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"Forsake Me Not!"

By Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple israel

The cry of a healthy newborn!

The aged have so much to teach us, so much to bring to us of an era we never knew. So much lies within their hearts and character and minds that historians struggle to find in books. They never will!

That sound just might be among the most eloquent pleas we ever hear. Far and away beyond the natural grasp for the breath of life, the baby's first cry conveys the meaning of our relationships to one another. In that wail are all the expressions of lifelong needs and desires.

The aged assert far more of individuality than does the newborn or the youth. Their spirits are deeper, molded by experience and the remembrance of triumphs and sorrows. They, more than any others, have learned how to handle both. In them, we see the patina of struggles with life—often, pain—and, inevitably, some failures.

The permutations of that plea to the world echo through the years to the last gasp of life. The babe insistently demands attention, food, warm tactile assurance, protection from an assaulting world, the sharing of laughter and tears. It is the cry of every human being—for assertion of selfhood and the spark of aggression toward future changing desires and dreams.

The freedom celebrated by Passover and with which this edition of the Jewish Press thematically deals is meaningless until we reflect how freedom is used and what most of us can do, if we will, for those whose freedoms are diminished by age.

Between the cry of birth and the moment of death is, above all other emotions, the plea for love. At root, to receive and to give love in all its forms is the essence of healthy and joyous existence.

They say:

'All the world loves a baby!"

But that baby becomes more and more, with every passing moment, continually aging, afflicted with illness, weaknesses, disabilities of mind and body, even concurrently with maturation. Ultimately, the baby, no matter how cherished by family, has become old and is, often, even emotionally abandoned. Now the erstwhile babe is no longer attractive.

Journey the halls of a nursing home. Stay and talk. Linger to touch and stroke and talk and listen—try to comfort. You will both fail and succeed.

Sidney and Jane Brooks and their grandson Joel, Bon of Naomi and Joel Brooks.

The imagination can be staggered really to understand that the aged were once young and beautiful, creative, giving love to us and joy to their world.

Now, too often, theirs is a constricted world of discomfort, immobility, limited independence, and a vacant emotional response.

Jewish tradition, indeed most religions, reveres the aged. Ours is the command of the Giver of Life to respect and nurture every human being with kindness and love. Judaism equates advanced years with wisdom, whether true or not. To grow old is to deserve respect while the rest of society worships the cosmetics of youth.

About this Issue...

Unlike the child, our elders give us thanks with their eyes, their smile, their appreciation, their out-reached arms, and their words.

With our care and love, we can lift depression, give them the sureness that they are needed now in a different way than formerly, and help to fill theii^ impatience with quiet pride. m Caring for our aged is an eternal, valid, and holy tesk. We act as "Shutafeh B'Elohim," "Partners with God." M And we answer the cry of the Psalmist: " "Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength Mis."

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Our Jewish community has always honored the covenant we share with each other, the covenant of care and corKem for all ages.

The young are the elderly-in-training; the old are mentors in life's journey.

Standing anywhere on this continuum, we are able to see the moment--to fast-forward to the future—to reach back to our roots. This mingling of emotions and commitment is reflected in this year's special Passover edition of the Jewish Press.

^^^m Our cover photo of Blumkin resident Ida Potash Ida Potash with her immediate family. From and some of her fami% afTirms so many aspects of left; Grandson, Alan Potash; son. Merle Potash; this theme: care of the elder^ and the infirm, fam- son. Dr. Gordon Cherwitz; daughter, Phyllis ily involvement in the commuoity and the Blumkin Wasserman; grandson, Andy Wasserman. Mrs. Home, and the promise of the next generations.

Potash holds twin great-grandsons Ezra (lefl) and Adeev (ri^t), sons of Amy and Alan Potash None of this legacy can be taken for granted. We hope readers will absorb much information and many insights from these stories and will react with pride in our community's accomplishments and with renewed resolve to preserve them.

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Taste Buds Differ - Needs Vary I figured it out: Annually, the Blumkin Food Service prepares a minimum of approximately 125,000 meals, 42,000 afternoon tea snacks, and 9600 meals-on-wheels.

And, for Passover, 5755, there will be two community seders, each serving around 250 people, for Blumkin residents and their families and fi-iends.

Pat Morgan, a gregarious, self-described "restaurant brat" who grew up working in her parents' restaurant, oversees all of this— the kosher kitchens, meal planning, and purchasing, preparation, and serving of the meals. This is in addition to keeping abreast of federal and state regulations, medical directives, residents' wishes, and their caretakers' comments. Not an easy task!

She has been ARA Food Service Director at Blumkin since July, 1989. Previous to that time, she ran food services in Virginia and Illinois at chemical dependency and eating disorder facilities and at a Lincoln, NE retirement home/assisted living/nursing home complex.

"Regulations are to make sure that refsidents get a proper, nutritional diet. Sixty-five percent of elderly patients admitted to hospitals are malnourished. They have an inability to provide for themselves, maybe because of a financial or a physical reason. And, they often just don't have the desire— -they don't like eating alone," she continued.

The inspections are not just for the food arid sanitary conditions. Pat also needs to chart the residents' dietary requirements. This is accomplished partially by the twice weekly, morning-long Care Plan sessions. Pat meets with nurses, social services professionals, and occupational, physical, and speech therapists. Each resident's care and needs are assessed every sixty days, and residents or their caregivers are notified in advance and urged to attend.

Lillian Weinstein, second from left, and Lil Jacks join food service staff celebrating ARA's 10 years at Blumkin.

I looked around the dining room the day we talked. It is a cheery room, with copper-hooded ARA staff member Sonia Cooper stocks the fireplace and glass doors opening to the patio. I pointed to a wall by the main doors and asked refrigerator. about the dozen pairs of brass candlesticks. "They "Give me an idea of what is involved in running are Shabbat candles," Pat answered. "If a resident a food service, particularly a kosher service," I said. wants to say the prayer and light the candles before "As far as kashruth goes," she answered, "it's a sundown, or have one of us push the switch, she lot easier for me if I understand the 'why' of the has her own set. The lights stay lit until the end of regulation, so 1 ask a lot of questions!" The Home Shabbat." is supervised by the Va'ad HaKashrut of Omaha Why are residents assigned seats, I wondered. which comes daily, Sunday through Friday, in part "In the middle of every table is a card with each •-u inspect dishes, groceries, snacks, and the dairy resident's name and dietary restrictions. And, the and meat kitchens. special diets are color-coded to the place mats. So, Other regulations come frqm the federal and when we serve the meals, there is no mix-up; and if state governments. When you stack them on top of volunteers come in to help serve, it is very easy for each other, they measure about ten inche.s of rules. them to be sure the right meal goes to the right per"If they differ, we have to use the stricter one," son."

Pat explained. "For instance, one mandates four The Blumkin Home has two dining rooms. The ounce of meat per serving, and the other one says large one is for residents who can eat with very litfour -and-a-half ounces. We use the larger portion. tle or no assistance. The small dining room serves Or, if one says there can't be more than fourteen residents who neef to be physically or verbally hours between dinner and breakfast, and the other aided and encouraged to eat. says fourteen-and-a-half, we go with fourteen O.K. So we had covered some of the rules and hours." basic facts. What about the FOOD? Nursing homes are the most heavily- regulated Is there any way to satisy 115 people, all of facilities, much more so than hospitals. "And, this whom have different tastes, as well as different is because, in the past, there were some homes that likes and dislikes, to say nothing about their famihad really major violations," she said. lies' reactions? Probably not!

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IV01The Food Committee meets quarterly to go over the menus and to' review special holiday and festival meals. Three times a week, residents are asked aH^er meals to comment on them. And Pat meets three to four times a year to get residents' input on menu items and changes.

The hands-down favorites? "Chicken, soups, and roast beef," she said. And the thumbs-down flops? "Lasagna and pizza," she laughed. "And, we learned never again tc| serve fried matzah except during Passover."

There are always substitutes for meat and dairy m6als; and a resident may opt to have gefilte fish and cottage cheese, for example, instead of what is served.

A number of residents long to get into a kitchen themselves, so they have access every Friday to the small dairy kitchen in the activities room. Pass by, and inhale the fragrance of kugels, cakes, cinnamon rolls, latkes, mandelbrot, and hamentashen. A mechaiya!

One more question for Pat: What about the kosher meals-on-wheels program? '^Ve average about 800 each month," she replied.

"Vfe bring a hot meal, Monday through Friday, plus two frozen meals for the weekends, to members of the Jewish community. The recipients pay for the meals.

We had been talking for more than an hour; and at this point, the doors were opening for lunch.

Residents started to come in. It was time to greet some fi-iends and relatives, and to leave.S.G.R.

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"We Try To Add A Special Zest" Anyone who believes that residents sit around the Home all day with nothing to do should meet Sharon Conlon, Activities Director. She begins each day by announcing, at breakfast, the schedule for that day. Several months ago, the announcement might have been something like this; "Good morning! May I please have your attention? Today is Wednesday, Januaiy 12. The activities today will be 8:30, Lounge Activities; 9:30, Current Events; lO.OO, Baking; 11:15, Exercise; 1:15, Movie and Popcorn; 2:30, Tea Time; 3:30, Room Service; and 7 p.m., Bingo. The lunch menu wW be and today is Sarah Farber's lODth birthday.

"It's a sunny day, and the expected high temperature is 30 degrees. Have a good day."

So much for the idea of "nothing to do". Sharon is an enthusiastic person who came to Blumkin shortly after it opened. Her first job was part-time, assisting Karen Madden Johnson, a recreational therapist. Karen had been with the Sher Home (predecessor to Blumkin) from 1979 and had created many programs and projects which were designed to keep^ijeople both alert and amused.

„Sharon Conlon reads the Jewish Press to resiHients.

Mrs. Johnson left Blumkin after about 18 months, and Sharon Conlon became director of this busy department. Since then, there have been many assistants, both staff and volunteer. At this time, Margaret Brosnihan works full-time with Sharon; and Debbie Brookstein, a former five-year volunteer, works as a part-time assistant.

These women all demonstrate enthusiasm and friendliness in their work. There are many programs, all designed to keep the residents in the mainstream of life. These include songfests, discussion groups, ceramics classes, spelling bees, playing Trivia, travelogue, and, of course, birthday parties and special holiday entertainment.

Some of these programs are ledi by volunteers, some by staff. But there is always something going on at Blumkin. Sharon points out that proximity to the Jewish Community Center helps to increase available activity for the residents. Senior groups which regularly meet at the JCC welcome Blumkin folks to their gatherings and meals. Productions in the theater or auditorium are offered to those who enjoy such entertainment.

In addition to these many and varied programs, the van is available to take people out for lunch.

Called "Bunch for Lunch," this group is composed of people who can get around with relative ease and who enjoy the change of scenery. The cofTee shop at a nearby supermarket provides a pleasant change of pace.

Not everyone is able (or interested) in taking part in these activities, and special attention is given to those who aren't. For example, Sharon and her co-workers accommodate the quiet, reclusive, or ill residents with individually-tailored projects.

Arrangements are made for small groups of three to six people to meet for listening to music or, perhaps, discussing the Bible or talking about any subject of choice. The effort to "include everybody" is an ongoing an-ii.

Sharon is pleased that the Activities Departmfent is included in regular Care Plan meetings with the Social Services and Dietary departments. They discuss all aspects of the residents' care to determine the best path to good health and well-being.

Interaction with children is made possible by the nearby JCC Pre-School and nursery. A special "stroller" holding six toddlers is often wheeled into the Home, to the complete joy and pleasure of the residents. This is a delightful sight as well as "an event." Everybody loves the kids! ^ Older children also come into the Home to play and, sometimes, to listen while a resident reads a story. Children from a nearby school visit now and then, bringing their art work for decoration in the Home.

Of course, religious activities are a part of the Home, with the rabbis and cantors visiting regularly. Shabbat is observed in the synagogue on Saturday mornings, and both communal and synagogue organizations plan special observances for the sabbath. Holidays are celebrated with appropriate affairs, such as the Passover seders. The High Holy Days are presided over by either rabbis or members of the secular community who have sufficient skills.

Sharon Conlon describes the Activities Department with intense personal feelings. She says it makes Blumkin "less a care facility and more a HOME." She feels that, in her own words, "Because we appeal to so many interests, residents are offered challenge, fun, anticipation, and socialization. We try to add a special zest to their lives, to give each a chance to socialize and interact with each other."

She adds, with special emphasis, "When all is said and done, it isn't just the activity—it's the connection between the Activity Staff and the residents. We've always had a caring relationship with each other." And, she says, 'That's what makes a house a HOME " B.WJ..

Molly Parsowsky chats with toddler Mitchell Raznick; neighbor Mae Ostrow is in background.

A volunteer visits each resident, on a one-to-one basis, with the Card Cart, both providing and helping to send the greeting cards.

There is also Room Service, though not the usual " kind. In this case, either a Recreation person or a volunteer visits the rooms with a cart of books, magazines, or soft drinks.

Sharon points out that the resident who needs individual socialization and stimulation can count on receiving it. She proudly mentions that Blumkin schedules a staff member in each of the Debbie Brookstein colors Betty Thompson's two lounges to keep the residents occupied and nails a cheery pink. safe.

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Blumkin Home Endowment Funds Invested With Other Federation Foundation Funds

The Home Works closely with the (Federation) Foundation, which administers those funds earmarked specifically for the Home. There are also a number of smaller endowment funds available to help meet various budget items. Purchase and replacement of items of medical, dietary and laundry equipment are often paid for with dollars from those special funds.

In addition, certain special activities have been made available because of the existence of such funds. All of them enable the Home to provide a better quality of life for the residents. <• An example cited by Brandt was the recent purchase of special prayerbooks and tallit to be used in the (joldsten Chapel.

Also, through private donations, the electric door on the north side of the facility and a canopy over the outdoor courtyard were purchased.

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Another example of such special funds is the Ernie I-Go Nogg Memorial Fund, established by his children, Steve, Janie and Lynne. Mr. Nogg,

By Claudia Sherman, Director, who died in March, 1993, was "appreciative of havFederation Foundation Public Relations ing a place like the Blumkin Home where people could live in dignity," said his son. "He enjoyed I I "Toh To be the best" is the goal of Rose Blumkin people and was a very giving person. He taught ' Home Executive E Director Eugene Brandt. "We've his children the joy and fulfillment of being able to set a high standard for quality of care, for both the make contributions to the community." facility and the residents," Mr. Brandt said. "This An ice cream machine purchased for the Home high standard is expected-it's routine." with funds from the Nogg Fund is symbolic of Walking through the Home, past the tea room, Ernie Nogg's desire to make people feel good. The recreation lounge, resident rooms, auditorium and treats made with this machine truly add to the dining rooms, residents are seen: everyone is pleasure of the residents. dressed in clean, fresh clothes, neatly combed The Frohm Repair Endowment Fund was (there are often ladies in the beauty shop), the recently tapped when two patient lifts needed beds are made and the building smells and looks replacement. The lifts are used to help move resic)ean. Mr. Brandt, who has been director of the dents in and out of the special bathing tubs.

Home for 12 years, would not tolerate failure to Mr. Brandt worries about future needs and meet his high standards.

The prosperity of a country can be seen reserving funds for the coming years. He says, "As our residents deplete their funds, we're going to It's not an easy task to keep the Blumkin Home simply in how it treats its old people. need the endowments to supplement Medicaid and Tana de Ben Eliahu in such prime condition. It requires numerous keep rates affordable. staff members and millions of dollars to run the "It costs about $33,000 a year now to care for Home at the level expected by the community.

The family of the late Sara Woskoff recently "We work with the residents on a 24-hour, seven established a fund which illustrates the value of each resident. The future is unknown; and with days per week basis," Mr. Brandt pointed out. "It such endowments. It is "to enrich the lives of resi- changes in Medicaid and Medicare, and with new is a demanding obligation. We must be staffed at dents" of the Blumkin Home by providing funds to health programs on the horizon, we must be preall times and deal with the day-to-day traumas of hire arts and crafts instructors and artists; to pared."

