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VIEWS
5-10
JEWS IN THE D
12 Mental Battle HEALTH
Eating disorders
stem from 34 Eat. Right. Now
myriad reasons, Holiday baked beans.
not just a
desire to be thin.
36 Trailblazer
16 At the Finish Line Dr. George Dean paved the
As Neil Schloss retires from way for family medicine.
a 36-year career at Ford,
he looks to the future. ETC.
20 Never Too Late
Frances Holtzman celebrates
100 years with Jewish
39 the exchange
41 soul
16
tradition.
45 jews in the digital age
21 Faces & Places
46 looking back
22 Sports
23 Moments DAILY HEADLINES
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24 Torah portion SHABBAT LIGHTS
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26 Metro Detroit’s Saturday, Dec. 29, 5:55 p.m.
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28 Love Your Neighbor
The AJL recommends
children’s books to help
them — and others — get
through turbulent times.
30 Celebrity Jews
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31 Events/Editor’s Picks
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32 2018: Year in Review
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Jewfro
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ou are not
mature enough
to tell it like is.
My Story
Even that burden you
leave to us children.
But I don’t care about
Ben Falik
being popular. I care
about climate justice
and the living planet.
How Old Will You In the 1980s, Vladimir Gendelman
and his family left the Ukraine for the
Our civilization is
being sacrificed for the opportunity Be Next Year? United States. In common with many
Russian families coming into Michigan,
his family received help from local
of a very small number of people to
downplaying the losses to rivals … It’s even still a thing, your dress, diet, work, Jewish agencies to acclimate to their
continue making enormous amounts of
ultimately a disservice to the country politics, hobbies and relationships were new home. Hebrew Free Loan gave
money.” them an interest-free loan to purchase
we all share, and to the goal of actually largely functions of how many years old
“But then 20 years or so ago, some- a reliable used car.
improving that country, to talk to us (or young) you were.
thing happened — adults decided they “I turned sixteen one month after we
like we’re its fans because we aren’t. Now, age isn’t even a number:
didn’t have to give up kid stuff. And so came here,” Vladimir said. “It was all
We’re its citizens, and we should be able A) Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at
they pretended comic books were actu- so overwhelming, I didn’t understand
to handle the whole story.” getting engaged to someone he met on
ally sophisticated literature.” what was going on. We were told that
Those quotes are by (in order) JDate. a lot of what the Russian families
“These pundits talk about America
15-year-old Swedish climate activist B) Created and scaled a caffeinating received was from the goodness of
as if it’s a sports team and their readers
Greta Thunberg shaming leaders at the consumer product, soon to be pitched community donors, but it really didn’t
and viewers are the team’s fans —
United Nations COP24 summit; gas to investors on national television. make much of an impression on me. I
celebrating highlights and big wins,
bag Bill Maher creating undue CO2 fol- C) Painted Chanukah cards as pres- was young, and I have always been
lowing the death of Stan Lee; and Ben ents for family members. forward-thinking, not focusing on
Mathis-Lilley wondering why his fellow Ages: A) 58; bachelor party at The what’s happening right now. I just
journalists recast George H.W. Bush as Schvitz. B) 15; Watch Shark Tank Jan. 6. know there’s a potential for tomorrow
“America’s benign, saintly grandpa.” C) 97; Thanks, Grandma Marge! to be better than today.”
The vehicle the Gendelmans
They are just a few of countless data Any disruption of social norms —
purchased was used to get members
points that point to 2018 as a new age. gender identity, marriage equality, of the family to work. “Lots of work,”
Specifically, the Post-Age Age. racial equity — is bound to make some Vladimir said. “My parents, who
The current, chronological length of people long for the past, typically, peo- were professionals in Russia, did
your life once dictated much of your ple who enjoyed privileges and power all kinds of odd jobs until they were
lifestyle: to act your age. Like passing over others in those “simpler times.” certified to go back to professional
the salt and pepper together, if that’s Rather than wring our hands that peo- careers here. I did just about every-
ple aren’t behaving socially based on thing that came my way, too.”
LEFT: Ben’s daughter Phoebe at Drag Queen their biological state or status, we need Years later, now married, a father and
to wrestle with the opportunities and the founder of companyfolders.com,
Story Time. TOP: Ben’s mom at the Slizz concert.
Vladimir thought back to what that
continued on page 8 used car meant to his family, and
joined the HFL Board.
“I wanted to give back and help,
letters like those community donors years ago.
HFL was there for us at a difficult time.
Real-Life Seniors’ Need of which I am a part, must be consid-
ered. How does one balance the needs
options.
Literally, by the second day, she was
Today, for me to be on the other
side of the table helping fellow
I am writing this in response to your of children and parents with two work- attending activities, thriving and being Jews, helping people like me, is
article dated Dec. 6, 2018, “The ing adults? Even with all the services to the social person she was not being in huge. It’s very rewarding.”
