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L'Chaim: to Your Health! Since the days of the great rabbinic neither the writers, time or space in sure to write about a few more of our Jewish health professionals each scholar, doctor and lawyer, Moshe these pages to include everyone. To those who were not interviewed year! ben Maimon, otherwise known as An issue this Size doesn't just "hapMaimonides, Jews have been inter- for this issue, we offer our sincere apologies. The good news is that pen". Work starts immediately followested in medicine. Maimonides' knowledge of medicine every July, the Jewish. Press pub- ing Passover (and FYI: the theme of ranged from the description of lishes a HealthWatch issue and we're our Passover issue, which publishes plagues to a compendium of classical Greek drugs and the diseases for which they were used. He was well-versed in the symptoms of poisons, and even such common ailments as hemmorroids and by GARY JAVITCH • — — asthma! Much has changed in the Who is Moses Maimonides and the importance of philosophy, scimedical world since Maimonides' ence and language. why are we paying birth in 1135. This common lantribute to him? The discovery of antibiotics and guage and appreciThe adjectives other drugs has led to important ation of learning that surround this advances in the treatment of what created a bond between Jews and majestic historical figure can easily were once thought to be incurable Moslems. be characterized as awesome. diseases. The human genome project, Amazon.com, for example, lists no Maimonides was greatly influwhich cataloged every link in the less than 217 books about him. enced by this Islamic environment, chain of human DNA, might someMoses Maimon-ides, "Codifier of yet like other Jews, he transformed day mean the eradication of diseaseTorah Law," has also been called his Arabic works of literature so bearing cells in future generations. "the great eagle" who soared above they took on a distinctly Jewish And the computer and other "hi-tech" the generations who preceded him. character. equipment has opened doors in According to Karen Rae Keck, writIn his book, Jews, God and research labs to a world of discovery. ing in an Internet article, Maimonides History, Max I. Dimont called him Within the pages of this newspaper, is best known for his commentary on "One of the greatest personalities of our largest issue of the year, readers Jewish law and for his philosophical the Jewish religion." His name will find stories about diverse medical writings. Born in Cordova, Spain, in adorns a hospital in Brooklyn and occupations-from scientific researchwhat was called the "Golden Age of one in Tel Aviv. ers and surgeons to nursing profesSpanish Jewry," he was distinSo, who is this man? For starters, sors and pharmacists, from subguished, even when young, for his he can be described as a remarkable, stance-abuse counselors to family depth of understanding. highly-educated wonder. He was not physicians. We hope you find the stoonly a physician, but also a scholar, His education consisted of a thorries and the men and women behind a philosopher, and like his father, a ough knowledge of science and phithem as fascinating as we do! rabbi. In Hebrew, Rabbi Moses ben losophy as well as Torah. Moslem Like every other large issue, the Maimon is usually referred to as Spain, in the 12th century, was a Jewish Press cannot even hope to RaMBa"M or Rambam. relatively tolerant society, especialfeature everyone who fits into this ly when compared with that of Jews in the medieval Islamic category. More than 120 names of Western Europe. Religious intolerworld were attracted to Islamic culhealth professionals were submitted ance, however, brought this period ture and wanted to take part in it. to us; we managed to interview about to an abrupt end with the invasion Both cultures wrote poetry and phione-third. While we would have loved losophy based on Islamic models. of a fanatic Moslem sect in 1148. to have featured every doctor, dentist, Moses and his family fled from Both Jews and Moslems spoke and researcher, therapist, nurse, scientist, (Continued on page 66) wrote in Arabic; both appreciated and hospital administrator, we have

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UNMC Chancellor Sets his Sights on Creating 'World Class' Research Center by CAROL KATZMAN, Editor

Now that President George W. Bush has given the green light to federal funding of stem cell research, Dr. Harold Maurer's plans to go from a regional to Vorld class' reputation in medical research is more of a certainty. While University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has been on the front page of local media about its role in research using fetal tissue cells, Dr. Maurer contends that even the negative press "has created an atmosphere of discussion. "It's allowed us to point out the high level of research taking place at UNMC and the results which have benefitted the community," he explained. "My focus is to do everything I can for my patients. It's a matter of p'kuach nefesh, a mitzvah that commands us to save lives." While UNMC does not have any current research projects using embryonic stem cells, now that President Bush has okayed their use, UNMC is sure to move those projects forward. One of the additional benefits of this life-saving research is the economic impact on the area and even on the state. Maurer contends that biomedical start-up companies will be drawn here and become "economic driverB for the state" economy. "UNMC is essentially a 500-mUewido campus," he said, "We already have a strong rural connection and this can really expand our boundaries."

