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illness, and there is no specific 
treatment for it,” Vieder said. 
“The only people we want to 
see in the ER or in the urgent 
care setting are those who 
are having trouble breathing 
because that is someone who 
should be seen, regardless if it 
is coronavirus or not.
“Unfortunately, those people 
who have higher risks, like the 
elderly and [those with] other 
underlying health problems, are 
the ones more likely to have the 
complications requiring hospi-
tal care,” he added.
Vieder recommends cleaning 
and disinfecting your home, 
office, commonly touched sur-
faces and little nooks with dis-
infecting wipes, such as Clorox, 
regularly. Washing your hands 
properly with soap and water is 
also a key factor in preventing 
the spread of not only COVID-
19 but also other diseases, such 
as influenza.
“Drink lots of fluids, get 
plenty of sleep, take some 
Tylenol or Motrin for the fever 
and that is all you need to do,” 
Vieder said. “If you’
re sick, 
wash your hands, stay home 
and eat Jewish chicken 
soup.” 

“The vast majority, 
97%-98% or 
more, of people 
who contract the 
coronavirus will 
just have a mild, 
fl
 u-like illness, and 
there is no specifi
 c 

treatment for it.” 

— DR. SANFORD VIEDER

and are shifting to virtual models. 
Some will offer online sessions to 
students; check individual Hillel 
websites. 

LOCAL JEWISH TRIPS AFFECTED 
All scheduled trips organized 
by the Jewish Federation of 
Metropolitan Detroit (JFMD) 
through the end of April have 
been canceled, and JFMD has 
put a hold on all its trips through 
June 1, including a planned spring 
interfaith mission to Israel, accord-
ing to Ted Cohen, chief marketing 
officer at JFMD.
The Jewish Federation of 
Greater Ann Arbor postponed its 
student exchange trip to Nahalal, 
Israel.
Birthright Israel has also can-
celed all remaining winter trips 
due to the spread of COVID-19. 
The 2020 March for the Living trip 
has also been canceled. 
Other local Jewish group trips 
to Israel have been canceled, 
including ones organized by Rabbi 
Shneur Silberberg of the Bais 
Chabad Torah Center and by the 
Coalition for Black and Jewish 
Unity.

JEWISH SENIOR LIFE 
PROHIBITS VISITORS
Jewish Senior Life (JSL) is taking 
extra precautions to ensure the 
safety and well-being of all its 
residents by asking that no one 
visit their residences at this time 
(Fleischman Residence, Meer and 
Hechtman Apartments in West 
Bloomfield and Prentis, Teitel and 
Coville Apartments in Oak Park). 
 Those who provide essential 
caregiving services to residents 
will be screened and permitted 
to enter for the limited purpose 
of providing such services. See 
updated information on its web-
site: jslmi.org, or call with ques-
tions at (248) 661-2999.
 JSL houses more than 1,000 
residents on its campuses. 

JEWISH EVENTS 
POSTPONED OR CANCELED
• Limmud Michigan, an annual 
Jewish learning event, postponed 
its conference at Eastern Michigan 
University from its planned date of 
March 22 to Oct. 25. 
• Federation’
s biggest com-
munity telethon of the year, 
scheduled for Sunday, March 29, 
has been postponed. All in-person 
group programming at Federation 
for the next three weeks has also 
been postponed.
• The Well, a local hub for 
Jewish young professionals, has 
postponed the rest of its March 
events.
• All events sponsored by 
Michigan State University’
s Serling 
Institute for Jewish Studies and 
Modern Israel have been canceled 
through March and until April 20. 
U-M’
s Frankel Center for Jewish 
Studies has also canceled all its 
upcoming events.
• The Jewish Federation of 
Greater Ann Arbor has canceled 
all in-person group programming 
scheduled for the next three 
weeks. The JCC is closed.
• The Jewish Historical Society 
of Michigan has postponed 
the Three Former Synagogues 
Tour (April 1) and the Jews in 
Birmingham Lecture (March 25).
• More events are being can-
celed each day. The JN suggests 
you check with your venue if you 
had plans to attend.

FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE HITS PAUSE 
Friendship Circle is pausing all 
programs that take place on both 
its campuses, including Lessons 
for Life, Efshar Circle Hebrew 
School, all after-school and 
Sunday programs, the Soul Studio 
Art Program and the Trainee 
Program. The Meer Center and the 
Farber Center, including the Soul 
Studio and Gallery, will be closed. 
The Soul Cafe will remain open for 
curbside carryout only. 

LOCAL SEDERS CANCELED
A “Motown Seder” event, planned 
by Federation and JCRC for March 
23 at Detroit’
s Motown Museum, 
has been canceled.
 The Interfaith Passover Seder 
at the Isaac Agree Downtown 
Synagogue has been postponed 
until after April 19.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’
s sched-
uled March 31 seder with the 
Coalition for Black and Jewish 
Unity has been canceled..

JCC CLOSES OPERATIONS
On Sunday, the Jewish 
Community Center of Metro 
Detroit announced it would close 
all operations at the building in 
West Bloomfield, including the Pitt 
Child Development Center and the 
Florine Mark Sports and Fitness 
Complex, until March 29. The 
JCC and Jfamily have canceled 
the Matzah Factory series and 
postponed all Jfamily programs 
through the end of Passover (April 
19).

HOLOCAUST MUSEUM CLOSES
To help reduce the risk of 
transmission of COVID-19, the 
Holocaust Memorial Center in 
Farmington Hills will be closed to 
the public through at least Sunday, 
March 29.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
On March 11, President Donald 
Trump announced travel restric-
tions from European countries. 
American citizens are exempt, but 
will be directed to a “limited num-
ber of airports where screening 
can take place.” 

RESTAURANTS CLOSED 
Gov. Whitmer issued an order to 
close all bars and restaurants 
in the state, effective March 16. 
Residents are urged to use carry- 
out or delivery options, but won’
t 
be allowed to eat at the establish-
ments. 

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