Upcoming Silver Tsunami,” as a board age in place, someone has to supervise her own private home. I had peace of Click. Call. Give Now.
member of Jewish Senior Life, as a and administer the dynamics of one’s mind that she was in a safe, secure and www.hfldetroit.org • 248.723.8184
hands-on active volunteer and, most parents living in a home and running a caring environment with an active life Community donations help HFL
importantly, as a family member of a second household. What happens when thus alleviating me of many responsi- give interest-free loans to local Jews
for a variety of personal, health,
Fleischman Residence resident (assisted children do not reside where parents bilities I had. Now our visits are social educational and small business
living). do and the parents refuse to relocate? instead of heavily slanted toward deal- needs.
Many older adults are aging in place What happens in a medical emergency? ing with many of life’s smaller crises.
with in-home services and caregivers My mother lived in her and my dad’s Statistics, facts, figures, financial
until they no longer can. Finances and home for 1.5 years after he passed considerations are major factors in
availability of consistent qualified and away, but she was isolated from inter- making decisions, but to suggest the
capable caregivers play a major role in actions with her contemporaries. She end of bricks-and-mortar facilities for
“aging in place.” was becoming antisocial and sleeping our seniors ignores the most important
Another major factor influencing the out of boredom. So I moved her to element — the real-life senior person. 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300 • Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
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commentary
Do We Take Israel for Granted?
A
few weeks ago, I returned from Minister Justin Trudeau issued a public ting about Israel? Are we educating our to be $21 million. But, it’s only $8.7 mil-
Israel. It was just a trip, not a apology because Canada, in 1939, had children and grandchildren about Israel? lion. That’s a rather dramatic statistic.
mission. A trip I wanted to take refused to allow the St. Louis with more Are we teaching them how to fight BDS In our community, at home, our Israel
because I hadn’t been to Israel in than 900 German Jews as passen- on campus? About the importance of agenda seems to have taken a back seat
a few years, actually for almost gers to dock and disembark in being able to communicate with our to other needs, important and legitimate
five years, the longest time I’d Canada. Neither did the U.S. allow Israeli brothers and sisters in Hebrew? needs.
not been to Israel in my adult the St. Louis to dock here. There About the importance of supporting We have not had a major community
life. It was my 50th trip. Yes, I’ve can be little doubt that these acts social welfare programs for poor, dis- mission to Israel in many years.
counted. (Well, I didn’t count by the Canadian government and advantaged Israelis, poor Jews? Are Does Federation address and does
the first few, but by the time I the U.S. government in 1939 led we making any sort of sacrifice to help the Jewish News cover Israel issues and
got to my fifth trip, I decided to Peter Alter to the death of hundreds of Jews Israel? needs as much as they did some years
count.) on the St. Louis. Our sacrifice, individually and col- ago?
The mishnah states that the But, there can also be no doubt lectively, also seems minimal compared And, when is the last time, for exam-
day is short, but there is a lot of work to that today, if the St. Louis needed a place to the daily sacrifice of Israelis and the ple, there was a major effort for the
do. I thought of that when I returned to dock, a place of refuge for its passen- morale and commitment of Israelis to entire community to attend a Yom
from Israel. What I thought about, more gers, all would be welcomed in Haifa fulfill their national obligations daily, HaZikaron event in memory of and
specifically, is all the work we need to and other ports in Israel. I ask again — weekly and annually. honoring our Israeli brothers and sisters
do here in our Detroit Jewish commu- “Do we take Israel for granted?” Of course, Israel is not perfect. It’s far who have died in Israel’s wars starting
nity and in other Jewish communities Do we take for granted Israel’s incred- from perfect, but then what or who is with its war for independence? But …
around the U.S. as it relates to Israel. I ible accomplishments as a country, a perfect? That’s why I ask, “Do we take Israel
wondered — and even asked my wife — country that 70 years ago had 600,000 Over the last 20 years, ourJewish for granted?”
“Do I take Israel for granted? Do we take Jews and today has more than 10 times Federation’s allocation of dollars to Israel Are we simply talking the talk, but not
Israel for granted? Does our community that number? Do we take for granted its has decreased from about 50 percent walking the walk?
take Israel for granted?” incredible scientific and other accom- to 27 percent or less of total Federation These are just some thoughts I’ve had
While in Israel, I thought of recent plishments — whether camera pills, dollars raised. as I returned from my 50th trip to Israel.
anti-Semitic incidents in Paris and in micro robotic surgery or drip irrigation? Over the last 20 years, our dollars As to paraphrase the mishnah: The
Pittsburgh and the recent spike in such As a community, we speak of achdut contributed to Israel have decreased in day is short, but there is a lot of work to
incidents throughout the U.S. — the Jewish word for unity — and we real terms, without even taking inflation be done. ■
When I came home and realized say kol yisrael arevim zeh la-zeh and, into account from $13.5 million to about
that we were commemorating the 80th I believe, we do mean it. “All Jews are $8.7 million. And if you take inflation Peter M. Alter is a partner in the Southfield office of
anniversary of Kristallnacht, I wondered responsible for one another.” into account, just to keep pace with what Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss. He also was president
of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
again, “Do we take Israel for granted?” We are talking the talk. But do we we did 20 years ago, our contribution to
from 2004-2007.
