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Caregivers Day Off is fairly
typical.
“
At the end of
the program we
ran last year, I
was surprised at
how many people
hugged me and
thanked me
for such a special day. They
knew their loved ones were
in a safe space and having a
good time, so they had the
rare opportunity to focus on
themselves,” she says.
“Caregivers are often at a
constant level of high alert.
It is not until they truly relax
that they can relieve some of
that stress.”
The Alzheimer’s Assoc-
iation says 190,000 Michigan-
ders age 65 and older are
living with Alzheimer’s
disease or other memory
impairments, and 380,000
family caregivers are looking
after loved ones with the
disease. The organization
estimates 872 million hours
of unpaid care are provided
by these family caregivers.
Sadoff tries to be as
upbeat as possible about her
husband’s condition. “We try
not to dwell on it because
the more you dwell on things
that are negative in your life
the worse you feel,” she says.
“The Brown Center is really
amazing though; it has saved
my husband.”
Caregivers Day Off is
sponsored by the Dee
dee and Michael Perlman
Caregivers Fund. For details
on the Brown Program, go
to brownadultday.org. To
register for the program,
which has limited spaces, call
Sharilyn Rowe at (248) 592-
5032 by March 27.
Debi
Banooni
Caregivers Day Off
activity 2023
Ed and
Beth Harris
T
he Zekelman Holocaust
Center will wel-
come Nick Winton
Jr., the son of Sir Nicholas
Winton MBE, who organized
the Kindertransport from
Czechoslovakia before World
War II and saved 669 children.
He will speak with the
audience at a special screening
of the film One Life, Monday,
March 18, at 6:30 p.m. at
Emagine Novi (44425 W. 12
Mile Road). Admission is $15
for nonmembers; $10 with an
HC membership.
Nick’s father is the focus
of the movie One Life star-
ring Anthony Hopkins.
Following the movie,
Nick will take part in a
discussion and talk-back
about the film and his
father.
Awarded a knighthood
for his services to human-
ity, his father was also
involved in many other
humanitarian activities.
The Kindertransport
(German for “children’s
transport”) was an organized
rescue effort of children from
Nazi-controlled territory that
took place in 1938–1939 during
the nine months prior to the
outbreak of World War II. The
29-year-old Nicholas Winton,
who was supposed to be on a
ski vacation but instead visit-
ed Prague at the request of a
friend, ended up organizing a
rescue operation that brought
approximately 669 children
from Czechoslovakia to safety
in Great Britain just prior to the
outbreak of the war.
Between March and August
of 1939, Winton helped orga-
nize eight transports of children
from Prague to London. Once
back in London, he coordinat-
ed rescue efforts with refugee
workers in Prague. Winton also
raised funds for transports and
sought foster families to care for
the children once they arrived
in Great Britain. Nicholas
Winton’s story was unknown
until 1988, when his wife found
a scrapbook with photos and a
list of children he had helped
rescue.
Nick Winton Jr. will discuss
his father’s influence on his life
and the impact of his selfless,
humanitarian deed that saved
hundreds of children from cer-
tain death.
Using his father’s story as a
starting point, Winton teach-
es audiences about the great
impact they can make in the
world.
To register, visit www.holocaustcenter.
org/onelife.
The HC to present One Life,
the story of Sir Nicholas Winton’s
WWII Kindertransport rescue,
and welcome his son to speak.
Holocaust Hero
Movie Screening