JUNE 25 • 2020 | 37 the current day. For example, Frankl describes an address to camp prisoners who were being punished with starvation: “[I told them] they must not lose hope but should keep their courage in the certainty that the hopelessness of our strug- gle did not detract from its dignity and its meaning. I said that someone looks down on each of us in difficult hours — a friend, a wife, some- body alive or dead, or a God — and he would not expect us to disappoint him. ” As health care workers faced the dif- ficult hours of this pan- demic, and as they face future challenges that may engender burnout or even despair, it is our duty to offer them whatev- er support we can. The health care system cannot function without their hope. Holocaust memoirs writ- ten by physicians abound and, without exception, the authors recount how deeply they remained connected to the spirit of doctoring even under the most horrid of con- ditions. In this way, even when deprived of their clinical spac- es and the tools of their trades, they were able to give hope to people in the ghettos and in the concentration camps. Even amidst the often-insurmount- able encroachment of evil and death, they fulfilled their pur- pose to bring healing to their patients. Elie Wiesel wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine, “When I think about the Nazi doctors, the medical executioners, I lose hope. To find it again, I think about the authors, the victim-doctors. ” We should not undervalue the health care heroes of today and their commitment to our health. They have remained true to their professional oaths in spite of everything. Our hero doctors have proven they will be there for us regardless of the obsta- cles they face. They deserve not only to be remembered, but also to be honored with more than slo- gan-support for what they have done and what they continue to do. They are exhibiting the highest standards of the teaching, “Who is honored, one who honors his fellows” (Pirke Avot, 4:1). Let us work to salute, in real and tangible ways, our health care heroes whose actions merit honor. Herbert A. Yoskowitz D. Div (hon.) is rabbi emeritus at Adat Shalom Synagogue and lecturer at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Jason Adam Wasserman, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. They are the co-au- thors of “Resistance, Medicine and Moral Courage: Lessons on Bioethics from Jewish Physicians During the Holocaust.” Conatus: Journal of Philosophy, Volume 4(2); 2019: 359-378. PROF. DR. FRANZ VESELY, VIA WIKIPEDIA Dr. Viktor Frankl Audi Sylvania 5570 Monroe St. | Sylvania, OH www.sylvaniaaudi.com • Loaners • DealerRater • Free Pickup & Delivery Kelley Blue Book KBB.com Best Buy Award Winner 2020 Audi Q5 45 Quattro Premium Special Lease $4 2 9mo* 36 mo. lease $4,574 due at signing Magna Society *Based on MSRP of $44,295 (including destination charges). $4,574 due at signing, plus taxes, title, options & dealer charges. $0 security deposit. For qualif ied customers who lease through AFS. Lessee responsible f or 25¢/mi. over 32,500 miles. Subject to credit approval. Expires 6/30//20. See Audi Sylvania f or complete details. MEL DRYMAN Raised in Detroit, Experienced in Arizona Your Professional & Dedicated ARIZONA REALTOR Mobile: (480) 239-8686 mel.dryman@azmoves.com Each Office Independently Owned & Operated THE GALLERY RESTAURANT WELCOME BACK! Our Dining Room is now Reopened! “For 40 years, Gallery Restaurant has served up masterpieces” ~ Danny Raskin Bloomfield Plaza • 6638 Telegraph Road and Maple • 248-851-0313 www.galleryrestaurant2.com OFFERING CARRY OUT & CURB SIDE PICK UP! 9AM – 8PM DELIVERY AVAILABLE VIA DOORDASH! STILL OFFERING! GROCERIES & MERCHANDISE!