"The Home depends on the generosity of people our residents." encourage outreach programs with local universi- like the Noggs, the Woskoff family, and funds such Currently, it costs about $3,800,000 a year to ties; to co-sponsor artist programs with organiza- as the Frohm Endowment to help maintain the sustain this care. "We try to maintain the Home tions such as the Nebraska Arts Council and the quality of life our residents deserve," said Mr. on a constant basis, without letting it go downhill." Jewish Federation; for workshops to instruct staff Brandt.

Unfortunately, resident income and endowment and volunteers to teach arts and crafts; for interNorman Veitzer, chairman of the Board of funds are barely meeting the expenses, due to the generational art classes; to buy materials for art Trustees of the Federation Foundation and increase in the cost of operations. "For the 1993- classes including adaptive hardware and equip- Sheldon A. Bernstein, Endowment Director, 94 fiscal year, we've obligated everything but ment and to encourage residents to exhibit their agreed that tne Foundation exists to protect and artwork." about $50,000," Mr. Brandt explained. nurture the growth of funds set up to benefit the Eight years ago, he predicted the Home would The Sara Rose Woskoff Arts and Crafts Blumkin Home and other agencies of the need the income from an endowment reserve often Resource Fund is the first fund of its kind for the Federation. million dollars, within five to ten years, to supple- Home. Mrs. Woskoff, herself an artist, worked "We oversee and manage the various ment escalating cost To date, slightly less than with residents to create their own art projects and Endowment funds dedicated to the continuity and four million dollars have been set aside. maintained a great interest in the effort perpetuity of the Home," stated Mr. Bernstein.

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Past President Gazes Warily At Blumkin fHome Future Jerry Dann might think of the past «ix years as intensive post-graduate study in nursing home administration and financing, with a liberal dose of government regulations thrown in.

He had no previous experience with nursing homes when he was asked to sit on the Bureau For The Aging Board (BFA) in 1988.

"Yet," he said with a quiet smile, "you learn very quickly—on the job."

Now, as immediate past president, he is working with BFA board members Norman Smeerin and Yale Richards to establish a major Blumkin Home Endowment Fund drive.

BFA Board members Bert Lewis and Stan Silverman are also involved in the planning of this campaign.

We discussed this recently, sitting in the conference room at the Home.

I asked him why the BFA Board, with the goahead from the Federation, is going to seek additional contributions through a major fund drive.

"The biggest reason? It's quite simply the uncertainty of the future, the fear of the future. We've already been told that our projected interest income will drop from $210,000 this year to $195,000 by 1997. And even if the interest rates do pick up, it will take a long time to make up the losses we are sustaining," he answered.

I asked why this was true.

"Our Endowment income has dropped because of the markets the past few years. We can't touch the principle which is now more than three million dollars. This is simply not enough to generate the interest income we will need in the coming years."

When asked for examples of how the interest income is used, hb motioned out to the hallway where staff and residents were walking.

"Well, in the past, some was used for redecorating and refurbishing the Home. Beginning this year, however, $2000 per month is being set aside for future updating."

Janey and Jerry Dann with grtincUon, Jason, son of Mark and Ginger Dann.

"Some goes to replace equipment, and about thirty percent goes to the Older Adult Community Services Program. We have tried to return interest to the principle. But, that is getting difficult to do because of cutbacks in Medicaid reimbursements and the increased costs of providing more intensive care to many of our residents," he said.

"An important use of the interest income is to try to hold down the daily room charges for our private-pay residents," Mr. Dann said. "We have no control over Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, and Medicaid does not cover the actual costs of care."

And room rates?

"We raise the private-pay daily rates every year.

This fiscal year, they went up to $90.50 per day.

Even so, we were left with a deficit of about $115,000. We decided to make this up out of the Endowment Fund interest because we are very much aware of the escalating costs to the privatepay residents and their families."

How has his experience and involvement with the Blumkin Home affected his outlook on his own future, I wondered.

"Janey and I recently took out nursing home insurance policies," he replied. "We think it's a gift to our children—a way to protect our assets and to give us a sense of security in the future." S.G JL

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fcOb Lepp Brings Wealth Of Experience, Energy To Presidency It's unusual that a person with a young family would be interested in serving on a board that deals with the elderly or that he would be elected president after sitting on the board for only a few years.

After knowing Bob Lepp and hearing him talk about various issues, however, it is easy to see why the Bureau For The Aging (BFA) and our Jewish community are fortunate that he accepted this posiItion.

"This is one oJf the best facilities, no doubt, of any around," he commented recently.

Mr. Lepp speaks from knowledge and as someone able to thread his way through the maze of ever-expanding government regulations.

An attorney who specializes in commercial, labor, and health law, he represents approximately sixty not-for-profit nursing homes and is the legal representative for the Nebraska Health Care Association, a group of 200 nursing homes.

In addition, he teaches Health Care Management, a course in the connection between law and medicine, at Bellevue College.

This background, along with an enthusiasm and appreciation for our Omaha community, led to his sitting on the BFA board.

Recently, t asked if he would meet with me to discuss various problems and issues .

During our conversation, I asked him about the biggest challenge facing the Blumkin Home.

The answer came quickly: "Continuing to provide high quality care in a time of Medicaid shortfalls and the problem of private-pay rates. " High quality care is hard to provide with these shortfalls. But, our elderly are entitled to receive dignity and respect.

"The population is graying and will continue to do so," he added. "There are no quick answers, but the public needs to be aware and active on these issues."

' Bob and Karen Lepp with their children, from left, Allie, Kelsey and Dustin.

When 1 asked him how this could be done, he said,"We need to educate government officials about the needs of the elderly. We have to develop a long-term care insurance program so that, somehow, our elderly can have the financial resources to not be required to "spend down" their assets."

Bob Lepp represents an important and Valued segment of our Omaha Jewish community, a relative newcomer whose family is setting down deep roots.

Bom and raised in Skokie and Highland Park, Illinois, he was graduated from the State University of Iowa with a degree in Business Administration. Three years later, in 1978, he received his law degree from Creighton University.

He and his wife Karen, an Omahan, decided to

settle here. The Lepps have three children: Allie, Kelsey, and Dustin.

I commented on the difficulty of finding enough hours in the day to honor family, professional, and community commitments and asked Mr. Lepp why he took on the BFA presidency.

"It's something I wanted to do. I knew it would take time, but I believe in community. My wife is wonderful...without her help, I couldn't do it," he answered.

What single idea about the Blumkin Home would he like the Jewish community to know? "It's a wonderful place, and it represents the work of this community. But that work doesn't stop once the building is built. It needs to be supported."

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The Past EleVen Years When I think about the past eleven years and ny association with the Home, I remember a mijclUre of experiences and memories. There were pme trying times, but most were pleasant.

My connection with this community began on Jay 15,1982, when I arrived at the Dr. Philip Sher Borne for a temporary supervisory position. I had >een asked by Jerry Milder, then President of the Joard of Directors, to serve as Preceptor for Seth Levy. Levy needed to complete a six -month trainng period in order to qualify for his Nursing Home ^ministrator's license.

I was more than willing to take this six month iffer, having previously retired from personal busiless involvements. My plan was to assist in trainiig this young man, then move on.

There were rough spots to overcome; the Home lad been without an executive director for a short while and there was a need to deal with complaints md problems. Before long I heard, "Don't expect to >ecome Administrator here. That job has always >een held by a Jewish individual and always will »."

This was still not a concern because my plan was » remain for only six months. And, anyway, as he complaints increased, the job looked less desirible. But Seth was a good trainee and we worked veil together, both assuming he would be Administrator in six months.

There were the usual responsibilities to be sxpected, and some not so usual. About six weeks nto the project, the dietary supervisor informed me ihe had given notice prior to my arrival and the folowing day would be her last. Up to that moment, [ knew absolutely nothing about kashruth, but vith Seth's help and that of a few dedicated board nembers, I learned enough to keep things kosher intil the professionals took over.

During all of this tirhe, the new Blumkin Home yas in the final stages of completion.

Moving day was getting closer, but the Sher lome still required a great deal of attention.

It was becoming apparent an experienced direcor would be a helpful advantage.

By July, the board asked me to consider the Administrator's position. My initial response was to say no, but after some deliberation, I decided to accept the challenge. My only stipulation was the guarantee of a two year stay, since I anticipated it would take that long to achieve the desired standard. I didn't want to leave until I could be proud of the Home and its reputation.

Everyone worked to make the old facility comfortable, efficient and home to its 70- some residents and, at the same time, to satisfy the various building inspectors who were quoting codes and violations right and lefl.

The weeks slipped by and before we knew it, the new Blumkin Home was finished. The dream was about to come true.

On November 18, 1982, at nine in the morning, 78 residents of the Dr. Sher Home moved to new quarters. This was done with the help of family members in private cars, staff members, one city wheelchair bus, and enormous enthusiasm. By 11:30 that morning, the entire group was transferred and ready for lunch in the beautiful new dining room.

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By E^gene Brandt During the next 18 months, there were many changes in personnel, a great deal of progress in improving resident care and the building of a superior reputation throughout the medical community.

We were, for the first time, a Skilled Nursing Home and earning the praise of professionals.

And I was learning to love this Jewish community while 1 tried to learn everything I could about the customs, holidays and traditions of the religion.

Since my Jewish contacts were limited prior to my move to Omaha, I had a lot to learn.

I constantly worried about making an innocent mistake which might offend somebody, but slowly, with the help of friends and associates, exposure to new experiences began to broaden my understanding. My first seder, for example, was an event as well as an education.

Having been raised in a strict religious environment as the child of a minister, I learned respect and reverence early.

The Ten Commandments were the law in our home, without question. That may be why I felt comfortable with the rabbinical contacts and sometimes was even bold enough to ask questions while I tried to understand.

Eventually, the time came when I had such good feelings about the position, I told the Board I would stay for as long as they would have me. This was, of course, a disappointment to Seth, who had become a good friend. When the time was right, he left for a new position elsewhere.

The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home grows and changes with the times.

In 1990, a new addition was built, which increased our capacity to 119 beds. A kitchen was added, adjacent to a beautifully redecorated dining room.

The addition also includes a new office area, providing much-needed space for members of the professional staff. This is also an area where many residents enjoy sitting and watching visitors come and go.

I personally feel that every member of the Omaha Jewish Community can be proud of the Blumkin Home and its caring, dedicated staff. We have a reputation second to none and are the envy of the non-Jewish sector. Certainly, we experience problems from time to time, but nothing insurmountable. On the whole, the Home is a pleasure to run on a daily basis.

One of these days, this could all change. I might have to try retirement again. However, I will never regret coming to Omaha for that six-month job, nearly 12 years ago.

The future of nursing homes, including ours, will likely change with any new health care program introduced by the government. Nevertheless, we will continue to think positively as we maintain our Jewish traditions; we will be progressive as we meet our new challenges.

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L Surviving a seder wittiout a family fracas Rv Jane .TanA Adams A«1ama By SEATTLE (JTA) — You raise your kids to be independent, self-reliant and think for themselves. So now that they are on their own and show every indication of having grown into happy, successful adults, why is the Passover dinner table still a battleground for their old rivalries, arguments and resentments?

Why does your daughter, who at 32 is old enough to know better and a lawyer besides, keep taunting her sister, who's 26 and still hasn't "found" herself?

Why does your son, who turned his back on the family business years ago, still keep telling his father and brother how to run it? Why does one allow your granddaughter to wear a nose ring, and the other one let his wife answer every question you address to him?

And when are you ever going to get through a family seder without a fight? When your kids are grown (finally) and gone (mostly), Passover may be one of the rare occasions when they are all together under your roof, complete with their spouses, children and significant others.

Despite the quibbling, rivalry and familial tensions that may threaten to disrupt the holiday, their presence indicates not only their continuing need to maintain their connection to you, but also their interest in holding onto the Jewish identity, beliefs and practices you raised them with —even if, as sometimes seems true, they seem to have fallen away.

While the holiday offers a special opportunity to draw them back to the heart of your (and their) tradition, it can.also be an emotionally charged occasion. : Here are some tips on how to make Passover (or any holiday) happier with your extended family.

1. Don't guilt-trip your kids into coming, but do extend a specific invitation — don't just assume that they'll show up.

And if they don't come for Passover, ask them for another Jewish occasions — a Sabbath meal, a Chanukah party, a Sukkot celebration.

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Don't push anything on them — faith or food.

They have an adult's right to make their own decisions about what they believe, how they worship, I and yes, how much they eat.

3. If they offer to bring something, let them.

Don't undermine their efforts to help, even if your daughter-in-law always burns the brisket and your son the wine expert turns up his nose at Manischewitz.

4. Enrich your family's traditions by adding readings from a contemporary hftggadah or other sources that illuminate the meaning of Passover.

Guide the dinner table conversation by asking their opinions about issues relevant to Judaism — "Schindler's List," the state of the peace talks, or even the politics of meaning. And listen respectfully to their opinions, even if they are at odds with your own.

5. Don't get angry when your daughter who's in therapy insists on airing her version of her childhood, which doesn't sound anything like the one you remember. Just hold on to the knowledge that by the time you or she has paid the last therapy bill — or when she has kids pf her own — she will understand you did the best you could.

6. Stay away from sensitive subjects and don't ambush your kids by bringing these topics up during what should be a sacred and festive occasion.

This is not the time or place tovoice your disagreement with how he is raising his children or your disappointment that she is seeing someone who isn't Jewish, or your concern that they have not joined a synagogue yet.

7. Avoid stories that begin "When I was your age." Your experience (though not the wisdom distilled from it) may be irrelevant to kids who have grown up in a diflferent time, under dramatically different social, vocational and cultural conditions.

8. Don't get in the middle of arguments between your kids, or triangulate by letting them use you to talk to or criticize one another. And don't use them that way either. Pay them the compliment of direct communication with them.

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Including and inviting them to share Jewish holidaj^s and celebrations with you, while acknowledging their right to make their own choices about the role Jutiaism will play in their lives, eases the way back for grown children who are out of your house but not out of your heart.

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Admission Process Eases Anxieties What about jewelry and cash?

We advise against bringing good jewelry and valuables, even though each resident has a locked drawer in his dresser.

Your father can set up a petty cash account with Diane, our bookkeeper, and can withdraw fi-om it at any time, for any reason.

Can we bring things from Dad's apartment?

Space is limited.Each resident has a three-drawer nightstand, built-in chest of drawers and a closet.

There is also a lounge chair, bulletin board, corner shelf unit, floor lamp and fiill-length mirror in I each room.

You may want to bring a television set and stand and a small chair. Also, bring a clock, radio, plants, and other items he would like to hav* We urge you to bring family photos and pictures to put on his bulletin board and shelf I Why isn't there a tub or shower right in the room?

This is actually a safety factor.

Blumkin residents need some assistance with showers and baths and find they really enjoy the whirlpool baths afler they get used to them.

As far as things being different than what he is used to, the best thing you can tell your dad is that you're sorry that everything will not be exactly as he wishes.

Can he eat in his room?

It's much better, physically and psychologically, for people to eat with others, and this is the routine at Blumkin. Occasionally, residents who are ill Shane Kotok initiates Blumkin admissions. may get a meal in their rooms.

Can he have a telephone?

Of course. There are phones in the hallways and "Can I pose the nuts-and-bolts questions that at the nursing stations. probably come up most often?" I asked. Shane But any resident can order a private line and agreed to the format which follows: service from the phone company, just as in a priHow much notice will we get? vate residence.

• We try to give two to three days notice and will When can we visit Dtd? hold a room for one week.

Anytime. There are no set visiting hours.

How do I get my father to Blumkin?

It's a lot of money. Can the Federation help The best thing is to help make it a normal •o Dad doesn't have to pay as much? process and transition. If you can, bring him with It isn't possible for the Federation or the you in your car. If this isn't possible, arrangements Blumkin Home to absorb costs for the private pay can be made with a medi-van or ambulance. residents. Fortunately, there is a program through Can I pick out his room? the government, Medicaid, that will help some one We will really try to find a compatible roommato with extremely limited assets. We have booklets for him. Sometimes, we are full and don't have the and information that can help you determine if flexibility of room choice. your father qualifies for this.

