Women’s Wellness Program
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Rabbi Rachel
Shere
Dr. Terri Orbuch
Dr. Stacey Francis
The Sisterhood of Adat Shalom
Synagogue is hosting a women’s
health and wellness program with
its community partner Hadassah of
Greater Detroit. The idea grew from
the often-overlooked need to take
better care of our minds, bodies and
spirits.
Terri Orbuch, Ph.D., professor of
sociology at Oakland University, will
moderate a panel of experts who will
share their best practices. Featured
are Rabbi Rachel Shere of Adat
Shalom; Dr. Stacey Francis, chiro-
practic kinesiologist and nutritional
consultant; and Dr. Esther Zekman,
D.O., ob/gyn.
The goal of the program is to cre-
Dr. Esther Zekman
ate multi-generational awareness
of the benefits of wellness. Women
can network and build community
in an environment highlighting that
Judaism has many resources that can
help us find wholeness.
The event is from 6-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24, at Adat Shalom in
Farmington Hills. A “lite bite” will be
provided by Quality Kosher Catering.
The cost is $18. Registration is avail-
able online at adatshalom.org/well-
ness. Free childcare is available with
advance reservations. Contact Jodi
Gross at Adat Shalom, (248) 851-
5100 or jgross@adatshalom.org, or
Hadassah of Greater Detroit, (248)
683-5030, for details. •
New Survey Finds Lack Of
Holocaust Knowledge In The U.S.
The Conference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany (Claims
Conference) undertook a national
survey of Holocaust knowledge
and awareness among adults in the
United States.
The survey finds critical gaps
both in awareness of basic facts as
well as detailed knowledge of the
Holocaust. In addition, a significant
majority of American adults believe
that fewer people care about the
Holocaust today than they used to,
and more than half of Americans
believe that the Holocaust could
happen again.
“The study found significant gaps
in knowledge of the Holocaust,” said
Claims Conference Board member
Matthew Bronfman. “We must look
at these results and determine where
and how best we can begin teach-
ing the next generation these criti-
cal lessons which must resonate for
decades to come.”
Major findings of the survey:
• 70 percent say fewer people
seem to care about the Holocaust
than they used to.
• 58 percent believe something
like the Holocaust could happen
again.
• 31 percent of Americans and 41
percent of millennials believe that
substantially fewer than 6 mil-
lion Jews were killed (2 million or
fewer) during the Holocaust.
• 45 percent of Americans cannot
name a single concentration camp
in Europe — the percentage is
even higher among millennials.
At the same time, there are
encouraging notes in the survey.
• 93 percent believe all students
should learn about the Holocaust
in school.
• 80 percent say it is important to
keep teaching about the Holocaust
so it does not happen again.
“This study underscores the
importance of Holocaust education
in our schools,” said Greg Schneider,
executive vice president of the
Claims Conference. “There remain
troubling gaps in Holocaust aware-
ness while survivors are still with us;
imagine when there are no longer
survivors here to tell their stories.
We must be committed to ensuring
the horrors of the Holocaust and
the memory of those who suffered
so greatly are remembered, told and
taught by future generations.” •
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