzlaver and
eighth-grader Ryan Ishbia
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Allison Batdorff
Special to the Jewish News
S
ome lessons come from books,
some from webinars and some
from calling out "BINGO!"
with someone 60 years your senior.
For eighth-graders enrolled in
Temple Israel's Tyner Religious School,
putting Jewish values into action means
getting to know the residents of Jewish
Senior Life (JSL).
All through February, students met
with residents of Fleischman Residence/
Blumberg Plaza and Hechtman
Apartments in West Bloomfield.
First, it was a get-to-know-you
session and Bingo game, said Mary
Blowers, JSL program coordinator at
Fleischman. Residents and students
also enjoyed a performance by musician
Avy Schreiber and will do an art project
together in March, she said.
Carol Rosenberg, JSL Foundation
director, spoke to the students at the
first session about the art of Jewish
caregiving and the "theory on aging" to
prepare them for their experience with
older adults.
Interacting with JSL residents is an
important part of the school's curricu-
lum, which is based on empathy, action
and "learning about people who are
different from us," says Rabbi Jennifer
Temple Israel student Kelsey Olson
meets with resident Sarah Kreisman.
Kaluzny, Temple Israel's eighth-grade
teacher.
"This gives students an up-close and
personal opportunity to learn about
their place in the world as well as oth-
ers," Kaluzny said. "Getting older is a
universal experience, and it's important
for students to learn what it means:'
Appreciating this generation is par-
ticularly important, Kaluzny added.
"There's a reason why they are called
the 'Greatest Generation,"' Kaluzny said.
"To be able to learn from those older
adults who survived the Holocaust and
those who really built the foundation
for our community and our Jewish
world is an experience students will
have forever:'
The program is well attended and
facilitates ongoing intergenerational
friendships, Kaluzny said.
"Students run to find the person
they're paired up with. If they're not
there, they worry about them," she said.
The residents enjoy it, too, said
Blowers.
"That visit gave us so much pleasure
said Hechtman resident Rose Breitberg.
"The students were really interested in
us, plus they got excited when we were
close to winning at Bingo:'
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Allison Batdorff works for Your People LLC.
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