What should he wear?

It is expected that people will use their assets to This is not a hospital. Residents get dressed pay for nursing home care. We feel fortunate that every day, so bring his favorite clothes, things he is we are able to accept residents who receive help comfortable in. Many residents find that they like from Medicaid. jogging suits because they're easy to get into, Do you have any pamphlets or books I can warm, and comfortable. Some women prefer house- read? dresses and skirto to slacks, so they wear these.

I'm going to give you a folder that has all the All clothing must be marked for the laundry, information you would like. You'll find the which is done at no extra charge.

Resident Handbook which outlines services availWill you be sure Dad goes to all the activi- able at Blumkin, a booklet on Advance Directives, a ties? booklet called "Hard Choices For Loving People," We coax and encourage participation, but we and several brochures describing Medicaid and can't make your father do it! He has the right to other financial information. Please call me with say, "I don't feel like doing that today." any questions afler you read them. S.G.R.

Sitting in Shane's office, you are reassured by The hospital social worker calls you to say that your mother will be dismissed in several days. But' her warmth and upbeat demeanor. Smiles come she needs nursing care and can't go back to her easily and quickly to her, and she speaks with great affection about the residents. apartment until she recuperates completely, i "Some people really blossom when they move here," she explained. "They're no longer isolated, ' It's been gradual, over several years, but you and and they find a great deal to do."

She acknowledged that family members can feel your family realize that your father just isn't eating, sits alone in his house, isn't as fastidious about overwhelmed and lost when a parent or spouse his personal hygiene as he used to be, and doesn't enters a nursing home. They may be sad or feel always answer the phone when you call. It's hard, guilty and are grieving for a change and loss in a but you finally accept the difTicult decision that he family member's status. "We try to reassure them and find that they are usually appreciative of the can't continue living independently. care here," she said.

You realize that it's getting harder for you to take care of yourself. You don't want to impose on others, and you don't want to give up your independence. You really don't know what kind of help is available in the community. But you want to make decisions yourself and not put this on your children.

Your wife is recovering slowly from a stroke and needs daily medical attention. So far, you have been managing, with help from home health care.

But you have to attend to business out of state, and you don t know where your wife can stay and get the care she needs while you're gone.

What do you do?

These scenarios occur daily. At some point in your life, whether it is for yourself or for a family member, you need to get answers.

Whether you begin thinking about the changing care needs of a family member before they occur or an incident precipitates action, a call to Shane Kotok can help sort out the options and how to implement them.

Mrs. Kotok is Director of Social Services for the Bureau For The Aging (BFA) and is also the Admissions Director for the Blumkin Home. Her job requires familiarity with community programs and services, many of which enable people to live at home longer. Perhaps one of these avenues will be the one you choose.

But, if the best decision is for you to consider the Blumkin Home, what is involved? What are the things you need to do to put this process in motion?

When you call Shane, as she is known to everyone, she will ask you to come in to get the admissions application form and to tolk about your situation. Usually, this can be done the day you call.

She and Director of Nursing Shelley Cash will then go to the hospitol, home or apartment to meet your family member and to evaluato if the Blumkin Home can provide appropriate care. "If so, we can usually schedule admission fairly quickly," she said Room vacancies is not the only consideration, however. Various state requirements, such as having been examined by a physician within the past month, can slow the process.

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Active in BBYO and volunteering as a candystriper during my teens led me to nurse's training at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh. While a student nurse there, I met my husband—he was one of my patients.

Sherman and I have been married twenty-six years and are the proud parents of Bill, Leslie, and David.

My first connection to the Omaha Jewish community concern for its aged occurred when I volunteered to deliver kosher Meals-on-Wheels for National Council of Jewish Women. I located the Sher Home where the meals were prepared and packaged. I became further involved with the Sher Home when I volunteered to help residents with needlework projects. When the Blumkin Home was nearing completion, I applied for a part-time position, which has gradually evolved into a full-time Florence Orirel, left, with Darlene Ciolbitz career.

I never realized the extreme bias of the public have occasionally acted as an informal Jewish against nursing homes until I took a UNO course in educator for the RBJH staff in dealing with Jewish Long-Term Care. My grandmother was in various traditions, customs, and observances. Serving as a nursing homes for twenty-six years, from the time I source of information or knowing who to call has was six years old, and this was a natural part of my been a direct result of my involvement with the life.

Jewish community in my volunteer roles.

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When I took care of elderly patients in the hospital, I used to wonder about those nursing homes they went back to after being discharged. I had my own young, high and mighty opinion of what kinds of places they were and what the staff was like that cared for them. Now that I've worked for five years at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, 1 can honestly say there is no other kind of nursing for me, no other environment that suits me.

As certain aspects of my life have taken on added importance, I find myself experiencing a part of life that did not exist for me before: having a relationship with an elderly Jewish person.

Why is this so important for me? In the context of having my own children, I feel the inevitable urge, of course, to link the past with the future.

However, on a more selfish note, I knew only one of my four grandparents, and my grandfather passed away at the ag^ of ninety when I was just twelve.

So, all these people, all 120 of them are my Lester Holtzman chats with Sarah Wolfson. grandparents, my great-aunts, my great-uncles!

And, yes, 1 had a year of Yiddish at the Sometimes, their advice I can use, sometimes not.

University of Arizona where I went on to earn a But I feel 80 comfortable around them! Not to menbachelor's degree in nursing. The most exciting tion all the really useful Yiddish words I've learned. time I had was when I visited my Tante Chaike in You just don't pick those up sitting in the beginning a nursing home in Los Angeles.

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She spoke only Russian and Yiddish, and I carried on a wonderful, though brief, conversation with her. I have never forgotten the look of joy on her face as we spoke.

So, Gerontological Nursing is special to me.

These people have very different needs. I have been surprised to learn through my experiences at RBJH that older people still experience the ups and downs of life. ] What is even more amazing is the resilience that these people have and the longevity of years.

This last point serves as great excitement to my children as we talk about who just turned one hundred and who is close to it. 1 do bring my children to visit quite often.

They are a big component of many of the conversations I have with the residents and I just love that.

Inevitably, 1 become quite close to some of these people, whether a long term resident or someone who has been there for only a few weeks or months.

And even though they are old and they are supposed to die, it is still quite an adjustment for me when they are gone. In my having taken care of some of these residents for five years and having them always there when I go to work, I somehowf expect them to live forever.

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The entire staff is geared to welcoming our residents when they are admitted, helping to ease the transition and to develop a warm and caring relationship.

Reminiscing plays an important role for our residents. Relating tales of ancestry, early experiences, and family ties adds a personal dimension.

During one of my UNO class projects, we devoted an entire semester to reminiscing. Both the residents and the staff have been very coojjerative in helping with homework! My recent Omaha history class led to discussions on everything from the impact of the 1906 tornado to their recollections of the creation of Israel. All my class projects seem to develop a Jewish flavor.

The residents of the Blumkin Home have become my second "mishpocha". I have "kvelled" with their simchas and successes and been saddened with their setbacks and losses. Being part of our residents' lives has truly enriched mine.

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By Judith K. Stern, M.D., F.A.C.P.

A nursing home can be a wonderful place, a community where those with chronic illnesses and disabilities can iind the assistance, security and sense of community that they need.

The decision to move to a nursing home is rarely easy. Many people, relying only on distorted reports and stereotypical thinking, dread such a move either for themselves or their loved ones.

However, as a physician, I have often seen people struggling to live independently with or without the assistance of expensive, often unreliable, help.

Once they reluctantly make that dreaded move to the nursing home the quality of their lives improves, their need for emergency hospitalization falls, and their fear and loneliness fade.

They have several strong arms and trained minds available at a moment's notice when needed.

Their family members, who often also fought the move, feel a sense of relief that their loved one is fmally in good hands.

The sense of community of the nursing home is often not readily apparent to the casual visitor.

Mature adults with long rich histories and welldeveloped personalities develop relationships with each other and with the staff.

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When I walk into a nursing home, I see residents whose bodies and/or minds have been ravaged by time and disease^ but who are objects of love and who experience the wide range of emotions that are part of the human condition. I feel a sense of appreciation and satisfaction that I can be a part of enriching the lives they now lead in a home designed to meed their needs.

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By Bert Lewis I've shared so many memories of Passovers past that I can hardly think of anything to write about.

But since the emphasis is on our elders in this issue, I know there are bits and pieces still stored away that I haven't thought about in a long time.

The trouble with digging around for details of long ago seders is finding they're usually bittersweet. Just to remember who was customarily seated around the dining room table at the grandparents' house is to instantly realize how many are no longer living.

But I said bittersweet, and the sweet shouldn't be . overlook'>d. I always remember the white, white table covering, ^yomtovdig. And the special look of the dishes oi^ seen (and used) one week each year; and who could forget the way anything even resembling a chair was called into service?

Zada's chair, at the head of the table, had a big, fat pillow jammed in next to his ample form; after all, we took the word "reclining" very seriously.

And his was always an arm chair so the pillow remained in place.

I remember the indsscribably delicious soup with knadlach and the f.yalach floating around with them.

I also remember the Passover sponge cake, but to be perfectly honest, I don't remember anything else about the traditional meal, with the possible exception of potatoes. Potatoes played an important • part in some form or another, whether as latkes or kugel or best of all, mashed. The family recipe for mashed made them the all time, hands down, no contest favorites!

There was some kind of meat, of course, but I don't recall much about it. My memory is perfectly clear, however, when it comes to the sponge cake. It was beautiful and tall and light and it signaled the finish of the special meal. I have to admit, I can't remember if it was delicious - only that it was beautiful.

Of course there are many more memories which have nothing to do vnth food. I can still picture sit[ting at the table, wondering if the whole business

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would ever end. I remember gazing up at the light fixture over the table, with its umbrella- like shape and glass- bead fringe. Today we think of it as a TjflFany design, but I doubt it was authentic; more likely one of the many copies of the famous look.

But I always loved it and thought it was gorgeous.

Maybe most of all, I picture the people who were around the table in those bygone days. My uncles and aunts, in addition to my own parents. The uncles and aunts were my Dad's younger'^siblings I know now they were hardly more than kids themselves. Most important to remember is everybody was present. There was no such thing as "I have to work." There wer^ no excuses...it was yomtov, it was seder and it was a command performance.

How sad that today's mobile society has allowed kids to be in distant cities, far from that family circle around the table. Too far to hear Grandpa conduct the seder, from first blessing to the final benchen. Even if each and every member is present, the wine so important to the entire event most likely comes from a bottle nowadays...another lost tradition.

I can still see my little Zada, way before Pesach, perched on an old chair in the basement, with what seemed like mountains of blue grapes before him.

He was in charge of making Pesachdiga wine and, solemnly, he did just that. . There was a lot of grape sampling in the process; and big crocks and the ever-present cat, watching the entire operation. We kids were discouraged from bothering Zada, but we loved being down there with him. As I think about it, I realize there are hundreds of memories connected with that time.

I always have taken my memories for granted. . . after all, everyone has them, right? Wait a minute.

Not everyone can let the mind drift back into time and think about Zada hiding the afikomen. I remember something said to me by a lovely lady a few years ago, when I asked to interview her I wanted her to just tell me her story - childhood experiences relating to customs and traditions and families. She refused, telling me she had no such stories to tell. She was a child of the Holocaust and, as such, had been robbed of such things. I've

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To understand there is a need for a staff member called Volunteer Coordinator is to understand one of the many differences between the Blumkin Home and other nursing care facilities. The fact that a large number of people -are involved with volunteer activities is astonishing to the uninitiated.

The woman who answer to the title of Coordinator is Lois Wine, diminutive in stature but over-sized in ability. Lois has listed the responsibilities of her job to include the development of a job description, to recruit volunteers and to match volunteers to the right place.

In addition, she develops and facilitates ongoing training programs to include motivation, safety procedures, understanding geriatric problems and general operational procedures at the Home.

She is in charge of the annual Volunteer Recognition Event and acts as Public Relations Director for the volunteer program which includes community speaking as well as informing the various media.

Lois makes it her business to cintinuously network with other coordinators in the area to know "what's going on."

It is also her job to evaluate volunteers and to keep a close watch over all phases of volunteer duties.

Stressing that her job description wasn't developed without a great deal of thought, she explains "the areas of volunteer need were determined by consultations with Mr. Brandt, nursing supervisors, the LOVE Board, ARA supervisors and activity therapists."

When a new person joins the volunteer list, part of the orientation is receiving a copy of the handbook. This contains guidelines, policies, and rules, in addition to a letter of welcome and a copy of the Volunteer Mission Statement.

Lois recently revised this handbook, as well as the volunteer application form, bringing both up to currently-recognized standards.

Lois Wine, Volunteer Coordinator, Rabbi Azriel and Sara Schweid.

She is an active member of the United Way Volunteer Managers organization and is a member of the Nebraska Society of Directors of Volunteer Services.

Her personal statement of purpose is to provide an atmosphere which makes the volunteer comfortable and, maybe most importantly, to help create a warm rapport between resident and volunteer.

On a less formal note, she says, "I love this job..I love every part of it. 1 love watching what happens between the residents here and people who come in to do special things for them" She adds, "We have many youngsters who volunteer, teen-agers. I find they do what they're assigned to do; but as quickly as possible, they're visiting, one-on-one."

Lois adds that the kids are enthusiastic and willing and "become very involved with these people who must seem like grandparents or great-grandparents to them."

Listening to Lois describe her work gives the clear impression she would know a great deal about enthusiasm and involvement. BL

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Friendly Chatter Accompanies Shampoos and Perfns The Blumkin Home offers a great deal to the resident in the wqy of fringe benefits. One of these is the beauty shop, a professionally-equipped salon open three days each week.

The operator on duty during "business hours" is Patricia Inserra, more familiarly known as Pat. Her customers are, for the most part, regulars.

Pat took over some months ago, when the original operator decided to retire. Coming to the Blumkin shop was not a new experience for her, however. She had been coming once a week to accommodate patrons from Livingston, so taking 'over to include Home residents seemed logical to her.

and affection, realizing that her mood is often somewhat contagious. She says "When I'm up, they're up," She pays sympathetic attention to the elderly woman getting a permanent, saying softly, "She just hates this." Whether -the patron responds or not, Pat maintains a pleasant attitude and chats anyway. ' Her days at Blumkii are filled with shampoos, haircuts, for both men and women, permanents, maiiicures, and any oti -r service typically offered in other shops. She says, proudly, "I start out with a 7 a.m. appointment every Wednesday. My Mrs. So-and-So likes to get her hair done early."

She speaks candidly )out her work at Blumkin introducing her to Jewi ,h people. She tells how interesting she finds many of our customs and even notes similarities between Judaism and her Catholicism." She says, "I'm so impressed with these nice people and this clean Home."

She finished combing out the curls of one woman, helped her out of the chair, and very carefully found the lady's glasses and hearing aid. She aimed her toward the door, told her, "Bye...see you next week," then giggled when the woman patted her hair and said, "It doesn't look too bad."

The compliments aren't too plentiful, but it's fairly clear the work is gratifying.B.W.L.

Information Packet Available To Prospective Residents The following statement is included in an information packet available to prospective Blumkin Home residents and their families. The message it delivers speaks for itself: ' The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home is a non-profit skilled nursing care facility. As a specialized institution, it provides shelter, medical, nursing and other services for its residents.

The Home seeks to help the aging person do as much as possible, so that the latter years of life can be enjoyed to the maximum.

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Pal maintains a running commentary with her people, whether they respond or not. She gives each her complete attention and shows more than a little sensitivity when she always remembers to ask, "How would you like your hair done?"

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"^e iwant to make it easier for families faced with decisions about a relative's care," said Ilene Klein, chairman for the forum, a joint project of the Bureau For The Aging (&FA) and the Omaha Section of National Council of Jewish Women.

The two groups have assembled community experts who will discuss some of the issues families deal with when an elderly member can no longer live independently.

"This can be overwhelming and stressful," Mrs. Klein said, "and hearing suggestions and insights from others can be very helpful."