Finally, I saw that Canadian Prime take Israel for granted? Are we forget- Israel and overseas dollars would have
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jewfro from page 5
“Our Turn” responsibilities of the Post-Age Age.
“Young” people deserve real-time
• Bringing my (of age) nephews
to hear Slizz rock out at the Old
T
hank you to the Detroit Jewish really ramped it up over the last 15 agency for issues that affect them. Miami and being neither surprised
News and to our counterparts years. We help people access a variety Parkland students didn’t need to be nor embarrassed when my parents
at Jewish Senior Life (JSL) for of services, including: old enough to vote to experience the showed up.
beginning the conver- • Geriatric care management devastating effects of gun violence or • Liking college sports rivalries —
sation about the 2018 • Door through door advocate for common-sense reforms. and loving college sports mascots —
Jewish Population transportation Adults will change jobs 10-15 times without overlooking the cartel-style
Study’s meaning • Home care over their careers, during which near- way in which the NCAA exploits
for the local Jewish • Assistive technology ly half of all jobs will be vulnerable athletes.
human service agen- • Friendly visitors to automation. Judge not a colleague • Never turning down food, be it
cies and funders that • Emergency financial assistance or competitor by her age, lest ye be exotic fare that will challenge my pal-
Suzan Folbe help older adults and • Home-based psychotherapy judged (by robots). ate or surplus Halloween candy.
Curhan their loved ones (Nov. • Kosher Meals on Wheels (in And mutual respect — the wisdom • Talking to strangers’ dogs.
15 and Dec. 6 issues). partnership with National and patience to know you can learn • Riding bikes with my kids and
There aren’t easy Council of Jewish Women and from anyone, irrespective of age or being serious when I instruct them to
answers but hopefully JSL) station in life — is a better way than wear a helmet and eat my dust.
conversation will get • Holocaust survivor services gray to ensure respect for our elders. Some of the finest kidulting I’ve
us closer. • Mind University mind aerobics How, then, to navigate the Post-Age ever seen played out over the last cou-
An important part (in partnership with JVS Human Age without the historical indica- ple weeks in Huntington Woods. Drag
of this discussion is Services) tors of music volume, shoe fasteners Queen Story Time, a cherished public
the work of Jewish JFS is able to provide this (Velcro, laces, unlaced, loafers, slip- library program, already blended the
Perry Ohren
Family Service (JFS). help because of funders like the pers, gripper socks) and s’more or less ageless qualities of inclusion, positive
Many community Federation, the Jewish Fund, the chocolate? self-image and storytelling.
members don’t realize that more than Kahn Foundation, the Applebaum The method to my madness for an When an outgoing city commis-
half of the total service provision Family Foundation and so many age without age: Kidulting. sioner invited MassResistance, a
that JFS provides is directed toward others. The breadth and depth of the Kidulting is a way to curate the violent out-of-state hate group, to
helping older adults. Ninety-five per- help JFS provides to older adults to unironic joys of (what we once called) fight Drag Queen Story Time, the
cent of the older adult services JFS age in place during the last full year childhood, the productive discomfort community showed them what mass
provides are to help people to age in is illustrated by: of engaging in (what will hopefully resistance really looks like.
place in their single-family homes, • Almost 2,000 total older adults persist as) society and the calm of Some 300 residents and allies filled
apartments and condominiums. were helped to age in place reflecting on cumulative experiences, the ad hoc city hall (rec center gym)
Once someone is in an “institu- • 273 older adults received assistive with or without a rocking chair. to share on the record the personal,
tionalized” setting (whether Jewish technology, making it easier for them My kidulting involves: social, legal, ethical, local, universal,
or not) they are fairly well “tucked- to get help if needed • T-shirts with more characters but scientific and psychological bases for
in” and usually no longer needing • 592 Holocaust survivors were fewer stains. creating a space where everyone on
JFS’ aging-in-place help. Having writ- helped to age with dignity and • Maintaining a public policy inter- the kidult continuum can safely say, to
ten that, once someone is at Meer or respect est in state governments while making borrow from next month’s title, “I like
All Seasons or wherever, he can and • 119,212 hours of home care were peace with the fact that I never mem- me just the way I am!” ■
sometimes does get help from JFS. provided orized the state capitals.