Maurer, who was asked to become chancellor of UNMC nearly three years ago, came to Omaha nearly eight years ago as Dean of Medicine for the Med Center. His distinguished track record as Dean of Medicine at the College of Virginia (MCVA) in Richmond and his reputation as a leading researcher in the field of rhadomyosarcoma, a childhood muscle cancer, led more than one medical center to try to recruit him. But it was UNMC that got him and Mit was not because of the weather,1* Dr. Maurer said with a laugh. There were three reasons why he chose UNMC over the rest, he said. One of the deans from UNMC had become Vice-president of MCVA, and Maurer has known several other Nebraskans in "leadership positions" as well as in the residency program. In addition, he already knew about the bone marrow and solid organ transplant program which was wellestablished at UNMC. Dr. Maurer had been In Richmond for nearly 20 years. His work in the pediatric cancer area had reused th© cute rate of rhadomyosarcoma from leas than 20% in 1970, to 7S-80%. Though he misses practicing medicine and "wearing greens", the "possibilities for UNMC to blossom" was too good an opportunity to lot slip. As Dean of Medicine, Dr. Maurer set out to involve the faculty and staff in broadening the vision from region-

Dr. Harold Maurer al to world-class. He led the merger of University Hospital with Clarkson Hospital to form the Nebraska Health System, a partnership that Maurer is dedicated to enhancing. It was only natural, then, that UNMC chose Mm to lead the institution into the 21st century, Oue of the many things he did after taking the position was to request funding foam the tobacco settlement from Qov. Mike Johanns. UNMC will get a share of the $1O<$14 million per year over the next five yeura and then $14 million a year in perpetuity, allocated to biomedical research. Creighton University, Boys Town National Research Hospital and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will

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share the balance. But Maurer's top priority is doubling research for UNMC within five years to $62 million, and triple in 10 to $93 million. "Am I planning, creating and initiating?" is the question Maurer constantly asks himself. "It's important to categorize the work into these two areas: initiating or responding. If all I'm doing is responding, then UNMC isn't going anywhere." Muuror considers himself a risk taker and encourages his staff to "be at the edge." "Whether it's developing a new research project, writing a new paper, giving a lecture on a new topic," Maurer provides the vision and works to build consensus. To increase the chances for success, he created a "kitchen cabinet," a group of Omaha business and community leaders. Ho proposed to them that UNMC ncsedod to be "as good aa you are in your businesses." And the response was positive. The results have already been staggering. Some $107 million has been allocated in phase one to transform the western part of the UNMC campus into a research plaza within two to three years. Construction has begun on a new 15Q0«stall parking garage, new utility plant and a 10-story Research Center of Excellence. A three-story clinical center connecting (Continued on page 7)

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Solving Problems Becomes One Doctor's Goal by MICHELLE MALASHOCK ~ T

Since he was a little, hyper child, Eugene Zweiback has been nicknamed 'Speedy', and there is little wonder why most still call him that today. Zweiback, a recently-retired general surgeon, has always managed to stay one foot ahead of the game. Zweiback grew up in Omaha, went on to Princeton for undergraduate school, then to Colombia medical school, New York City, for training, and received a masters degree at Baker University. He had always wanted to be a surgeon, and through all his years of grueling training, his love for his work continually increased. "I loved it a lot, it was interesting," he comments. "There's a problem and you solve it; most physicians don't have an opportunity to do that." After medical school, Zweiback decided to move back to Omaha, where his family resides. He also spent some time stationed at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, and had some pretty memorable—and famousexperiences. One of these happened on his day off. Zweiback was at home, comfortably asleep, when he was awakened by an emergency phone call. A soccer player at the academy was late to practice, and running to get there, while a track and field member was trying to pull his, javelin from the ground. The two boys' paths crossed at the wrong time, and the soccer