Dr. Charles J. Dougherty, Director of the Center for Health Policy and Ethics at the Creighton University College of Medicine, will give the keynote address. Two workshops will follow: "Hard Choices for Loving People" will focus on issues such as advance directives, artiflcial feeding, CPR, living wills, pain control, and differences between withholding and withdrawing of treatment.

"What About Me?" is aimed specifically at caregivers and adult children of elderly parents and will discuss maintaining one's own sense of balance and reducing stress amidst changing family circumstances and responsibilities.

Rabbi Paul Drazen, geriatrician Dr. Susan Scholer, clinical psychologists Deb Wesselman and Barbara Dethlefsen, attorney and BFA president Bob Lepp, paregiver Joan Bernstein, and BFA Social Services Director Shane Kotok will be panelists.

The Wednesday evening forum is from 7:15 until 10 f ^., at the JCC. Dessert and coffee will be served. Reservations are requested, but the $2.00 registration fee is payable at the door.

"This is open to the entire Omaha community, Mrs. Klein said. "These are issues a great many of us will deal with, and the process can be easier with input from peers, as well as professionals." , An active volunteer in the Jewish community for many years, Mrs. Klein is a past president of both the J.C.C. and Beth El Sisterhood and has served on the Federation Board. She is a current board member of both the BFA and Beth El. Her husband Don is a pas't BFA president. All this background and experience is invaluable, but it is not the principle reason she agreed to help develop this forum.

"Both my parents lived at Blumkin, my mother for five years. It was a difficult time, emotionally, for all of us to realize that, first, my mother, and then, my father were physically unable to care for themselves," she said.

"Looking back, I can truly say that the Blumkin staff was wonderful. They really cared and made a difficult situation easier. But, at the time, I felt there could have been more emotional support to the families of people moving to Blumkin," Mrs. Klein said.

The support group that has been established now meets periodically throughout the year and isopen to anyone in the Jewish community.

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I asked her how her first-hand knowledge had changed her perspective.

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By Naomi Arbit FOX POINT, Wis. (JTA) — At the seder, where • family and friends gather, food and wine are used symbolically as the biblical story of the Exodus is retold.

CHAEOSET 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, seeded and chopped 1/2 cup raisins (optional) 1/2 cup dates, chopped (optional) 1 cup chopped walnuts 1-2 teaspoons cinnamon, or to taste 2 tablespoons sugar or sugar substitute 1/4 cup Passover wine Soak raisins and dates in wine several hours.

In a food processor, with metal blade process all ingredients until desired consistency.

MATZAH BALLS 3 eggs 3/4 cup matzah meal 172 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons soup stock or water In a small bowl, beat eggs, matzah meal, salt and water together.

Cover and chill several hours.

Shape into balls and drop into a very large pot of boiling seasoned water or soup stock. Cover and cook for 20-25 minutes.

CHOLESTEBOL-FREB MATZAH BALLS 1/2 cup matzah meal 4 egg whites 1 tablespoon vegetable oil Salt and pepper to taste In a small bowl, with a*^ electric mixer beat egg whites until they form a peak. Fold matzah meal, salt and oil into the whites. Cover and chill several hours or overnight. Shape into balls and drop into a very large pot of boiling seasoned water or soup stock.

Cook at a rapid boil for 16 minutes.

COUNTRY CHICKEN 1/4 cup parve margarine 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 whole chicken breasts, skinned and halved (or cutup fiyer) Salt and pepper to taste 1 medium onion, diced 1/2 green pepper chopped 1/2 teaspoon thyme 1 16-oz. can whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped 1/2 cup currants 1/2 cup chicken broth OT white wine Toasted slivered almonds Heat margarine in a large skillet. Brown chicken; remove from skillet to a baking dish. Saute garlic, onion, and green pepper in drippings until soil.

Add tomatoes, thyme, currants and stock. Cook 2-3 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken.

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2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup coco;* 4-6 servings powder 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup matzah cake HOT FRUIT MEDLEY meal 1/2 cup serhi-sweet chocolate pieces 1/2 cup 12 drained n^acaroons, crumbled 4 large cans nuts, coarsely chopped (optional) In a mixing bowl, fruit; peaches, pears, apricot halves, pineapple beat eggs, sugar, cocoa powder and a dash of salt. slices, pitted cherries, well-drained 1/2 c\ip slivered Add oil and mix well. Stir in cake meal and almonds 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup wine 1/4 cup chocolate pieces.Stir in nuts if desired. Spoon into a melted margarine Cover the bottom of a non-stick, foil-lined, lightly greased 8 X 8-inch baking pan. sprayed, 2 1/2 quart casserole with some macaroon Bake in a 325-degree oven 25-30 minutes or until crumbs. Alternate layers of fruit and macaroons, top is shiny and edges dry. Cool in pan on rack. ending with macaroons. Sprinkle with wine, brown (Recipe can be doubled and baked 30 minutes, in a sugar and almonds. Bake in a. 350-degree oven for 13 X 9-inch pan.)

30 minutes. Add melted margarine and serve hot.

8 servings ALMOND SPONGE ROLL VEGETABLE KUGEL 6 large eggs, separated; the whites at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup blanched ground 1 cup grated apple 1 cup grated sweet potato 1 almonds 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoons vanilla; or cup grated carrot 1 cup matzah meal 1/2 cup marorange or lemon juice, as desired In a mixing bowl, garine, melted 2/3 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 cup sugar; more or less beat egg whites with salt until stiff but not dry. Set aside. to taste Cover the bottom of a 10-inch oven dish with non-stick cooking spray. In a mixing bowl In another large mixing bowl, beat yolks until light, beat in sugar gradually. Add almonds and flacombine all ingredients and mix well. Spoon into voring. Fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture. the baking dish; cover with foil and bake in a 325Pour into a 10 1/2 X 15 1/2 X 12-inch greased degree oven 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 baking sheet lined with parchment or oiled foil minutes longer or until as crisp on top as desired. extending over the ends of the pan. Bake in a 350PASSOVER PIZZA 1 lb. matzah, broken up Salt and pepper to taste degree oven about 15 minutes. Loosen edges as 3 eggs, Hghtly beaten 1/4 cup vegetable oil Sauce: soon as it comes out of the oven; turn out on a towel Vegetedile oil 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, dusted with sugar. Remove paper. Roll hot cake in minced 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste 2 full can water 1 towel and place on rack to cool. teaspoon basil Salt and pepper to taste 2-3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese Topping options: sliced Toasted Farfel mushrooms, sliced olives, anchovies, chopped red or green pepper, tuna Soak the matzah in warm 1 box matzo fiarfel water; squeeze dry.

5egga salt, optional Mix together with eggs, salt, pepper and oil.

1/4 cup oil Press mixture out on an oiled pizza pan, leaving a little edge on the side. Bake in a 350-degree oven 30 minutes. (Crust can be prepared ahead and Mix eggs and farfel. Add optional seasonings. frozen.) Saute onion and garlic in 1-2 tablespoons Put oil in flat baking pan and add farfel mixture. oil. Add tomato paste and water; season with basil, Brown in 375-degree oven for about 30 to 40 minsalt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes; pour over the utes until lightly brown. Break up and stir after 10 crust. Sprinkle with cheese and garnish with any minutes. Excellent as snack or in soup. options as desired.

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Two vans operate for the needs and convenience of the residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.

Often, when a resident must see a physician or dentist, the best way to go is on one of the Home vans.

While many folks are able to travel by car with a family member, those-conflned to a wheel chair depend on a van with a special hydraulic liflj This device'enables the resident to be lifted, chair and all, into the van. Once in the van, the driver carefully ppsitions the chair, locks it into place and safety-belts both the resident and the chair. Every effort is made to be absolutely certain that the chair, with its occupant, is safe and secure.

This van accommodates two wheelchairs, and regular seats can hold another 12 passengers.

Each has its own seatbelt and the key isn't placed in the ignition until the driver has checked to be sure that every belt is buckled.

All of these procedures occur after the driver has made countless trips, from the van to the nurses station inside the Home, collecting not only people, but, often, medical forms which accompany the resident.

Careful attention must be paid to matching correct forms to the residents, another duty of the driver.

If there are five people with appointments that day, you can bet each will be in a different location, If it's a very cold day, such as experienced by meaning separate "deliveries" of residents.

Dale Layton goes through these exercises, day Omahans this past winter, the driver checks careafter day, hot or cold, sick or well, tired or restedfully for gloves, scarves, hats, and fastened buttons.

And, in truly bitter cold, an afghan is often placed always pleasantly, courteously, and respectfully.

Frequently, the last of the passengers is no more snugly around the wheel chair riders.

I have used the term "the driver" in describing than deposited at the doctor's office when his comthe process of transportation. Blumkin is blessed munication system buzzes and the voice from with two drivers who perform their duties in an RBJH informs him the first to the doctor is now ready to be picked up. exemplary fashion.

Or, likely as not, he sometimes gets all the way I have personally ridden with one, Dale Layton, and can honestly say he couldn't do his job with back to 132nd Street before he must turn around more attention if each of his passengers was a and get the last straggler, maybe ail the way out to Immanuel Medical Center. member of his own family.

These are the duties he performs. It is the way After arriving at the first appointed destination, in which he performs them which deserves highest Dale's work advances to "step 2", meaning a series praise. Dale is a long-time employee, starting his of movements which include parking as close as employment back in March of 1982, a few months possible, unloading the chair and its occupants and before Blumkin opened. He knows everyone and pushing them into the building. everyone knows him. Observing him in action Usually, the next step is taking the elevator to makes roe justified in saying, without reservation, the doctor's office, then releasing his charge to medhe is a valuable asset as well as a devoted employical personnel. Not until that point does Dale ee.He and his van have other duties, but the way in return to his van and proceed to the next destinawhich he works with residents' medical appointtion. ments should be recognized as special.

The second of the two drivers who make up the transportation department is Michelle Price...Shelly. Her work is behind the wheel of a van, but differs mostly in the services she performs.

Shelly's duties are essentially directed to the need of the community seniors, rather than the Blumkin Home.

Since we are concerned here with Blumkin and its residents, we have described in detail the work done by Dale Layton; however, the second van fills an important need, also.

For those folks who maintain private residence and who cannot drive to community outreach programs on Mondays and Thursdays, Shelly and the van Residents of Livingston Plaza who need to grocery shop know they have transportation on Wednesdays.

Meals-on-Wheels are also within the duties performed by Shelly; delivery to the door also provides an opportunity to be certain all is well with the person receiving the meal.

When necessary, the second van is called up to do a pick-up or delivery for medical appointments.

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"One-Two-Three GO! The downbeat came from Blumkin resident Irene Saltzman who apparently had waited long enough for the weekly Tuesday Singalong to begin.

Armed with, a gourd, she kept time throughout every song, ending each in a flourish, with arm raised to the sky and exclaiming, "Ye-ah!"

Sandra Mackay and other residents provided percussion and back-up on a variety of instruments.

For the next hour, residents, volunteers and staff sang their way through a rollicking medly of Yiddish, pop, old-time, nonsense, and nostalgia tunes.

The inveterate Sol Parsow began this immensely popular activity many years ago.

His wife Lee Jane, pianist Leo Meyerson, Ernie and Janet Wintroub, Kate Ferer, Lorrie Bernstein, Dory Gerber, Florence Brody, and Warner Frohman join in the fun.

On a recent wintery day, Bemie Hockenberg and Seymour Zoob filled in for some vacationing singing snowbirds, and accompanist Yale Trustin, who specializes in a mean jazz improvisation, kept the group in tune and in sync.

Don't think singing is the only thing going on!

"East Side, West Side" featured a soft-shoe chorus line with Lorry Bernstein, Dory Gerber, and Florence Brody.Encouraged with applause and smiles, the dancers continued with a Charleston while everyone sang, "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby!"

Lorrie, referring to her South Omaha roots, coaxed the men into joining her in a polka. And, all the volunteers grabbed American flags and marched around to a rousing version of "You're A Grand Old Flag."

"Can I hear anymore the voice of singing men and singing women?

2 Samuel 19:36

There are a lot of us old enough to remember the singalongs in Elmwood Park on summer Sunday evenings.

The Blumkin singalongs don't have the bouncing ball but promise all the fun we used to have at these song fests. Join in—any Tuesday afternoon from 1:30 to 2:30. S.GJL

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Naturally, a Jewish nurs ng home should be expected to house at least a chapel; at Blumkin, the setting is a small, serene »nd very beautiful' synagogue. ;

As already noted, there have been many faithful minyan members over the past 12 years. When pressed to name them, Yale listed the fQllowing: Iz Bogdanoff, Harry Shulman, Al Friedman, Leon Wintroub, Cantor Leo Fettman, Rabbi Myer Kripke, Rabbi Sidney Brooks, Rabbi Elliott Marraon, Merle Potash, Marvin Katz, Dave Bernstein, David Weiss, Ben Mulnick, Morton Soiref, Abe Rosenblatt, Foster Kawaler. Also, Dave Bleicher, Dave Shukert, Alfred Frank, Sidney Finkler, Morris Epstein , Max Givot and Lou Yeager.

There is the usual bimah and a prrper Aron HaKodesh, which houses the sacred scrolls of the Torah.

It would be difficult to overlook the magnificent stained glass window, round in shape, centering a Star of David. On a bright day, it appears transfused with the sun itself.

Although this quiet place has a special quality of its own, it must have people to function as intended. The people who have contributed to its successful operation over the past 12 years have been volunteers. Without them, this would be only a tranquil place in which to meditate.

It is difficult to describe the Herbert Goldsten Chapel without mentioning a few things which make it different from other such places of worship. The Ark itself was brought from the old Dr. Philip Sher Home, as were the contents. The holy scrolls have a unique background, worthy of mention.

They were brought out of a small community in Germany by the Morris Erman family, spirited away to safety, hours ahead of the infamous Nazi troops. The Ermans, who settled in Omaha when they came to America, donated the precious Forahs to the Sher Home for the chapel.

While weekly Shabbat services are usually conducted by volunteer lay people, different arrangements are made for holidays.

In the past, ordained rabbis and cantors, as well as especially knowledgeable seculars, have been hired for such occasions as the High Holy Days, Passover, and any other appropriate yomtov.

At the recent Purim Shabbat morning service, irolunteers Harry Noodell and his daughters, Doris Alloy, Rose BogdanofT, and Shirley Goodman, conducted the worship.

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One man who has given devoted service to the wee^kly minyanim has been Yale Halperin. Mr. Halpnrin began attendance back in 1976, at the old Sher Home, when he was saying kaddish for his mother. He dovened with the late Charlie Guss, who led the service; when the Blumkin Home opened, the two men continued at the new address.

Of course it is the people wtiu make the Blumkin Home a special place, but in addition to this important ingredient, thero are features which enhance this quality. One is he synagogue.

Yale stresses the devotion of Charlie Guss, who served until his death a few years ago; and he also asks forgiveness from anyone whose name was inadvertently omitted. ".--oh, what glorious creatuivs most old men arel I, for one, feel a particular affinity for them, probably a by-product of my Jewish upbringing, for to a young boy, the synagogue meant the most Jewish of places, and it was populated and run by the old men.

They were teachers, mentors, arbiters of taste, and, almost invariably, firiendly.

Aa long as one was well-behaved, of course.

Often, they turned out to be quite painfully friendly, for their mode of showing appreciation varied greatly.

Harmless—the tongue clickers; tolerable—the whack-on-the-back-andhave-a-piece-of-honey-cake oldsters; but dangerous—the tweakers of cheeks.

It was love, of course, that made them tweak._..for as long as I ct|n remember^ these old men were around me, and so I think of them as part of my life."

Theodore Bikel Thtodorc BIktl, Folkionii •nd Foouolti, Merldltn Bookt, Inc., •<«•

There have been changes in the synagogue at Blumkin in recent years. The Rabbinical Council combined efforts and philosophies and put into place a slightly different procedure, which might be described as less Orthodox and more traditional.