According to all the studies out • 28,000 door-to-door rides were
there, an overwhelming majority of provided to get older adults to essen-
older adults want to and will stay tial appointments
in their homes. Therefore, as older
adults live longer in their homes,
On the issue of NORCs (naturally
occurring retirement communities),
Greenberg’s View
become frailer and are increasingly a NORC is a population phenome-
socially isolated, more and more help non. They naturally occur usually
will be needed in our communities decades after someone moves into
for these friends, neighbors and rel- a home, expecting simply to raise
atives. children there. Time moves on and
Let us be clear, housing, like that the kids move out and grandkids are
available at JSL, as well as increas- now on the scene and the bedroom
ingly popping up all over our com- is on the second floor and aging in
munity, is an essential part of the place is happening all over the same
equation. But bricks-and-mortar neighborhood with lots of older
congregate settings are just one piece adults. NORCs don’t naturally have
of the puzzle. supportive service programs per se,
JFS has developed its aging in place but they certainly cry out for them.
muscle over its 90-year existence and The Detroit Jewish community has
continued on page 10
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Steven E. Stein, M.D.
many NORCs with disproportion- events and while we need to help
With 25 years of experience Dr. ate numbers of older adults aging people move into residences, the
Stein has performed 1000’s of face in place who never planned on reality remains that most people
and neck lift procedures, along with growing old in their homes. will remain in their homes. One
blepharoplasties (eyelid surgery) Another point that JSL raised is of our community’s top challenges
and fat grafting. Because of his vast that of social isolation. They are concerning older adults, as the sil-
experience, Dr. Stein is the only plastic right that as people get older in ver tsunami takes hold, is how we
surgeon you should be choosing for their homes it is harder to get out can ensure that older adults, who
your cosmetic procedures. and thus social isolation is a prob- do not have the various means to
lem that will continue to grow. care for themselves, age in place
While JFS has a small program safely in their homes.
to e-connect survivors in virtual And, by the way, there’s not one
senior centers, this issue is one solution we need to strive for, but
that our community hasn’t fully rather many: helping people in
Was your wish list fulfilled?
figured out. On any given day, their homes and helping people
Call us for what you really wanted!
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our elders at synagogues and at the elsewhere. Time to roll up our
JCC and in the broader commu- sleeves! ■
Somerset Center for nity. Making these connections is
Plastic Surgery not always easy and takes lots of
resources.
Suzan Folbe Curhan is chairperson of the
JFS Board of Directors. Perry Ohren is JFS
CEO.
Steven E. Stein, M.D. While we need to do a better job
1579 W. Big Beaver Rd. Suite B-7, Troy, Michigan 48084
at helping older adults get to social
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A yontef far Yidn and also the rest
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L’chaim and cheers mit a glazl of beer.
Dos is nisht- this is not
Mir rufn dos- we call it
A naye- a new
far alle – for all
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Mental Battle
N
atalie, a high school
senior who lives in Eating disorders stem
Oakland County, says from myriad reasons,
she wasn’t led to a fixation
on food and looking thin by not just a desire to be thin.
influence from the celebrity
culture. She said it was trig- ELIZABETH KATZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
gered in part by being on
social media and seeing peers
who looked thin and seemed
to “have it all” because they
looked good in whatever
clothes they wore.
“I would say insecurity and
mostly low self-esteem caused
my eating disorder,” she said.
Having the eating disorder
“kind of caused more insecu-
rity. I asked myself, ‘Why am I
not seeing what I want to see?’
I wanted to see some change.”
Beginning in high school,
Natalie (who asked that her ming for two-and-a-half hours terized by an individual eating
real name not be used) found each day. and then purging food by
herself developing anorexia, Natalie is now working with self-induced vomiting.
throwing away food and wear- a therapist, a nutritionist, a • Binge-Eating Disorder
ing clothing that concealed nurse practitioner and a psy- is the most common eating
her shrinking body. chiatrist to help her with her order in the United States,
“I think as soon as I hit high relationship with food and to according to the National
school, I became more critical keep her weight steady. She Eating Disorders Association.
of myself,” she said. “I thought said she is more willing today With this disorder, an indi-
I was fine and average, but I to accept help and also credits vidual eats large quantities of
didn’t want to be average. It’s her parents with her ongoing food, often very quickly and
more of a control thing. It’s recovery. to the point of discomfort,
me comparing myself to other “They’ve helped me by though he or she does not
people.” pushing me to get better,” she engage in purging activities.
