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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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