This entails the use of new prayer books which accommodate the less restrictive format and also make female leadership both permissible and acceptable. These books were designed specifically by the Chicago Board of Rabbis for use in such places as nursing homes or retirement homes, where congregants might need a worship to be brief in nature. Phyllis Hoffman recently led Shabbat prayers, employing the new practice.

Those whose tireless efforts have ensured the availability of a place of worship at the Blumkin Home should be publicly commended. They have the gratitude of many. And they would like to extend the invitation to the community to join in weekly and holiday worship, either as a leader or a part of the congregation. All are welcome. B.W.L.

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It is important in this Passover season as we reflect on our freedoms and hopes that we pause as well to give thanks to our friends. When I traveled to Israel in late 1991 I saw first-hand the powerful spirit of the Israeli people.

From key discussions with Israeli leaders, to casual conversations with men and women in restaurants and shops, I came away with an even greater appreciation of the importance of our friendship.

So in this Passover season, let me say congratulations for your freedom and thank you for your friendship and support. Chag Sameiach.

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Home's synagogue enhances lives of residents Naturally, a Jewish nv.rs ng home should ht expected to house at least a chapel; at Blumkin, the setting is a small, serene ind very beautiful synagogue.

As already noted, there have been many faithful minyan members over the past 12 years. When pressed to name them, Yale listed the following: Iz BogdanofT, Harry Shulman, Al Friedman, Leon Wintroub, Cantor Leo Fettman, Rabbi Myer Kripke, Rabbi Sidney Brooks, Rabbi Elliott Marmon, Merle Potash, Marvin Katz, Dave Bernstein, David Weiss, Ben Mulnick, Morton Soiref, Abe Rosenblatt, Foster Kawaler. Also, Dave Bleicher, Dave Shukert, Alfred Frank, Sidney Finkler, Morris Epstein , Max Givot and Lou Yeager.

There is the usual bimah and a prrper Aron HaKodesh, which houses the sacred scrolls of the Torah.

It would be difficult to overlook the magnificent stained glass window, round in shape, tentering a Star of David. On a bright day, it appears transfused with the sun itself.

Although this quiet place has a special quality of its own, it must have people to function as intended. The people who have contributed to its successful operation over the past 12 years have been volunteers. Without them, this would be only a tranquil place in which to meditate.

It is difficult to describe the Herbert Goldsten Chapel without mentioning a few things which make it different from other such places of worship. The Ark itself was brought from the old Dr. Philip Sher Home, as were the contents. The holy scrolls have a unique background, worthy of mention.

They were brought out of a small community in Grermany by the Morris Erman family, spirited away to safety, hours ahead of the infamous Nazi troops. The Ermans, who settled in Omaha when they came to America, donated the precious Torahs to the Sher Home for the chapel.

While weekly Shabbat services are usually conducted by volunteer lay people, diflFerent arrangements are made for holidays.

In the past, ordained rabbis and cantors, as well as especially knowledgeable seculars, have been hired for such occasions as the High Holy Days, Passover, and any other appropriate yomtov.

At the recent Purim Shabbat morning service, volunteers Harry Noodell and his daughters, Doris Alloy, Rose BogdanofT, and Shirley Goodman, conducted the worship.

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One man who has given devoted service to the weekly minyanim has been Yale Ijalperin. Mr. Halprrin began attendance back in 1976, at the old Sher Home, when he was saying kaddish for his mother.. He dovened with the late Charlie Guss, who led the service; when the Blumkin Home opened, the two men continued at the new address.

Of course it is the people whu make the Blumkin Home a special place, but in addition to this important ingredient, there are features which enhance this quality. One is :he synagogue.

Yale stresses the devotion of Charlie Guss, who served until his death a few years ago; and he also asks forgiveness from anyone whose name was inadvertently omitted. ".>_oh, what glorious creature* most old men are! I, for one, feel a particular aflGnity for them, probably a by-product of my Jewish upbringing, for to a young boy, the synagogue meant the most Jewish of places, and it was populated and run by the old men.

They were teachers, mentors, arbiters of taste, and, almost invariably, Mendly.^ As long as one was well-behaved, of course.

Often, they turned out to be quite painfully friendly, for their mode of showing appreciation varied greatly.

Harmlese~the tongue clickers; tolerable~the whack-on-the-back-andhave-a-piece-of-honey-cake oldsters; but dangerousâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the tweakers of cheeks.

It was love, of course, that made them tweak.~..for as long as I can remember, these old men were around me, and so I think of them as part of my life."

Theodore Bikel Thtodorc Blkcl, Folliion|i md FaolipKi, Mcrldlcn Bookl, Inc., IÂŤ<*

There have been changes in the synagogue at Blumkin in recent years. The Rabbinical Council combined efforts and philosophies and put into place a slightly different procedure, which might be described as less Orthodox and more traditional.

This entails the use of new prayer books which accommodate the less restrictive format and also make female leadership both permissible and acceptable. These books were designed specifically by the Chicago Board of Rabbis for use in such places as nursing homes or retirement homes, where congregants might need a worship to be brief in natili-e. Phyllis Hoffman recently led Shabbat prayers, employing the new practice.

Those whose tireless efforts have ensured the availability of a place of worship at the Blumkin Home should be publicly commended. They have the gratitude of many. And they would like to extend the invitation to the community to join in weekly and holiday worship, either as a leader or a part of the congregation. All are welcome. B.W.L.

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The history of Jews in Omaha is inextricably tied to the history of the city. Jews came to Omaha with the first wave of settlers when Nebraska became a territory in 1954.

They came as frontiersmen, peddlers, traders, businessmen and professionals, first as individuals and then as families. The first wave, coming as pioneers to btiild a new life, was essentially from western Europe, primarily Crermany and Austria.

Then, in the 1880s and 1890s, the refi;igees from the pogroms in eastern Europe fled to the new "promised land." They descended on Omaha without goods or money, dependent on the generosity and goodwill of the existing community. Usually, these newcomers were sent by relief societies based in New York or, later, the new gateway port of Galveston, Texas; but some came to join family, friends or, simply, familiar faces already in the community. Homes and jobs were found for them and the refugees became integral to the community.

Business, religious, and social life thrived as the expanding Jewish community formed synagogues, benevolent and burial societies, and became viable.

A movement began within the community in 1899, directed toward the establishment of a Jewish hospital; and in November of 1901, Wise Memorial Hospital was dedicated at 3208 Sherman Avenue.

Always open to the entire community, within the year the hospital mAved to 2225 Sherman and expanded facilities.

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' The Home and mikveh were operated by the Daughters' of Israel for over 20 years, although, according to a 1938 report, every study noted that the building, while it was reasonably well inaintained, was now in a poorer neighborhood: "The furniture is old, worn-out and ugly" and the facility is "at least 25 years behind current standards of comfort, convenience and Hvability." The report also noted that the Home afforded little or no privacy and there was no in-house medical care. It appears that the Home was operated as a charitable institution and each request for admission was carefully examined.

At the time of that report, only three or four people resided at the Home. An Old Age Assistance Program made it possible for people to live on their own or be placed in private homes.

It is unclear whether the Home on Charles Street was closed due to the 1938 report or remained open a while longer. However, a needs assessment report in November 1941, led to the creation of a building fund from which the Dr. Philip Sher Home finally sprang. World War II temporarily put plans on hold; but in 1944, the building drive began in earnest when the Jewish Federation of Omaha allocated $10,000 to the construction of a new Home "to serve the ever-increasing needs of Jewish aged in Omaha and the surrounding area."

Following the destructive 1913 Easter Sunday tornado, the Jewish Relief Committee was formed to augment the general community relief effort In response to a query as to why this was considered necessary, a Jewish Relief Committee member commented, "We always take care of our own people."

This attitude was central to the manner in which the community of Jews in Omaha blossomed.

By 1914, most of the myriad individual charitable, fraternal and religious societies had affiliated with the Associated Jewish Charities, the forerunner of the Jewish Federation of Omaha.

Perhaps because the early immigrants tended to be younger or perhaps, subsequently, because extended families of two, three, and four generations living under one roof was the norm, no facilities for care of the aging were created in Omaha imtil the early 20th century.

In 1911, the Daughters of Israel Aid Society, women's auxiliary to the Russian synagogue B'nai Israel, was formed and dedicated to the establishment of a Jewish Old People's Home and public bath house, or mikveh. Funds were raised for an Old People's Home and property was purchased at 20th and Davenport in 1912. This was never used, later sold and, in 1916, property was purchased at 2504 Charles Street and plans were now under way to create an Old People's Home with a mikveh in a separate brick building to the rear.

The Home opened in 1917 with four or five residents, and the mikveh apparently opened shortly thereafter.

First home for Jewish aged, S6th and Charles Streets.

In November 1944, a building campaign goal of $125,000 was established under the general chairmanship of Morris E. Jacobs. The new facility was, for a large part, the culmination of a dream for Dr. Philip Sher, rabbi-tumed-physician, who worked devotedly with Omaha young and elderly. Dr. Sher, chairman of the committee on care for the aged, also played a leading role in the fundraising for and development of the project.

The Bikur ChoHm Society, an organization devoted to helping the sick, was one of the first to make a migor donation when it presented $10,000 to the fund in late NOvember. In recognition of the ongoing war effort, the fundraisers announced a Founders Dinner for December 26, 1944, to take theplaceof individual solicitation. ^U

By July 1945, approximately $75,000 had been " raised and a ten-acre site on 52nd Street between Ames Avenue and Grand Street, formerly part of Grand Park, was purchased.

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.But Not The Care A building committee was named under the Mary Wine served as president of the organizachairmanship of Jacob Bernstein, and plans moved tion for many years and was present at the groundforward. With over $120,000 in cash and pledges, breaking. Her dedication to Bikur Cholim and coninvitations were sent to all families in Omaha, cern for the elderly continued through all the Sher Council Bluffs and Fremont, plus to leaders of Home years and, later,into the Rose Blumkin Columbus, Grand. Island, Hastings, Lincoln, Home, even though she herself was already well Norfolk and Sioux City for the November 18, 1946, into her seventies. groundbreaking ceremony. Approximately 15 months later, the new Home opened its doors with A new volunteer organization entered the scene 35 residents. at the Sher Home in 1971 with the establishment of The new complex, which also included a mikveh, LOVE, -the League Offering Volunteers for the was formally dedicated on September 24, 1948, Elderly, when the Jewish Home for the Aged was named in honor of Dr. Philip Sher. Capable of housing up to Taking as their credo "Much can be done to end 45 residents, the structure was completed at a final the loneliness of the elderly," LOVE volunteers devoted themselves to planning activities at the cost of $225,000 and was completely debt-free.

The first annual report of the Home showed a Home and introduced an annual Open House and daily cost per resident of $3.88; a similar report in an annual Banquet to honor its volunteers.

1981, shortly before the facility closed, indicated a Hundreds of volunteers have been involved in daily cost of $33.35. the programs of the organization since Miriam A major expansion took place in 1961 with the Simon, first LOVE president, conducted the initial dedication of the Cherniack-Chapman Pavilion, orientation meeting in 1971. (Editor's note: See totally donated by the families of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Simon's article in this issue.)

Louis Chemiack as a lasting memorial to the couple. The new wing, intended for the housing of the The devotion of these two women and the organiwell elderly, consisted of 12 rooms with private zations they represent are simply examples of the baths, a foyer lounge, and a terraced garden and many who have contributed to the continuing care for the elderly in Omaha. was completely air-conditioned.

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The Milder Nursing Unit was also added in 1961, through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Hymie Milder and provided six additional rooms for specialized nursing and medical care.

By 1978, the Federation formed the Bureau For The Aging which assumed among its duties the responsibilities for the operation of the Home.

Over the years, many individuals and organizations demonstrated their concern for and dedication to the Sher Home with gifts of time and money.

While they are too numerous to mention and such mention would inevitably, though unintentionally, exclude important groups and people, two groups cannot be overlooked.

Bikur Cholim, which was instrumental in the establishment of the Sher Home, served coffee to the guests at the groundbreaking. Major and minor gifls continued to flow from the organization, as well as to many volunteer programs.

The Dr. Philip Sher Jewish Home for the Aged continued to fulfill its mission with the help of dedicated volunteers and an equally dedicated staff until 1981 and the opening of the new Rose Blumkin Home on the campus of the Jewish Community Center.

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Home Financing Fuels Concern "Local federations purchase services from ^ut forty-five percent of Our members," he said. Bflr.

Shore does not term this "donatiohs" 'or subventions.

"The local federation is purchasing care for indigent Jews who have changed their address," he said.

No member nursing home receives more than One, the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, offers short-term convalescent care and long-term nurs- ten percent of its income this way, and most receive a maximum of three to four percent of their total ing care to its residents. income from the local federation.

As tax-exempt, community-based institutions, The other, the Older Adult Community Services Program, provides a wide range of ser- most NAAJHA nursing homes consider it their vices to the Jewish community, sixty-five and older. memdate to care for all.

However, all are struggling to compensate for These include things such as social programming, counseling, transportation, kosher meals-on- the increasingly lowered Medicaid reimbursements. wheels, Life-Line, and trips. Only this department of the BFA receives some funding from the United Way and the Federation.

For the current fiscal year, July 1993 to July 1994, the budget for the Older Adult Community The test of a people is how it Services Program projects (all approximate percentages) that: behaves toward the old.

—26.8% will come from participants' fees —15.7% will come from United Way It is easy to love children...

—21.4% will come from the Federation —36.1% will be paid for out of Blumkin Home But the affection and care Endowment Fund interest income.

Nationally, the Blumkin Home is a member of for the old) the incurable, the North American Association of Jewish Homes and Housing for the Aging (NAAJHA). Based in the helpless are the true gold Dallas, Texas, NAAJHA is an organization which represents and lobbies for 105 not-for-profit Jewish mines of a culture. nursing homes and 110 housing.complexes in the United States and Canada.

Rabbi Abraham Jonhua Heschel According to NAAJHA Executive Director Herb Shore, the average nursing home in the group serves between 200 and 250 residents, a few as many as 800 people.

Where, exactly, does the Blumkin Home fit into the overall picture of nursing homes?

On the local scene, the Jewish Federation of Omaha is composed of seven agencies, one of which is the Bureau For Hie Aging (BFA). It administers two departments:

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Nationally, Medicaid admissions to Jewish nursing homes average thirty-three percent and can run as high as forty percent. Blumkin Home Medicaid admissions are comparable to these national numbers.

Other statistics confirm that our local demographics are comparable to those across North America in several areas.

Nationally, the ratio of women residents to men is three-to-one. People moving to nursing homes usually have four 6r more disabilities which are chronic, requiring care.

The average stay is getting shorter, now averaging eighteen months or less. More residents are being released after rehabilitation and convalescent care than in the past.

Mr. Shore said that the average age of someone entering a nursing home is getting higher (twothirds are over eighty, and the average age is eighty six-and-a-halO because it is possible to stay at home or in places such as assisted living units by using home health care, meals-on-wheels, adult day care, and rehabilitation.

This continuum of care, whether provided by the nursing homes or contracted out, is the direction that most communities are anticipating taking inj the years ahead.

I I asked Mr. Shore to comment on the future as far as demographics and finances were concerned.

"The world, the Jewish community, and economics are changing," he said. "It is difficult to be precise because of the unpredictability of health care reform. But, there is an increase in people buying nursing home insurance policies. They let the premiums pay for long-term health care and protect their assets with these policies," he continued.

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Blumkin Quiz Tests Your Home I.Q. Here is a quick take-at-home-quiz about the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, Before you start, here are some reminders: Medicare is a Federal medical insurance program for everyone 65 and older, regardless of income.

Medicaid is a state-administered fund that has responsibility for indigent people, regardless of age.

The Bureau For The Aging (BFA) is an agency of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. It has two departments: first, the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home; and second, the Older Adult Community Services Program.

These two departments offer a wide range of programs and services for our Jewish community members aged 65 and older.

Now, test your knowledge, Answers are at the end ofutis article. , The daily room rate includes: A. Meals B. Wheelchairs, walkers, oxygen, I-V.'s C. All personal hygiene supplies, including incontinent supplies and personal hygiene items.

