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eads slide down the fishing line,
one hitting the next with a soft
„tink:,
It's not easy to string beads. Add
bad eyesight and shaky hands, and
it's even more of a challenge. And yet,
the students (mostly age 70-plus) in
Barbara Frankel's jewelry class at Jewish
Senior Life's Fleischman Residence/
Blumberg Plaza find their hands are
capable of much more than they imag-
ined.
There's no "just sitting and passing
the time" in Frankel's weekly class. Not
even 101-year-old Gilda Silverman,
whose caregiver helps greatly with the
centenarian's project. Frankel gently
urged Silverman to string a few, which
she did.
"Watching their faces when they
accomplish something" is why Frankel
has voluntarily taught this class for 30
years. She believes strongly in the class'
power to improve hand-eye coordina-
tion and build camaraderie and com-
munity.
With up to 30 beaders each week, the
place bustles with color and activity.
Mostly women attend, but the men
who participate weekly are involved and
vibrant. If the men weren't there, the
class would be different — they make
different kinds of creative designs, and
they are energetic in their interactions.
"Jewelry is great for your hands. I
wish they had this class a couple more
times a week:' said Fleischman resident
Jack Adelman.
Class participants primarily create
bracelets, necklaces and eyeglass hold-
ers; all come away with intangible gifts
like contentment and companionship.
"I come every week ... even if I am
not feeling my best:' said Fleischman
resident Mary Clinton. "I've made neck-
laces in every color. It's one of the only
places where I can relax:'
Volunteer Florence Schuman com-
pared the class to "being on a cruise
ship," where there are fun activities
throughout the day. She sails over from
Centenarian Gilda Silverman strings
beads with Jewish Senior Life volun-
teer Barbara Frankel during Frankel's
long-running and popular weekly jew-
elry class.
Hechtman Apartments to be with "old
friends who help each other:' she said.
Frankel's devotion to her students
makes her class Fleishman's "place to be"
from 11-12 p.m. every Wednesday.
"She [Barbara] is kind and generous
and beautiful," says Fleischman resident
Fay Smith.
Frankel's caring is abundantly evident.
She once sat with a woman outside the
activity room for several weeks until the
woman admitted that eyesight trouble
precluded her from entering. One pair
of borrowed glasses later, and Frankel
created a new class participant.
Many daughters come to be with
their moms, bonding over beading and
strengthening relationships while sliding
beads onto 20-pound-test fishing line.
And the items made in this jewelry class
warm many hearts, as they are sent to
relatives and friends, with the knowl-
edge that they were crafted out of love.
Frankel aims for everyone to have a
finished project to wear when they leave
class. If it takes someone a little longer
to finish a project, she stays longer.
"It takes time to make a difference in
a person's life she says. ❑
Allison Batdorff and Helayne Kaplan are on
the Your People LLC public relations team.
To Donate:
Donations provide beading sup-
plies for the program and can
be made through Jewish Senior
Life (www.jslmi.org/donate/)
to the Maxina Rodecker Spiegel
Memorial Fund for Creative
Activities. For JSL volunteer
information, contact Judy Dunn
at (248) 661-2999.