Natalie, who has been diag- said. “I’m lucky that I have a • Avoidant Restrictive Food
nosed with depression, anxiety good support system.” Intake Disorder (ARFID),
and obsessive-compulsive dis- formerly known as “Selective
order, would restrict her calo- EATING DISORDERS DEFINED Eating Disorder,” is similar to
ries, eating a modest breakfast Body dissatisfaction among anorexia in that both disor-
but skipping lunches entirely teens and young adults is ders involve limitations in the
until dinner. She says there nothing new and continues to amount and/or types of food
were days she knew she didn’t give rise to eating disorders: consumed, but, unlike anorex-
eat enough. • Anorexia Nervosa is char- ia, ARFID does not involve
“I was cold a lot. I was acterized by an abnormally any distress about body shape
always tired, and I was dizzy,” low body weight, an intense or size, or fears of fatness
she said. This was problematic fear of gaining weight and a • Orthorexia is a newer cat-
because she was also on the distorted perception of weight. egory in which an individual
high school swim team, swim- • Bulimia Nervosa is charac- begins a diet change with the
continued on page 14
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“I have to tell myself intention of eating more healthfully but
then becomes very rigid in what they
“I think for some eating disorders, it’s
societal pressure to look a certain way
Taylor Beardsall is an art therapist at
CEDARS and says those who are more
to eat. I’ve gotten so will and will not eat.
The National Eating Disorders
and to be thin,” Dines said. “There’s a
lot of family dynamics and eating dis-
creative have a higher risk
of developing an eating
used to being hungry. Association (NEDA) reports that
between 0.3-0.4 percent of young
orders occur more in chaotic families
or families with eating disorders. We’re
disorder.
“There tends to be a lot
But, at this point, women and 0.1 percent of young men seeing with anorexics [a desire for] per- of anxiety and perfection-
will suffer from anorexia nervosa at any fection and wanting that control. Eating ism” in these individuals,
food is not always given time. becomes a way to be in control.
Taylor
she said. “Having an eat-
For bulimia nervosa, 1.0 percent of “With some bulimics, there’s a lot of ing disorder can lead to
on my mind. young women and 0.1 percent of young anger and rage and this is one way of
Beardsall
feelings of depression and
Today, I see food as men will meet diagnostic criteria for
bulimia nervosa at any given point in
externalizing it, by vomiting. With exer-
cise bulimia, it’s calories in, take it off. A
really high anxiety.”
Beardsall said that using the creative
something that will time.
Although eating disorders in gen-
lot of these people are rigid.” process can help individuals cope with
the feelings of having an eating disorder.
fuel me and will keep eral affect more females, NEDA cites
research that showed from 1999 to 2009,
A MOTHER’S TAKE
Natalie’s mother, who also asked to be
“The art process can be a source of
grounding,” she said, adding that when
me healthy.” the number of men hospitalized for an anonymous, said she began noticing individuals see their own artwork, it
eating disorder-related cause increased emotional changes in her daughter, that often gives them a sense of strength and
— NATALIE by 53 percent. ARFID also tends to affect she always seemed angry and sad, as her shows them positive aspects of them-
more males. eating disorder developed. selves.
“Puberty hit Natalie really hard,
ADDRESSING EMOTIONAL ISSUES physically and mentally,” she said. “For LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY
Today, Natalie says she still battles her Natalie, finding happiness is difficult.” As therapist Dines mentioned, the recov-
eating disorder but that working with Natalie’s mom, who also dealt with ery process from an eating disorder is
her medical team, and especially her anorexia as a young person, said that slow and challenging. Laurie Jablonski,
therapist Tammy Dines, LMSW, ACSW, helping Natalie has taken an emotional a mother of two grown daughters who
she has been able to manage her depres- and financial toll on the family, but that lives in Warren, knows this is true.
sion and anxiety, and control that voice she has been proactive in her daughter’s Jablonski, who was raised Jewish
in her head that “tells” her to skip meals. ongoing recovery. and attends Temple Israel in West
“At this moment, it’s “With Natalie’s eating disorder, it’s not Bloomfield, has dealt with
just more frustrating deal- just about being skinny,” she said. “You anorexia and, to a lesser
ing with the eating disor- have to focus on their mental health. extent, binge-eating for
der,” Natalie said. “I have Don’t be afraid to snoop. I snooped. I’m decades, dating back to
Some signs and to tell myself to eat. I’ve a concerned mother. Ask questions of her high school years.
symptoms of a gotten so used to being
hungry. But, at this point,
your child and keep questioning them.
Don’t just let it go. Seek medical help
She’s worked with various
therapists over the years
possible eating Tammy Dines
food is not always on my sooner rather than later.”