D. Van rides and assistance to medical and dental appointments E. All of the above

3. Medicare reimbursements account for approximately what percentage of Blumkin Home income?

A 16% B.35% C. 2% 4. Which is a source of iAcome for the Home?

You may pick more than one. ' A Private-pay residents B. Medicaid C. Medicare D. Contributions to the Blumkin Home E. Donations to the Blumkin Home Endowment Fund G. All of the above 5. Medicaid reimburses the Blumkin Home on a sliding scale, from approximately 50% to 85%. Where does the rest come from?

A Medicare B. Private-pay residents C. Blumkin Home Endowment Fund interest D. All of the above 6. Medicaid reimburses nursing homes for which of the following, when ordered by the resident's physician: A Specialized wheelchairs, approximately $1200 each B. Feeding tubes C. I.V.'s D. All of the above E. None of the above

. Number of other Omaha area nursing homes which include all items above: A7 B. 0 C. 4

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LOVE Walked In The Door... ByMinamsimon There was standing room only in the auditorium of the Dr. Philip Sher Home Uiat Sunday afternoon in September of 1971. The occasion was the launching of LOVE....League Offiering Volunteers for the Elderly, a totally new concept in the area of icare for the elderly in our Omaha Jewish Community.

People of all backgrounds and ages attended, eager to leam more about this new project and to join such an exciting organization. All were eligible for membership; the only requirement was making a commitment to actively participate and serve the residents of the Home.

On Monday, Oct I8th, LOVE oflRcially started operations and quickly became a very vital adjunct to the Sher Home and subsequently the Blumkin Home.

The purpose of LOVE was, and remains today, to provide programs and activities for residents of the Home in order to relieve the loneliness and boredom that elderly people experience when they retire from an active role in society.

Prior to the inception of LOVE, very little was happening to attract the residents; so it was not unusual to find most of them sitting in their rooms, appearing only at mealtime. The Home was a very quiet place....too quiet!

At first, the Dr. Sher Home residents were perplexed at seeing so many unfamiliar people coming and going each day....setting up a bingo game, playing phonograph records or perhaps rounding them up for an exercise class.

It didn't take long, however, for them to become accustomed to the hubbub around them, and they loved it! Each morning they began asking what was scheduled for the day. The entire program at that time was planned and administered by volunteers.

But soon the need for a paid professional activities director became evident, and one was hired to work part time. That, of course, did not eliminate the need for volunteers.

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Over the years the value a^d scope of the LOVE I program has multiplied manyfold. From one halftime activities director, the number has grown to two full-time people plus one half-time....also a half-time volunteer coordinator.

The number of volunteers fluctuates: generally somewhere between fifty and sixty are active at any given time. Ideally, they would all come on a weekly basis; but realistically, only about fifly percent do so.

There are never enough to provide the needed personnel for the many activities in which the resi-

Miriam Simon led many a singalong at the Dr. Philip Sher Home. (Photo about 1976) dents like to participate. Some of these, both past and current are Bingo and Pokeno games, singalongs, movies, exercises, friendly visiting, manicures, discussions, ceramics, current events, mending, jewelry-making, watercolor classes, baking, holiday celebrations, Shabbat minyans, Family Night dinners, as well as a host of others.

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One is gift cards suitable for any occasion to honor or memorialize individuals. These, as well as numerous and varied other items, are sold in the Gift Shop located in tl^e Blumkin Home and staffed by residents as well as volunteers. Another popular annual event, also a source of a limited amount of funding, is a Pan toumament....aIways attracting many participants.

Now, close to a quarter of a century later, it would be impossible to imagine life at the Blumkin Home as it was at the Dr. Sher Home prior to the autumn of 1971 when LOVE walked in the door. ^^lny people have had an impact on both Jewish 1 Ties, and on more than one occasion since its inception, the LOVE program and those responsible have been recognized and honored by the Volunteer Bureau of United Way. Following are those who have chaired this organization in the order they served: Miriam Simon, Sally Appel, Lee Jane Parsow, Esther Fox, Gerri Hoffman, Helen Shukert, Nancy Pearlman, Lucille Frohm and Lucille Zelinsky.

They, with the help of many other wonderful, caring volunteers have done much, not only to create good feelings among both residents and staff, but also to provide quality to the lives of our elderly.

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Without the combined cfTorta of all the administrative and nursing personnel, the daily operations of the Blumkin Home would be next to impossible. Each stafT member is trained to smoothly and efficiently handle his own component of this entity--the Home.

This environment, the Home, is a unique workplace, vcMtly unlike an ordinary office setting. The value of the care of humans cannot be judged in the same way a huge corporation judges the success of its product.

Because of this important difference, we've chosen to single out the following stories. Learning about the responsibilities of each should help the reader understand what makes Blumkin run like a well-oiled machine.

To have any connection at all with the Blumkin Home is to be familiar with the name Shane Kotok.

Shane is known to many senior members of the Jewish community, both residents of the Home and some who maintain private living quarters.

Her title is short: Director of Community Social Services, Bureau for the Aging. Her responsibilities are to people who need help or assistance in finding solutions to problems which often seem insurmountable. In other words, the people she sees are usually experiencing tremendous emotional stress.

As Admissions Coordinator for Blumkin, she has an active role in creating a smooth transition from private residence to nursing home resident. Her counseling of families and residents is an integral part of the drastic change in lifestyle.

Shane came to the world of Gerontology in an interesting way. She was a LOVE volunteer at the old Dr. Sher Home, twelve years ago. As such, she led a weekly current events discussion group, bringing her young children with her.

The little ones enjoyed the attention of the surrogate Bubbies and Zadas, since their own lived in distant cities. Shane says, "My life was so enriched by these visits, I became interested in Gerontology as a profession."

Back to the classroom and ultimate Graduate Certificate in Gerontology from the UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service. Plus a Masters Degree in Geriatric Counseling . And, of course, she is a Certified Social Worker.

About her affiliation with Blumkin, she says, "I have tremendous respect for the staff. When I speak to a family and a potential new resident, I can say without reservation, RBJH is the finest nursing home in Omaha, thanks to a caring and professional staff.' or her own personal response to nine and a half years with the facility, she says "knowing the residents has been a wonderful experience. Each has given me the gift of their personal story. Each of their lives becomes an historical journey for me, from the shtetl of Europe to early 20th century Omaha."

And, she says, "They have given me an understanding of what it means to be a Jew in Omaha - a senseof community and belonging that I know will last a lifetime."

Frequently, many of Shane's older clients and/or friends slip into an easy mispronunciation of her name...they call her Shayna.

In Yiddish, shayna means beautiful. To somebody deeply appreciative of her valuable help, it's a natural mistake.

Bert Benson is another one whose job defies explicit description. Briefly, she is Social Services Director for the Blumkin Home, not to be confused with the similar sounding title carried by Shane Kotok, Social Service Director for the Bureau For The Aging.

Bert came to RBJH in 1985, to work in the Activities Department. Like some others, she became so involved in the geriatric community, she began to move upward, going into more serious areas of the Home.

She is a Certified Social Worker and holds a B.A. from UNO with a Specialty Certificate in Gerontology. Her duties include participating in the Assessment and Care Planning process, Goal Setting, Discharge Planning and providing Appropriate Documentation.

She is also responsible for assisting residents in building relationships with others, becoming pipented to facility and routine, and being familiar with resident rights and Advance Directives.

In addition, she is to assist in arrangements for needed adaptive equipment, clothing, personal items, financial assistance, legal counseling, and other profesisional services as needed.

No wonder it seems like she's everywhere, from one end of the building to the other, at any given time. She says her favorite part of the job is writing the social history of the residents, learning all about them.

She also loves being able to see somebody recover from illness and able to return home after a shortterm stay at Blumkin. This is a very gratifyi experience for her.

Matching people as possible roommates is h> least favorite chore, since many find it difficult to share space. Her job is to find folks with compatible personalities and habits who appear to be potentially good partners. Not an easy task.

There are few steps residents must take, from earliest admission interviews to the day they move in, which don't include the presence and assistance of Bert Benson.

Employees like this one should be listed among the Home's assets. B.W.L.

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There are several ways to enter the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. On the north side of the building, a handy entrance is strategically placed.

Or, coming in from the Jewish Community Center , a corridor leading past the baby sitting area, the Jewish Press and the Dance Studio, with a quick turn here and a twist there, leads to an inside double door. . This goes directly into the Home.

Of course, on the west side of the building, under the protective covering of the graceful canopy, is the Main Entrance. This is perhaps the most interesting route to take, as it leads into an attractive, open expanse, bordered by executive offices.

The reception desk is easily found, since it's just inside the door. Behind the counter sits a pleasant woman, known to everyone as Pat. More formally, Pat is Patsy Gray; her proper title is Secretary/Receptionist. She answers the many phone calls, greets and assists visitors and finds time for general clerical work. Last October marked her fourth anniversay with the Blumkin Home.

Pat says, "I enjoy being around older people, hearing their stories and being able to help them now and then." She adds, "^hose I work with, whether here in the offices or in nursing, are a great group of people. I really consider my co-workers an extension of my family and life."

If the first person to be seen upon entering the Blumkin Home is the Receptionist, it only takes a turn of the head to find the office of the Executive Assistant, Pauline Alter. If that name doesn't sound familiar, perhaps "Polly" rings a bell. And if her title conjures up the image of a stiff, severe /looking figure, seated importantly behind a massive desk, well, you just don't know Polly.

Her job description says she is the Executive Secretary; she acts in the Executive Director's absence, she is Office Manager, she is Director of the Transportation Department. She is also in charge of the Meals on Wheels Program and is the liaison between clients and the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging.

People who know Polly personally state with complete conviction that there is no course of study, with or without a graduate degree, which could have trained her to do her job the way she does it. Both Home residents and their family members are often seen in the visitor's chair in her office, telling their troubles or seeking help with a problem.

And it should be understood that Polly gives the same time and attention to the ninety-something resident who wants to send a birthday card to a great-grandchild, as she does to a dignitary from outside the building.

Polly's background and training prepared her to keep orderly figures and transactions in many secretarial areas, but it would be difficult to trace textbooks which provided her with her warm "people skills." She knows every one of her residents by name and cares about each one in a special way.

Maybe she summed it up best when asked for her personal comments regarding her job and the Home.

"I feel a real commitment to my job and a need to present the best image possible. I take great pride in the Home and in the community services offered; I work with good people both here in the facility and in other agencies."

She concluded, "Uppermost is the fact that 1 care deeply for the elderly in the Home and community.

I began working in this field because I cared about the needs of the elderly. Now, it is more than just caring - I love these dear friends, who sometimes beicome like members of my family."

In a few months, Polly will have been with Blumkin for eleven years. Through the past decade she has earned a very special place in the hearts of all who know her. Her co-workers, friends and residents hope shell always be right there, in her front office, where they can drop in and "ask Polly."

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An Accountant might take issue with that statement - or anybody who doesn't understand the way folks in the Home feel about access to Diane's office.

Everyone understands and appreciates the importance of the Accounts Fayablfl^nd U^e Aqa^nts Receivable, especially in these times whe^the words deficit or money crunch are often heard.

Nevertheless, although it robs her of precious work time, Diane manages to squeeze in one-on-one visits from residents who have business with her.

Since each resident has a personal account from which he or she may draw money, this might mean needing enough for a trip to the beauty shop or to buy a greeting card not high finance to some, but important to the resident.

Usually, what should be a brief transaction, turns into a more time-consuming exchange. Why? Because if the person on the other side of the desk is kind and caring and takes a real interest in people, it takes longer.

Diane Chapo is well trained for the job of bookkeeper; her college major was Business and she has worked for the past 13 years as a bookkeeper. Her own remarks, when asked to sum up, tell a great deal more about her: "In the past eight years, my relationships with residents, family members and staff have made my job an enjoyable part of my life." B.W.L.

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By Mary Fellman Other Omaha organizations come out on occaAnyone associated with nursing homes understands how much difference the presence of volun- sion with programs, treats and gifts. The rabbis, cantors and other religious leaders visit regularly. teers means.

In the many years of the Dr. Sher Home, a group According to Sharon Conlon, Blumkin Home of devoted volunteers from the Omaha Jewish com- Activities Director, "We are a very fortunate Home. munity were members of Bikur Cholim. They . All of Omaha's Jewish organizations add to the baked, sewed, and mended, in addition to doing pleasure of our residents, and of course, our wonmany other acts of kindness under the leadership of derful LOVE group's volunteers for parties, singaMary Wine. long and a variety of other activities are the greatFor the last few years of the Sher Hqme and est. since the opening of the blumkin Home, members " We welcome all volunteers, all organizations." and friends of the Omaha Chapter of Hadassah Sharon can be reached at 330-4272 to schedule have sponsored an Oneg Shabbat of music, enter- programs and teas. tainment, emd refreshments on the last Saturday of each month.

This originated in response to questions from visitors Dora Arbitman and Esther Lipsman about "doing something" to relieve the boredom and quiet of the residents on a Saturday afternoon.

Early regular volunteers included Mary and Rose Fellman, Billie Sokolof, Maxine Noodell, and presently, Ann Belmont, Fran Kimmel, Ronnie Jacobson, Rhoda Blatt and others on occasion.

Their thanks come from the response, participation, and smiles of residents and their families.

Temple Israel's Caring Committee, under the chairmanship of Harriett Sperling, is another regular group. They come once every three months on Friday afternoon for a Shabbat service, headed by Esther Canar.

Judy Farber chairs the preparation and distribution of gifts which are delivered on Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, and Passover.

The children of Temple Israel also present a variety of programs that bring smiles and applause from those residents able to attend.

One of the most recent regular volunteer programs of music, tea, and dessert is sponsored on a Sunday afternoon, every other month, by Beth El Women's League, under the chairmanship of Lola Reinglas.

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Children's Visits Are Eagerly-Awaited Few occasions bring brighter smites to Blumkin residents than do the frequent visits fVom fhildren from area synagogues and organizations. Volunteer Coordinator Lois Wine likes to meet with the students in advance and often will demonsfrate creatively some of the infirmities of aging.

Temple Israel Fourth Graders planned special treats and decorations this past Chanukah. Reactions by severB1 children show eloquently that it is often difficult to know which group-residents or children—t^nefits most from these visits!

"The trip made me feel good, but nervous. We sang songs, lit the Menorah and did some arts. I learned that it is different to be old than young. I think the trip was important because it is good for he older people to see children because they like to iee children."

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"The trip made me feel good because I felt like I was helping someone. We helped the Blumkin Home by making Menorahs and Dreidels. I learned how hard it is to have sore feet, bad eyes, and sew with gloves on. This trip was important because we helped the Blumkin Home people remember some Jewish traditions and see children which they don't see very oflen," Lauren Feigin

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Florence and Lorrie were involVeid in many char^ble organizations and numerous volunteer activiaes while on the west coast, so it was natural for ;hem to seek out similar projects here.

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Their main interest is the Rose Blumkin Home.

Both are on the LOVE board; they volunteer for the Bingo games on Mondays and the sing-along on Tuesdays and are also involved with the Gift Shop.

These two ladies have joined the large group of people, both men and women, who make all of the recreational activities possible at the Home.

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By Maiy Fellman In the world of business the name of Rose BlumHin, "Mrs. B," is synonymous with "sharp, astute, genius, honest, entrepreneur, hard-working, directed and determined."

The multi-million dollar Nebraska Furniture Mart, started in 1937, is a tribute to her.

In the world of arts and music involving people of all ages, the name of Rose Blumkin is synonymous with "warmth, caring, generosity, understanding, fuf,ure, preservation and inspiration."

The soon-to-be-revitalized Astro Theater, saved from destruction by her intercession, will become the Emmy Gifford Children's Theater, thanks again to "Mrs. B." In the world of the Jewish community of Omaha, the name of Rose Blumkin means "philanthropy in its highest degree, love, concern, touching, blessing appreciation, honoring of parents, mitzvah, tzedakah."