player was stabbed in the heart by the javelin. Zweiback immediately got up, rushed out of his house so fast he forgot his shoes, and headed straight for the operating room. His expertise was not in heart surgery, but him, along with the help of a gynecologist, got the job done. Zweiback's other challenge was to remove a tumor from the esophagus of a falcon, the Air Force Academy's mascot. Many other challenges presented themselves to Zweiback in Omaha, besides his regular job. In 1972, with the help of Chuck Arnold, Zweiback started the first cardiac rehab center at the JCC. At this time, most heart attack patients received no rehabilitation following surgery. Their time was mostly spent relaxing for months after the incident. Zweiback and Arnold caught wind of a clinic in Cincinnati that began a Dr. Eugene "Speedy*' Zweiback rehabilitation program for these ited specifically with a geneticist, who moments notice to fill their positions. patients, and they decided to try it Through all of his medical milehas training but needs a more effiout themselves. They knew of the stones, Zweiback has always had, and cient lab, similar to a lab in Omaha. risks, that patients could die, but still maintains, a groat amount of they went ahead and did it. The pro- Zweiback is trying to set up some sort physical activity. He runs eight to 10 of fellowship for him in Omaha to use gram lasted at the JCC for a few miles a morning, and also works out years, but ended when hospitals the lab, and then set one up back at in a gym in his basement. He believes Naharyia. started their own rehab programs. Zweiback is also becoming part of that taking care of yourself is one of Zweiback's recent challenges now, the most important things you can do. after retiring, involve Israel. In July, an emergency team of doctors to be With all that Zweiback has done Zweiback participated in Partnership sent to Israel in case doctors must be already, it is interesting to think of sent to war. The Omaha doctors 2000, and spent time in a hospital in what he might do next! would then be sent to Israel on a Naharyia, in northern Israel He vis-

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Howard Needelman didn't have any down for a major. He said, 'Pre-med!' Northwestern. Basically, I didn't idea about becoming a neonatologist My roommate and I looked at each think I could afford to go anywhere when he was a young boy. He was other and we said, 'Sounds good!' I elae," he recalled, "Rush guaranteed born and raised in the Chicago area never bothered changing it!" in-state tuition, and I wouldn't graduand raised in a middle-class Jewish family. His father worked in retailing and was a shoe salesman for a while; he emphasized to his three children about the need to go to college, "Something where you can learn a trade and make a good living." He was influenced most by an English teacher at his Parkridge, IL, high school. Since he was always a very good student, Needelman thought he might want to be an English teacher or a writer when he grew up. "Because of this one teacher, I had a passion for English and writing," he related. His father told him he could gotothe University of Illinois at Champagne, or its Chicago campus. He ended up The Needelman family! Josh, left, Sarah, Howard, Lee and Molly. rooming with a close friend from high Medical School ute witli more than $10,000 of debt. school. Needleman had no problem getting This was important to me because; of "My roommate and I had no idea into medical school. He chose Rush howl grew up." what we wanted to do as far as Medical College in Chicago. It had Howard really loved embryonic and majors were concerned," Needleman been affiliated with Northwestern developmental biology, He pictured recalled with a laugh, "Certainly, University, but closed down and the development process-of tho fetun. from my dad, I learned I needed to' reopened in 1971-one year before.he "I remember sitting in those classes get a degree that would get me a job. entered, and seeing it in my mind. With that Dad stressed the fact that degrees in Rush was a small school with only as a background, when I got into the health field meant something!" about 80 in his graduating class. This some of tho neonatal intensive care During freshman orientation, ho. was a big change from tho classes at units at Rush, I saw aome of those was given a sheet to fill out and it had the University of Illinois where there proem lea and focused back to my a placo for a major. were 25,000-30,000 students. studies on development," he "I looked nt my friend and we "Since I wasn't from a medical fami- explained, "1 was fascinated by it. shrugged our shoulders and anked the ly, there was no appreciation of the "I got into tho nciencflfl-thero was a guy next to us what ho was putting bemfifits of going to Harvard or beauty in what I saw and it awnkoncd