Laurie
Jablonski
but has found greater
mind. Today, I see food success working with Dr.
disorder as something that will fuel me and will GETTING HELP Vazzano and Jesue. She also has utilized
keep me healthy.” One center in Bloomfield Hills is CEDARS services, including art therapy
• Changes in the food choices
Natalie said she’s looking to the future, addressing the unique issues surround- and mindfulness practices.
a child/young adult makes which includes going to college. She also ing eating disorders. The Center for “I’ve learned how to look at things
• Comments about their has found greater purpose and meaning Eating Disorder Assessment, Recovery differently, how not to blame myself over
relationship with food in helping to prepare students for their & Support (CEDARS) is run by Kristine everything,” she said. “There’s still a lot of
bat or bar mitzvahs. Vazzano, Ph.D., and registered dietitian work to do, but I feel so much better. My
• Loss of period if a young
Dines, who runs a private practice Patrizia Jesue. relationship with food is I can eat any-
woman has begun in Farmington Hills, said that treating The center provides outpatient ser- thing I want, in proportion. There’s no
menstruation an eating disorder is frustrating for the vices, including a therapeutic meal such thing as a good or bad food.”
• Body changes individual because progress can be slow. support program, which helps indi- She also has advice for younger people
But she recommends a holistic approach viduals successfully manage, confront coping with an eating disorder.
• Changes in apparel, where
in that the person with the disorder and overcome difficulties and anxieties “If the young person is ready for
the individual wears clothing work with a team, such as a therapist, a of meal time. It also helps individuals recovery, I would tell them to listen to
that conceals their body psychiatrist, a nutritionist and a medical manage their disordered thoughts about their therapist and to work harder than
• Young children who express doctor. and behaviors around eating and food. their therapist,” she said. “If you want
“We have to address emotional, nutri- Additionally, CEDARS offers different recovery, you have to work at it every
a desire to go on a diet
tional and physical aspects of the disor- types of behavioral therapy and various day.” ■
• Kids who play with their food der,” she said, adding that her role is to support groups, as well as therapeutic
• Kids who sleep a lot and address the emotions that come about yoga, meditation, culinary art therapy For details, go to www.nationaleatingdisorders.
show low energy with eating disorders. and creative art therapy. org.
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At the
Finish Line
As Neil Schloss retires weather the financial crisis without
a government bailout like crosstown
Washington, D.C.; the other is a stu-
dent at the University of Binghamton
observant and went from working
24/7 to 24/6 with no problem. My
from a 36-year career rivals GM and Chrysler Fiat. in New York. The Schlosses are colleagues would look at their
at Ford, he looks to In 2006, prior to the recession,
he helped Ford secure $23 billion
longtime members of Ohel Moed of
Shomrey Emunah, a small Orthodox
watches at 3:30 on a Friday in the
winter and say, ‘Don’t you need to
the future. in financing that gave the company synagogue in West Bloomfield. leave?’
crucial liquidity when the downturn Schloss, who grew up as a “If I were traveling and my col-
JACKIE HEADAPOHL MANAGING EDITOR hit. In 2009, Schloss then led a cre- Conservative Jew in San Diego, leagues returned home on Saturday,
ative debt buy-back plan that cleared Calif., became more observant 24 I would stick around until Sunday
$10.5 billion off Ford’s books for $3.5 years ago. “I became religious and morning and it was never an issue,”
billion in cash and equity. my career took off. Is there a con- he added.
T
he new year will find Neil “I believe Ford saw earlier [than nection? I don’t know,” he said with “Ford prides itself on diversity and
Schloss on a beach in Florida other automakers] what might hap- a smile in a video for Jew in the City, acceptance of everyone’s faith and
not in the Glass House in pen and recognized the need for more an organization that works to break religious beliefs.
Dearborn. Schloss, vice president and liquidity,” Schloss said. He calls those down stereotypes about Orthodox “In my 36 years, I’ve never felt any
chief financial officer of Ford Smart years between 2006-09 the highlight Judaism, that named him an “All- anti-Semitism here.”
Mobility, a subsidiary of the Ford of his career — and the most chal- Star” in 2017.
Motor Co. dedicated to providing lenging. “I think spirituality, being obser- A CHANGING INDUSTRY
specialized mobility products and ser- “The liquidity allowed Ford to keep vant, being accepting of constraints The automotive industry is changing
vices, officially retires Dec. 31 after a funding new product,” he said. “The gives you a balance. It gives you a in many different ways, Schloss says.
36-year career with the automaker. key to our success coming out of the sense of grounding,” he said. “I need “Technology plays a pretty signif-
In addition to being the found- Great Recession was having a portfo- that balance from the standpoint of icant role in not only changing the
ing CFO for Ford’s mobility efforts, lio of new products to sell.” putting it all together and making way people drive, but also what they
Schloss served as the company’s sense of things.” will drive,” he said. “Battery electric
treasurer during the Great Recession ON BEING A JEW AT FORD Schloss said Ford is a great place vehicles will become a bigger piece of
(December 2007-June 2009) and Schloss and his wife, Terry, have to work for an observant Jew. “I went the pie. Safety features will become
played a lead role in allowing Ford to two daughters. One is a lawyer in from being Conservative to being increasingly important as will connect-
16 December 27 • 2018 jnJewish Contributions to Humanity
#2 in a series
“I think spirituality, being observant,
Two of Europe’s
being accepting of constraints, gives you a Musical Greats.
balance … a sense of grounding.”