The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home is proud testimony to her respect for and devotion to the aging population.The number of additional words that can be used to describe this world-renowned business woman and recognized philanthropist are plentiful. For the Jewish elderly men and women who reside and are cared for in the skilled nursing care facility which bears her name there are five words of gratitude that say it all — "Thank God for Rose Blumkin."

It was Rose Blumkin and her family who came forth in 1981 with a magnificent giil of $1,000,000 to make a new home for the Jewish aged a reality on the Jewish Community Campus. And when it was determined that future expansion of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home was needed in 1987, again it was Rose Blumkin and her family who came forth with an additional gift t>f $500,000 to make the changes and the new sections possible.

Because of these two major gifts, the campaign for dollars from other caring members of the Omaha Jewish Community was an overwhelming success. The Home accommodates 119 persons in an atmosphere of beauty and support.

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Mrs. B's Leaacies

Celebrating Mrs. B's 100th birthday are, back row, from left: Margi Schneider, Ann Cohn, Howard Cohn, Claudia Boehm, Juan Blumkin, Jack Gorelick, Jerry Cohn and Barry Cohn; middle row, from left: EUie Batt, Cynthia Schneider, Frances Batt, Meyer Gorelick, Roberta GoreUck, Mary Gorelick and Babe Cohn; kneeling: Baba Blumkin and Andrew Boehm with their great-grandmother, Mrs. B.

Left to right: Mrs. B's sister, Ruth Lasher and her husband, Moore; sister, Ann Rosenblatt; brother, Meyer Gorelick and his wife, Mary, with Mrs. B.

Becca Blumkin drew a picture of a roae for great-ffrandmother Mrs. B. Becca's eouiin, Sara Batt, and her brother, Ryan, join in the presentation.

For Omahans, the story of Rose Blumkin began in Russia and eventually took her and her husband Isadore to Fort Dodge, Iowa where firit child Francos was born. She speaks with love of that community that welcomed the two poor immigrants iand is even now the recipient of her contributions.

She has furnished a nursing home there and calls the people who befriended her family "the best people in the world."

In newspaper stories, magazines and television, the life and deeds ef this woman have been told.

Maybe, someday, even a movie will be produced!

She succeeded in business without a formal education, speaking a broken English with a Yiddish accent, with a sense of daring, with business acumen which cannot be taught in the finest business schools today. The leaders of industry and education have honored hsr with the highest awards, degrees and coremoniee. Her certificates, medals and expressions of recognition and appreciation

Nigel Schneider, Becca Blumkin and Ashley Boehm eye their great-grandmother Rose Blumkin's birthday cake.

According to Omahan Warren Buffett, now owner of the Nebraska Furniture Mart and one of the world's richest men, "She is a retailing phenomenon."

And with it all, "Mrs. B." has a fondness for paying attention to the elderly. She believes her two mi^or gifts for the creation and growth of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Homes "^akes it easier for those who need care in their old age." For herself, at 100 years of age, she intends to keep working selling carpeting and enjoying good health, her four chil,4F«ai nany irai»4chU4c<Mi=*nd jta^t^raod chil-

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dren She does so as she treasures the memory of her mother about whom she says, "I honor^ her as a queen." She believes the Blumkin Home will be like uniting the Jewish family - "all the generations will bo coming home."

The elderly at the Home are grateftil to Rose Blumkin, and strangely enough, she is grateAil te them fbr the opportunity to make their days happier. Hers is truly a "rags to riches* tale spaiUiag with spice and spirit, courage and vision, | ttdiharingi

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^B PASSOVER ^H_ Thursday, March 24 ^^Fast morning of the firstborn 6:21 a.m.

I Morning Service .„ 6:30 a.m.

I Evening Service 6:20 p.m.

Search nforChametz...notearher than 7:21 p.m.

Friday, March 25 Morning Service , 7:00 a.m.

Bum Chametz not later than 11:27 a.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:25 p.m.

Saturday, March 26 No chametz may be eaten after 10:26 a.m.

Early Minyan 7:00 a.m.

Morning Service 8:45 a.m. ^^^vening Service 6:25 p.m. ^Bl Sunday, March 27 ^Tiloming Service 8:45 a.m.

Lesson with Rabbi 5:25 p.m.

Evening Service 6:25 p.m.

Monday, March 28 Morning Service 8:45 a.m.

Lesson with Rabbi 5:25 p.m.

Evening Service 6:25 p.m.

Havdalah .!

7:26 p.m.

Choi Hainoed March 29, 30 & 31 Morning Service 7:00 a.m.

Evening Service 6:25 p.m.

Friday, April 1 Morning service -..

7:00 a.m.

Kabbalat Shabat 6:35 p.m.

Shabbat, April 2 Morning Service 8: ;5 a.m.

Lesson with Rabbi 5:35 p.m.

Evening Service 6:35 p.m.

Sunday^ April 3 Morning Service 8:45 a.m.

Sermon/Yizkor 10:30 a.m.

Lesson with the Rabbi 6:35 p.m.

Evening Service 7:35 p.m.

Havdalah 8.33 p.m.

BETH EL SYNAGOGUE

Passover Candlelighting Friday, March 25 Saturday, March 26 Sunday, March 27 Friday, April 1 Saturday, April 2

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6:23 p.m, 7:24 p.m. ....7:25 p.m, ;6:31 p.m.

7:31 p.m.

PASSOVER Thursday, March 24 Siyyum B'khorim , 6:30 a.m.

Shaharit 6:55 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv 5:30 p.m.

Friday, March 26 , Shaharit 6:55 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 26 Shaharit 9:30 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv 6:35 p.m.

Sunday, March 27, First Day Shaharit 9:30 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv 6:00 p.m.

Monday, March 28, Second Day Shaharit 9:30 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv 6:45 p.m.

Tuesday, March 20, Hoi Hamo'ed Shaharit..

6:45 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 30, Hoi Hamo'ed Shaharit 6:45 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv , 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 31, Hoi Hamo'ed Shaharit 6:45 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv 5;30 p.m.

Friday, April 1, Hoi Hamo'ed Shaharit 6:45 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 2, Seventh Day Shaharit :.... ,.,,.9:30 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv ; 7:40 p.m.

Sunday, April 3, Eighth Day Shaharit (Yizkor is said) 9:30 a.m.

Minha-Ma'ariv 7:50 p.m.

Passover ends no earlier than 8:10 p.m.

ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME PASSOVER Saturday, March 26

Shabbat services in the Goldsten ChapeL

TEMPLE ISRAEL ^^ Friday, March 26 Shabbat Evening Service 8:15 p.m.

Rabbi Fink and Cantor Webber-Gilat will ofTiciate.

Rabbi Fink will speak on "Narrow Places, Narrow Minds."'rhe OnegShabbat will be sponsored by the Temple Sisterhood.

PASSOVER Saturday, March 26 Shabbat Morning Service 11:15 a.m.

Evening Service 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 27 Morning Service ,...„ 11;15 a.m.

Congregational Seder 6:00 p.m.

Concluaion of Passover Friday, April 1 Evening Service , ,;..8:1S p.m.

Saturday, April 2 Morning Service and Yizkor 11:15 a.m.

SISTERHOOD Sisterhood will sponsor Tempple Israel's Second Women's Seder Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 p.m., with the celebration of the story of Exodus. Also, they will tell the story of the Four Daughters, and of Miriam the Prophetess. For reserv ations, call the Temple office at 556-6536. There is no charge and dessert will b« ser ved.

LINCOLN TIFERETH ISRAEL PASSOVER Saturday, March 26 Light candles no later than 6:28 p.m.

First Seder Sunday, March 27, First Day Shacharit 9:30 a.m.

Light candles no later than 6:29 p. m.

Second Seder Monday, March 28, Second Day Shacharit 9:30 a.m.

Friday, April 1, Eve of the Seventh Day Light candles no later than .....„.»„ 6:43 p.m.

Services 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, April % Seventh Day Shacharit » 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 3, Eighth Day Shacharit, including YIZKOR 9:30 a.m.

First Seder

6:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 27

Services Second Seder

9:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m.

Monday, March 28

Services

9:00 a.m.

Tuesday, March 29

Services

9:00 a.m. ' Wednesday, March 30

Services

9:00 a.m.

Thursday, March 31

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Friday, Aprill

Services

9:00 a.m.

Saturday, April 2

Services

9:00 a.m.

Sunday, April 3

Services Yiskor

9:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

BWAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE PASSOVER Friday, March 26 labbat services 7:30 p.m Saturday, March 26 First night of Pesach Sunday, March 27 ^ligious School at Wsstside Community Education 1ter, 10 a.m. to noon '<* "'ght community potluck ssdar, S p.m.. at ths synagogue, 618 Mynsler St.. Council Bluffs. For information, call 322-4706.

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Mary Jennings * David Johnson * *Marclla Jones * Monica Jorgensen * Buffie Kacklcy * Kay Kamish * Dorothy Kennedy * Shane Kotok * Janet Lauritsen * Mary Lou Layland * Dale Layton * Sergio Lituires * Betty Longcrier * Bridgette Mandery * Dot Maltem * Dawrn McClain 'Paula Mclntire * Mary McMahon • Jennifer Miller * John Miller * Bemadetle Minardi * Darlene Minarik *

"There Are Three Crowns: the crown of learning, the crown of priesthood, and the crown of royalty;

But Better Than Any Of These Is The Crown Of A Good Name."

Sayings of the Fathers 4:13

Thank you to the "jewels" in our crown—our dedicated staff whose hard work and devotion have brought honor and recognition to the Blumkin Home and its residents.

The Board of Directors, Bureau For The Aging

Shirlty Kmnti la ready for Bhabbnl.

Debra Morgan * Diane Mulick * Amy Nachman Potash • Tina Nathan * Maureen Neumann * Ekanem Ohia * Mary Jo Orth * Sheri Petersen • Maria Pham * Michelle Price * Lilly Ramachandran * Mary Rerucha * Kimberly Robinson * Amy Roland * Paul Roth • Tammy Rowsell * Marilyn Schabauer * Sandra Schipper * William Schlotfeld • Elizabeth Schuchman ' Kim Simmons * Sena Sitti • Twilla Smith * Valerie Snider * Linda Snipes ' Robert Stammeycr * Janet Stoner * Kathleen Stufft * Jonisc Timm * Mary Tobkih * Olga Trombath ' Mary Jo Trevino * Terry Usman • Virginia Vanderman * Phyllis Walton * Geraldinc Weir • LoJuana Williams * Lois Wine * Sara Wolfson * Lyndi Wulf * Laverne Yeager * Colleen Young * Angelina Yumasi * Maggie Zerger * ARA Employees : Cynthia Armstrong * Laura Bair * Sonia Cooper ' Nilgun Daganaar * Barbara Fish * Larry Frahm * Shana Fried * Donald Graves * Linda Hoult * Mae Koch * Pat Morgan * Dona Mae Murry * Frank Murry * Joy Rutar * Mary Lou Phillips * Anne Ryan * Tony Smith * Tim Sullivan • Jeff Watts • Theresa Zimmers'

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-Highly-Ranked Blumkin Nurse It isn't necessary to explain that without the staff of nurses, nurses aides, licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants and others, it would be impossible to care for the residents of Blumkin.

The Nursing Staff, a trained, experienced and dedicated group of women and men, answer to the Director of Nursing - Rochelle Cash.

Better known by all as Shelley, she describes her duties this way: "I'm responsible for overseeing and directing the nursing department within the Home. This includes hiring, discipline, scheduling, resident care, policies and procedures."

It sounds like a big order, which of course it is.

But in the hands of the right person, the job gets done, every day, rain or shine. Shelley has only been with the Home as Director since July of 1992, but in that relatively short time she's exhibited strong leadership qualities and an obviously caring attitude.

As is usually the case, she herself can better describe the way she feels about her work at Blumkin: "I find the Home to be a unique and most interesting place to practice my profession. Because it serves a limited population, it has been a learning experience for me. I have seen the wonderful family and commimity support and the commitment to the care of these loved and respected elders.

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While every person on staff of the Nursing Home has an important and necessary job, there are some which might be termed unique. One such position is called Rehabilitative and Restorative Aide; the woman who holds that title at Blumkin is Valery Bohrer.

Valerie was bom in England, the daughter of a nurse in the British Army. She came here when she married a Nebraskan in 1963 and since that time, her experiences have been varied. Healthcare has always been prevalent, with service as a nurse's aide in several hospitals.

Shelley Caah In addition, I've had the opportunity to learn something about religious customs and traditions I never knew before; I feel this promotes greater understanding of the needs and desires of our residents."

When speaking of her staff, Shelley says enthusiastically, "I work with great people. Many of them are long term- here for ten or more years. And they are very committed to the care of our people*"

Valerie Bohrer Just as every General needs an aide, so does every Director of Nursing need an Assistant D.O.N.. At the Rose Blumkin Home that person is Dot Mattem. This lady has been a nurse since she graduated from the Immanuel School of Nursing in 1951; later in her career she decided she needed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and achieved that degree in 1975.

Dot is a familiar figure in the corridors of the Home, hurrying here and there but always taking time to speak to a resident, pat a shoulder, demonstratfe she sees and cares about her people.

She says, "If I had known the rewards of working with the elderly, I would have gone into Geriatric Nursing sooner." She refers to many years of nursing at both Immanuel and Methodist Hospitals, as well as the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute before coming to Blumkin.

People who know this lady find her to be the picture of what an experienced nurse should look like.

She has a calm demeanor, a ready smile and an obviously sincere interest in those around her.

Even after ten years in the Home, she remembers to touch, to call people by name, to connect on a one-to-one basis.

Dot Mattern In her quiet and modest way she says simply, "Working here has given me an opportunity to learn something about Jewish customs and holidays, which I've found very interesting." She concludes by saying, "I feel I have made good friends here."

And those good friends of whom she speaks must certainly echo the sentiment.

PASSOVER GREETINGS

She mentions (casually) that after moving to Alabama, she became an Adaptive Aquatics Instructor and also was with the Special Olympics Program. Interestingly, whatever she was involved with seemed connected to the care and assistance of those in need.

She came to the Blumkin Home as a Certified Nursing Assistant in 1992, but applied for her present position of Rehabilitative and Restorative Aide in September of '93. It is her work in this area which qualifies her as special.

She deals with people who are recovering from injury or illness, helping them restore muscles and limbs which have been out of service. She exercises them, encourages them, builds morale, cajoles, coaxws, and maybe, most importantly, shows her deep and abiding interest in their welfare.

Valerie Bohrer, when asked to tell about her job, says, "I thoroughly enjoy my duties at the Blumkin Home and hope the residents receive as much joy from me as I do from them. They never fail to amaze me with their fortitude, determination, and spirit 'There is a need for nursing homes and always will be. I know I am employed at the best in the Midwest." B.W.L.

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Taking Tender Care Of All The average person has no idea how many differ^ ent people do separate jobs to keep the Blumkin Home running smoothly, day after day.

Most of us certainly understand the responsibilities of the nursing staff in relation to the residents; we know the food and nutrition department must prepare three meals and two snacks daily. We know the cleaning people clean and the maintenance people maintain, but how about all the rest?

This question arose afler Carmen Felt was asked for her title. He hesitated before explaining "that's kind of hard to pin down." She described a varied list of duties, after explaining that she originally applied for the position of In Service Coordinator in the fall of 1982.

When pressed for details she said 'In Service has to do with Staflf Education, Staff Development and Training, State and Federal Regulations as they apply to Staff and Utilization Review."

What is Utilization Review? "Carefully watch to learn if a hospital patient to is released to blumkin could qualify for Medicare." And if the answer is yes, Carmen sets the wheels in motion for that to occur.

What else does she do? "I'm Safety Chairman for Staff and residents and also responsible for Infection Control." This meant everything from tracking any infection to watching the sanitation in , the Home. This reminded her of anything duty: Risk Management. This was explained as follow-up on any Staff injury, making certain there was proper medical attention from first visit to dismissal as "well and able to return to work".

Canneh Felt Carmen pauses to laugh and say "this is a great job. I have the opportunity to work with both residents and staff, doing so many different things I never get bored. . .If I should find I'm bogged down in something, I put it aside and go to something else for a while." She terms it "a perfect job."

