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and his wife Judy Freedman of
Bedford Hills, NY, to the show.
“I’ve had lots of time to marvel
at my dad’s sculptures and they
still amaze me,
” Bruce Fleischer
said. “He’s always been my model
of patience and perseverance.
Combine those with curiosity,
a good nature and humility,
and see the creative results. He
loves sharing his enjoyment of
the process, turning file folders,
trigonometry and lots of glue
into art.
”
Also at the exhibit was local
artist Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan,
who met Fleischer in 2006 when
she and fellow artist Dani Katsir
created the created the mosaic
installation for the pediatric unit
entrance at Beaumont Hospital
in Royal Oak.
“We worked with pediatric
patients on this artwork and
the hospital had a dedication

for the children, their families
and the hospital staff,
” she said.
“Hank and I met as he was on
the board of the Michigan Carls
Foundation which funded the
artwork.
” She said the two had
an instant connection. “We each
had an appreciation of each oth-
er’s art and an understanding of
the power of art
to teach, and to
heal. In his work,
math is the basis
for his construc-
tions, and he is excited to show
young people how math can be a
part of the creative process.
”
During the show, she said
Fleischer was able to meet with
guests. “He walked through the
exhibit and was able to share
one-on-one and to mingle with
not only the residents but those
who attended from the Carls
Foundation,
” she said. “He

expressed his
pride that at his
age he was able to still contribute
and to be a role model for other
seniors in their 70s, 80s and 90s.
Certainly for me he is a role
model and affirmed that I enjoy
having friends who are older as
they have more experience, and I
can learn from having them.
”
Fleischer shared what he calls
“three basic missions” for exhib-
iting his work. “I want to show

that math is beautiful and useful,
”
he said. “The angles from trigo-
nometry and geometry and the
equations from algebra are all so
beautiful and they fit together so
nicely. The second purpose is to
show how I used all simple tools
and that nothing was comput-
er-generated and the third was to
prove that an almost centenarian
can still contribute and can still
be constructive and can still fly
like the young eagles.
”

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OUR COMMUNITY
Dr. Bruce
Fleischer and
his wife Judy
Freedman flank
artist Hank
Fleischer at the
Fox Run showing
of his work.

To view more of
Hank Fleischer’s
artwork, go to
www.hankfleischer.com

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