— NEIL SCHLOSS
ed vehicles. Connected vehicles are the first hires at Ford Mobility and
critical because they not only allow was able to help shape its direc-
the communication to and from tion. But mainly, he believes he
the vehicle to provide drivers with will be remembered for ushering
services, but they also provide cities Ford through the financial crisis of
Bronislaw Huberman Dmitri Shostakovich
with information about what drivers 2009 without government help and
are doing within their limits.” ensuring its financial future.
Technology is going to play a role in He said he’s not going to miss BRONISLAW HUBERMAN (1882-1947).
b. Czestochowa, Poland. d. Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
what the future looks like, he added. being around the cars. “What I am
Founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
“When it comes to autonomous going to miss is the people.” The founder of the Palestine Symphony (now the Israel Philharmonic
vehicles, the technology will be There will be no fanfare when Orchestra) and one of the greatest violinists ever, Bronislaw Huberman’s family
there long before the ability to Schloss leaves Ford headquarters sensed that from an early age he was destined for musical greatness. A young
actually use them in a significant for the last time. “Maybe some cake Bronislaw first performed in public at age seven at The Warsaw Institute of Music.
way,” he said. “It will take some and coffee in the conference room,” The Hubermans moved to Berlin when Bronislaw was 10, and by the next year
he was playing for audiences on some of the world’s most famous stages in
time for consumers to accept them he said. “I’ll say good-bye my own
Germany, Vienna, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris. In 1895, Huberman wowed
and for the regulators to determine way to the individuals I’m leaving Johannes Brahms himself, performing the composer’s Concerto in D Major.
the rules around how they can be behind … but I plan on staying in Huberman, famed for his tone color and expressiveness, was soon performing
operated.” contact with many.” in the United States and Russia, and was recognized as one of the world’s
It’s not just vehicles that will He said he and Terry will keep top violinists before he turned 20. With the rise of the Nazis in the early ‘30s,
be changing but mobility itself, a home base in Michigan, but Huberman left Germany for Austria, and began making trips to Palestine in an
effort to organize an orchestra. In 1936, his efforts came to fruition, with Arturo
Schloss said. he’d prefer to limit his time in
Toscanini conducting the first Palestine Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra
“Ten years ago, Uber didn’t exist the Mitten State during the win- consisted of a group of Jewish musicians from Europe’s greatest orchestras.
and look at what it does today. ter. He’ll be able to pass the cold Huberman helped them and their families escape Nazi persecution.
You’ve got bikes and scooters, months visiting his mom in San
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975).
especially in cities like New York, Diego or at his other homes in b. St. Petersburg, Russia. d. Moscow, Russia.
Miami and Chicago. These other Miami and Jerusalem. Between the A righteous gentile.
forms of transportation become three, he can chase the sun and A piano and composition prodigy from a young age, Dmitri Shostakovich
part of a transportation ecosystem. avoid the snow. was not Jewish, but he did more for the Jews than most people by defying the
In the future, cars will clearly play But at 59, Schloss says he is “way Soviet government, and bringing attention to Russian and European Jewry’s
plight in the 20th century. He entered the Petrograd Conservatory in 1919, and
a significant role, but so will other too young” to stop work entirely.
five years later, his Symphony No. 1 became known worldwide. Even under
forms of transportation from walk- He plans to set up an LLC and do a the early rule of the Bolsheviks, Shostakovich enjoyed relative autonomy and
ing to autonomous vehicles. combination of board work, advi- musical freedom. But beginning in 1928, with Joseph Stalin’s first five-year
“The industry is evolving. sory and consulting work. His first plan, Shostakovich was restricted, and created music in a climate in which the
Vehicles are going to become much post-Ford opportunity is as an inde- government-run press attacked him. He regained favor, though, with his rousing
more integrated into how we live pendent director on the board of Seventh Symphony, which he began writing in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) after
the Nazi siege in 1941. That same year, he set a poem memorializing the Babi
our lives.” Karamba Security, an Israeli provid-
Yar massacre to music, turning it into his 13th Symphony—a risky move given
er of end-to-end automotive cyber- the government’s opposition to singling out anti-Semitism as a problem. He
A LASTING LEGACY security prevention solutions. He also hid a Jewish refugee from the government, and intervened to ensure that
Schloss doesn’t consider himself to also plans to continue his work on sculptor Ilya Slonim would not be sent into combat. In 1948, Shostakovich
be a “car guy.” He’s never worked in the board of Kids Kicking Cancer, a was again denounced in the infamous Zhdanov doctrine. The Soviets called
an auto plant, tinkered under the nonprofit dear to his heart. his work Western “imperialist.” Nevertheless, he produced a song cycle From
Jewish Folk Poetry, based on a book of Jewish folk songs by I. Dobrushin and
hood or participated in a vehicle “I plan to stay active and keep
A. Yuditsky. Shostakovich’s goal was to highlight the oppression of Jews in
product program. looking forward,” Schloss said. ■ the Soviet Union, and he was banned from performing it publically until Stalin’s
However, he has lived and death in 1953. Following this, Shostakovich enjoyed a creative renaissance as
breathed the auto industry from the To see a video of Neil Schloss talking the Soviet government eased up on its past restriction of his work.