Carmen Felt is a Registered Nurse, a graduate of the Clarkson College of Nursing. She came to Blumkin a few weeks after the building opened as a "Part time In-Service Coordinator".

Today, she covers all departments described above; she covers them efficiently, pleasantly and thoroughly. And just as soon as she can condense her dutie:; into a concise title, she'll let us know what to print on her office door.

Her title on the job description reads Residef Assessment/Care Plan Coordinator, and her twopart position is of vital importance to the health and welfare of every resident of the Blumkin Home.

Who is she?

Her name is Maureen Neumann, R.N., and she's the trim, dark-haired woman with the quick smile and friendly greeting...the one who always has a moment to answer a question or deliver a message or just "fix it."

As Resident Assessment Coordinator, it is her responsibility to understand the needs and requirements of every person who becomes a member of the Blumkin population. In addition, the Care Plan part of her job ensures that the resident, on a dayto-day basis, can expect those needs and requirements to be met.

Regular staff meetings, with the resident present, help to make this philosophical ideal a reality.

Maureen Neumann Mary Tobkin is one of many people who is liehind the scenes" at the Blumkin Home.

She is the Medical Records Clerk, which means she is responsible for gathering and charting pertinent information for each resident. This must be available to anyone with medical or legal authorization.

It involves tracking data from outside the Home, we well as documentation from appropriate departments in-house. In addition, she "keeps the charts on all discharged or expired residents for the legally-mandated time and then destroys them in a manner which ensures confidentiality."

She is also responsible for ordering nursing supplies.

Maureen, as a 1965 graduate of the Creighton Memorial St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing, is well-qualified for the demands of her job. In addition, her temperament makes her very well-suited to her work.

Because of the nature of her job, she's more often behind the scenes than in the forefront. As a result, she's part of that large cadre of professionals without whose efforts the Home couldn't operate.

There are a number of such people, and Maureen is one of them. Her personal feelings regarding her place at Blumkin help us to know her better: "I have worked in Geriatric Nursing for twenty years, nine at RBJH. I truly enjoy caring for the older patient, finding it both rewarding and chalBiary Tobkin Mary continues, This is my second employment lenging. with Blumkin. I took the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Charge has observed the special significance of various hol"I feel Blumkin is a unique Home, with a caring Nurse position three weeks after the Home opened idays and noticed how much the residents enjoy and qualified staff, strong management, close famithem, as well as family involvement and communiin 1982, and worked in that capacity until 1990. ly contact, and strong support fit>m the Jewish comty attention. Mary says that "When and if I leave, I munify."

BX. She says, "Working in a strictly Jewish facility will take many positive aspects of both the people has been an education for the past ten years." She and the Home."

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EB H Gerry Weir Is Another Friendly Voice and Face ir you've ever had occasion to call the Blumkin Home in the evening or on the week-end, you know a pleasant voice will answer the phone even though it may be well beyond usual working hours.When the oinces are closed and the staff is gone for the day, it remains important for somebody to be at the Reception Desk to answer that phone. For the past seven yean, one of the familiar faces working the "stibstitute ahifl" is Geraldine Weir, known better asOerry.

Oerry works three evenings a week and one week-end day, usually Saturday, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. She is known to the residents as the lady who brings their mail and also the daily newspaper to subscribers. Like the rest of the staff, she gets involved with the folks and speaks warmly of many resident). She's been known to read letters for those who ciin't-and even to write some, She's n (|uict, pleasant lady who soys, "I've lisleft: Marcy Jonet, Janet Honnnn and Donliw ,lH«'lj"«>n u/Uii ru<ii Mntnirli n IHMMIV ROili frnrrt to mrinv iiO> sforip-!" To the residents, she's Il.I,. hirthdnv on March IB. ___ ^_

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"Bingo, Here!" Is a Frequently-Heard Monday Shout Lorrie Bernstein, Lucille Brodkey, Florence Brightly-colored balls spin around inside the wire cage, and an avid group of Blumkin residents Brody, Millie Greenberg, Debby Greene, Ethel scan their bingo boards and wait to hear what is Grossman, Bemi^e Hurwich and Charlotte Slutzky are the regulars. called out Some are twenty-year veterans and #)me have It's either Monday afternoon at 1:15 or Tuesday evening at 7:00. Whenever, Bingo, along with just recently volunteered. They want the community to know that they always need fill-ins, espePokeno, is a popular weekly event.

The Monday Bingo Volunteers arrive shortly cially during the winter months. Men are welcome, too! before 1:00.

The Bingo Brigade roams the Tea Room, helpAnd, after greeting residents already seated in the Tea Room, they make their rounds of residents' ing residents and confirming that, yes, "We have a rooms, reminding some and coaxing others to join bingo here!" It isn't high stakes, of course, but it is high fun for the residents. S.G JL the fun.

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A Walk Around The Rose Blumkin Home I couldn't count how many times I've heard people say they find it depressing to visit the Home.

As' often as not, they haven't really had much experience around the facility at 323 South 132 Street I'm there often, so my feelings are different. I see all sorts of things and often am amazed and amused when I walk down the corridors. A couple of days ago I happened to glance into a room as I walked past. In a million years you wouldn't guess what was going on there.

A resident was comfortably propped on her bed, holding a hand mirror and applying mascara. Now it isn't unusual to see somebody combing or checking appearance, but applying mascara? That was a first!

On football Saturdays, the sounds of the games are heard from one end of the building to the other; and not just football is watched. Baseball season is popular too, as is basketball and whatever else is available.

Look into a lounge or tearoom as you walk past and it's possible to notice some card games going on. These have nothing to do with special organized bingo or other games...there are simply some card players who manage to find a partner when the mood strikes.

Look into the beauty shop as you walk by...the operator is chatting as she works and the ladies are in various stages of getting their hair "done". Like in any other shop, some of them are watching what's going on, some are dozing under the dryer and some are impatient to be finished.

There are conversation groups in several corridors, almost any time of the day. Two or three people wheel themselves out of their doorways and visit with each other, watching the rest of the world go by. When you say, "Good morning!" there's ; always a warm response.

Every now and then, I see something I can't explain, but if the resident looks safe and happy, I mind my own business. For example, if a person decides to stretch cross-wise on the bed for an afternoon nap, whose business should it be? Just because it seems like that person would be more comfortable in a head-to-foot position has nothing to.dowithit. Ahbegezunt.

The Blumkin Home offers individual attention in a warm, Jewish, safe setting. The special needs of each resident are the responsibility of personnel who are well trained, but also who care about "their* people.

These important facts notwithstanding, it should be remembered there are so many more positive pictures to see on a visit to the Home, they outnumber the other kind.

1 It's really foolish to think ,of such a visit as depressing. . .especially if you should happen to be there when a birthday is celebrated. Nothing quite compares with a party honoring somebody just turning 100!

Depressing? No. A walk through the Home is more likely to surprise a stranger who didn't understand how much is going on at all times. B.W.L.

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And apparently even where the bed happens to be doesn't enter into the importance of the nap. I have seen an unusually tiny person curled up on a sofa in the large area just outside the dining room sound asleep. I KNOW she has a room and a bed of her own, but somehow she seems to prefer the couch. Nobody bothers her...a nap is a nap.

Another favorite place seems to be the reception area near the front entrance. If people should happen to walk in with a baby or small child, chances are they'll get a royal greeting. The residents thoroughly enjoy little ones, no matter who they belong to. When the babysitters from the nursery at the JCC wheel the "tot-mobile" filled with toddlers into a group of residents, the response is sheer delight.

Certainly, it's true that not every person who lives at Blumkin can be part of any or ail activity.

After all, some are there because of severely deteriorating health. And they shouldn't be overlooked if we're talking about the way it is at the Home.

Naturally, we would all hope to be able to spend our entire lives in our own private environment.

Unfortunately, that isn't always the case.

• If health fails, it often becomes imperative to find more viable arrangements in an atmosphere which provides professional nursing care.

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"Come To The Home To Live -- Not To Die" eyjoanBemstejn Joan Bsrnatein wrote a beautiful tribute to her mothE", Betty Furth Marx, who lived at the Blumkin Home e loat eight years of her life. A talented, creative, and tive eommuiuty volunteer, ehe received many awards >r her achievements. After recounting her mother's |eperience8 as a young actress on the Orpheum circuit in ^ 19208, Mrs. Bernstein tells of her volunteering from 1961 until 1986 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, K|b the Red Cross from 1957 until 1967, with Operation B^p'port, and being a board member of the Personal Oiisia Service. She taught nursery school at Temple ulrael, was a recreation therapist at St. Joseph Hospital, taught creative dramatics at Joslyn Art Museum, and directed plays and taught at Sacred Heart High School.

Because of space limitations, we cannot reprint all of Betty Marx's story, but the following excerpts reveal the issence of her outlook on life and her rapport with the } umkin staff. ..I went to my mother's apartment and discovSied that'she had newspapers outside the front Icor. She had not eaten or taken her medicine for several days My mother never wanted to go to a niirsing home.

The doctors told us that Mom was very lepressed. They couldn't get her to eat so they put her on tube feeding After a short period of time they gave me forty-eight hours to find a bed in a nursing home. The Blumkin Home was full. She went to another home for two weeks. They never goi her dressed or took her to an activity. They hardly ever got her out of bed....(then) they found a bed for her in the skilled care section of the Home.

I til>ok some nice clothes for her to wear and we got in 'the car and drove to the Blumkin Home.

It was one of the worst days of my life.

I took my mother into the North door of the Hme and Robbie Kudym, the social worker, was wi^iting for us. She took me aside and said she wo|jild like to talk to my mother alone. I took her Ijbngings and put them away in her room. jjubbie told my mother that she had come to liveop to die!.

She told her that they were going to take the feeding tube out! Betty Marx was told that she would get up in the morning, dress, and go down to the dining room to eat with her new friends. She would go to the activities and she woi^ld take physical therapy so she wouldn't have to use a wheel chair or a walker. Betty Marx started to smile again!

When a a new resident comes to the Blumkin Home, a family member is asked to fill out a long, detailed form. It contains information about the resident's family and past history.

The staff reads those forms! Within a few weeks, Mom was walking alone. She was meeting new friends and renewing old acquaintcinces. The recreation department arranged for her to read to the pre-schoolers at the Jewish Community Center.

Sharon Conlon, the recreation therapist, learned that my mom had to give up her cat when she left the family home. The nursing home wanted a a pet for the residents. Sharon took my mother to the Humane Society to choose the cat. This was to be one of her daily tasks—feeding the cat!

Mother blossomed under the love and care of the staff of the Home. She thought they were wonderful.When the recreation stff realized that it was too difficult for my mother to go to the JCC to read to the children, they brought the children to the Home; As my mother grew older and her capacities diminished further, she was always afraid to go anywhere without me.

She always felt safe in the arms of the Blumkin Home staff. My mother loved the sing-alongs, the Pokeno games, the musical programs, and, at times, even the food!

The staff noticed changes during the last year ofmy mother's life.

They always allowed her to keep her dignity and her pride. Even though certain changes would have made it easier for the staff to care for her, they always respected her feelings and let things remain as they were.

Our family feels that one of the greatest rewards 6f our mother's life was the opportunity to live in a nursing home where she was always so happy. She always said everyone was so nice to her there. She felt loved, well cared for, and safe.

For Betty Marx, the sun came up every morning for almost eight years because of the children, the cat, and the stafi* of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. She was always smiling when w6 came'to visit her.

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Pearl Hurwich, Celia Cooper, Adalyn Nogg and Lena Grossman watch a movie on the big screen in the auditorium.

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Season of redemption enhanced by prospect of Mideast peace ues in a positive direction:

By Rabbi Ronald Kronish 1. Israel will be smaller but more secure.

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The most important line in It should be clearly understood by all that the the Passover Hagaddah is undoubtedly the one that states, "Remember this day on which you went out goveiVment of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is of Egypt, out of the House of Bondage — for in talking about peace with security. The fundamental every generation each person must look upon him- meaning of the peace agreements is that, with self or herself as though he or she went out of mutual recognition, we are reaching the end of the Egypt, and not only our ancestors but we ourselves state of war with our neighbors. Furthermore, it is expected that this will lead to a significant decrease were delivered from bondage."

One of my favorite Israeli haggadot — the one in terrorism, especially if Syria agrees to cease published by the left-wing Kibbutz Ha-artzi financing and giving a cover for the rejectionist terHashomer Hatzair movement — interprets this rorist organizations now based in Damascus (one of verse by adding, "For in every generation there them, CJeorge Habash'e organization has already blossoms the hope of anew spring and a new life, pulled up stakes and is moving to Baghdad), as has been demanded by Rabin. the hope of liberation and rebirth."

In addition, all sides to the peace agreements — And shortly thereafter, this haggadah suggests a special toast for the third cup of wine during the includiilg nd especially the Palestine Liberation seder, "This year is the 46th year of our freedom, Organization — will find mutual self-interest in Israel's freedom in the State of Israel — we raise a combatting terrorism.

All of this should lead to greater security for cup of rejoicing for the peace of Israel, and the peace of the world. Let there be peace in our Israel in the long run.

2. Dipl6matic relations and normalization will strength, tranquility in our homes. L'chaim lead to open borders. u'leshalom."

There is already a travel agency in downtown It seems to me that these lines very much reflect the current mood in Israel as we approach the Jerusalem that is advertising tours to Jordan, springtime holiday of Pesach, the season of our Syria and Egypt. Israeli journalists are reporting redemption. For the first time in our history, we from Amman and Tunis. Eighty Reform rabbis _are sensing "the hope of a new spring and a new from the United States visited Jordan recently as part of a study mission to Israel and the Middle . life," the hope of peace in Israel and our region.

The peace train has left the station. And the East. The Egged bus company is planning routes \ future is upon us. With all the obstacles and diffi- from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to Petra and Amman. culties ahead — many of which seemed so insur- Arkia Airlines is making similar plans.

Peace roads are being planned by the mountable only yesterday and yet are being discussed in negotiations — it appears that Israel and Transportation Ministry to all the neighboring her neighbors are moving toward peace and a countries. For the first time in the 46 years of the whole new set of relationships between the states existence of the State of Israel, we can actually conceive of the real possibility of seeing Israeli and the peoples in the area.

Why is this year different from all other years? embassies, consulates, press bureaus and travel What are the implications for Israel and the Middle bureaus in these countries.

And the ordinary citizens of Israel — not only East as the peace process progresses?

Just as we speak of four questions (which are rabbis or other Jews from the Diaspora — will be really the four answers, otherwise known as able to visit Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia with "Jewish questions") on Pesach Eve, I see four dis- Israeli passports — just as we have been able to go tinct benefits from the current process if it contin- to Egypt for the past 15 years.

' 3. There will be a "peace dividend" in Israel and in the countries of the Middle East.

While Israel will undoubtedly need to remain strong militarily for a long time to come, we will soon be able to focus more on domestic concerns that have been neglected for s long.

The Rabin government, in its reordering of national priorities, has already begun to do this.

Issues such as education, religion and state (including fostering of religious pluralism), interreligious relations, the environment, the economy, electoral reform and much more will become paraiaoiu)t in our lives — as they are in most normal countries — as the threat of war diminishes.

This will lead to an overall improvement in the quality ^ife for the'citizens of Israel as well as for our neighbors.

4. Aliyah will increase, both from countries in the West as well as from the former Soviet Union and the former Eastern Bloc countries.

A peaceful, more secure Israel will mean-an Israel that is no longer a risky investment. Both the image and the reality of Israel will improve, thus making it a more attractive place for international business investment and for people to work and live.

Open borders will also help fuel the economy, creating more jobs.

Faith in the vision of Israel as both a viable democratic and Jewish state will be restored, so that potential olim who have been sitting on their suitcases will now see the possibility of living in Israel as a more stable proposition.

The Passover Haggadah is future-oriented. The opening of the door for Elijah and the second half of the Hallel (the Psalms of Thanksgiving), recited after the meal, both remind us of the redemption to come. The future is upon us.

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