inside and knows how it fits within about his Judaism, visit
the broader manufacturing ecosys- https://tinyurl.com/y8qmwncw. Original Research by Walter L. Field Sponsored by Irwin S. Field Written by Jared Sichel
tem and economy. He was one of
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Frances Holtzman celebrates
Never Too Late 100 years with Jewish tradition.
water, and boating provided many happy summer
moments.
Her love and support for Israel, Jewish organiza-
JUDY GREENWALD CONTRIBUTING WRITER tions and Judaism is something she’s passed on to
her family as well.
T
he saying “It’s never too late” is one not lost on again the next semester and got an A.” “My mom grew up in a Reform family and was
Frances Holtzman. The Farmington Hills res- After graduation, Holtzman got a job with Ford confirmed at Temple Beth El,” Colman said. “My
ident, who’ll celebrate her 100th birthday Dec. Automotive. She then worked as a medical technician. dad came from a more observant family, and they
27, is taking this phrase along with her love of Judaism She loved her work, but, in 1943, she met and married became founding members of Adat Shalom. She and
to heart by becoming a bat mitzvah at Frank Holtzman and quit to raise I still belong there.
Adat Shalom on Dec. 29. her three children: Colman, her sis- “My mom instilled a Jewish identity in all her chil-
Born Frances Clinton in Ann Arbor ter Marsha Adelson and her brother dren by celebrating all the holidays, lighting candles and
to Jack Clinton and Fanny Goldman, Bruce Holtzman. Her family now inviting everyone to Shabbat and holiday dinners.
she grew up in a Reform household includes six grandchildren and 14 “One day, she was talking to my son and expressed
with one younger brother. According great-grandchildren. the desire to become a bat mitzvah. She said she always
to her daughter Jan Colman, she had Colman noted family and the wanted to do it, to feel complete as a Jew. My son called
a wonderful childhood and strove to importance of educating the genera- his friend Dan, Rabbi Rachel Shere’s husband, and the
make her parents proud. tions are among her mother’s stron- rabbi has been wonderfully helpful. We’ll celebrate her
One way Holtzman accomplished Frances Holtzman with gest interests. Her mother helped all upcoming bat mitzvah at a Havdalah service. She’s been
this was by valuing education, daughter Jan Colman her grandchildren through college and practicing so diligently and is excited to be called for
something she passed along to her has even assisted her great-grandchil- her aliyah in front of family and friends.”
family. Colman said when it was time for her mother dren with Jewish school tuition. And what does her family find most inspiring about
to go to college, she wanted to go to the University But that’s only one of her mother’s passions, said her century of life?
of Michigan. Because of the Depression, her parents Colman, who adds her mom is a U-M football fan (still “She’s always very encouraging to us,” Colman con-
could only afford to send her to Wayne State, which bleeds blue and maize, Colman jokes) and doesn’t miss cluded proudly. “But the best thing is no matter what,
she readily accepted. a game. She’s been an avid dancer all her life, and plays she always has a positive attitude. If things aren’t going
“My mom majored in chemistry and math,” the piano and ukulele, and accompanied her family on well, she’s always there, pointing out what’s going right.
Colman said, “and she loved chemistry! Once she an organ while they all sang. “None of us could carry a My mom doesn’t hesitate to offer encouragement. That’s
took a class and got a D. She felt it was because she tune,” Colman remembered, “but we had great fun! so important, to us and to her!” ■
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plumbing & lighting fixtures that the industry has to offer.
Our state-of-the-art showroom showcases the industry’s
leading manufacturers and features working showers,
tubs, toilets, faucets, steam units and lighting. Advance is
the area’s oldest and most respected plumbing distributor.
3740 Cass Avenue Come Visit 1977 E. West Maple Rd.
Detroit, MI Our Outstanding Walled Lake, MI
313.831.7770 Showrooms 248.669.7474
www.advanceplumbing.com
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