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The first thing one notices inside and his family have traveled extenDr. David Finkel's home is the pho- sively to Africa and Central America tographs adorning the walls. where he has produced images that Commanding an imposing position high up on the family room wall is a striking head-on photo of an elephant that would be more easily measured in feet than inches. These it works of art offer a view into not only one of Finkel's passions, but also i§:",\ the impetus for his medical ". ;** * career. A fourth-generation Omaha Jew, as a child Finkel was enthralled by arts and crafts, sculpture, and sketching. He credits his sixth-grade teacher with helping him put medicine and art together into his current career of plastic surgery. "My teacher's husband was a physician, so she taught us all about medicine. When I asked her if there was any way to. put T h e Vinkel f a m i i y vacationed in Colorado art and medicine together l a g t w i ] a t e r ) ^ . o n < row, Steven, left, and she told me about plastic A ndy; back row; Judi, David and Jennifer, 1 1 surgery, T^--- recalled. n- 4 Finkel "From sixth grade on I knew what I now decorates his office and home, Finkel and his family are also avid wanted to do." After graduating from Central sports fans. They hold season tickets for High, and with his future profession nearly every major Omaha sports tanm in mind, Finkel attended University and Nebraska football. Ho has even of Southern California from 1973- been able to combine his interest in 1976. After completing his under- sports with his interest in photography, "I saw Mark McGuire hit his 66th graduate work, he returned to 67th and 68th home run, and got a Omaha to attend UNMC. Newly married, Finkel continued great sequence on film of him hitting on to Grand Rapids, MI, for five years 66," Finkel explained. Even with his busy practice and of training in general and plastic surgery. Following his residency, wealth of hobbies, Finkel still finds Finkel moved back to California for a time for his family and community one-year fellowship, at UCLA, in involvement. These days, his family craiofacil surgery, the reconstruction life is filled with keeping up with his of the skull from serious birth defects oldest son, Andy, a sophomore at Emory University; watching the or injures, After this advanced specialty work, progress of his daughter, Jennifer, Finkel returned to Omaha to join the who is nationally competitive in staff of UNMC, where he stayed for dance, and his youngest son, Steven, two years. He then moved into pri- who is active in tai kwon do. vate practice and currently operates Finkel and his wife, Judi, are also Finkel Cosmetic Surgery Center. active in the community. He is a past Over his career, Finkel has contin- JCC board member and a current ued to enjoy plastic surgery not only board member of Beth El Synagogue, because of its artistic elements but also She is a member of the scholarship because of the rewards and excitement committee at the JCC. that the job offers. For him, the most Finkel sees religion as an imporrewarding aspect of his work is fixing a tant aspect of his life and feels that child with a deformiiy. being involved in the community is a "A child is born with basically a way to show his convictions. horrible facial deformity like a cleft "I think religion is very important lip and, within an hour, you can in everyone's lives. The history and transform the child into a beautiful tradition of the Jewish religion is so baby. That is what's neat about plas- rich and colorful that 1 think it is a tic surgery, instant results, instant crime if you see people who are gratification," Finkel said. Jewish and are not observant and Along a similar lin, Finkel finds involved, I find it to be a very fulfillhelping people to be the most exciting ing religion, full of support and wisdom. Also, I find it important because part of his work. it gives kids meaning and self identi"Being able to make an influence in ty," he said. a person's life in a positive way, improving their quality of life, that Finkel is preparing for a future has to be the most exciting part of the filled with both family and career job," Finkel said. growth. According to him, the cosmetWhile the medical aspect that drew ic surgery business has been strong, him to plastic surgery consumes which has caused him to consider much of Finkel's time, he has not expanding his practice. He also is abandoned the other element that planning for his daughter to enter brought on his career -- his love of college in two ytmrs, and for hiss son art. He still enjoys sketching and has Andy's graduation from college the become an avid photographer. He same year.

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'World Class' Research Center (Continued from page 3)————— UNMC with Clarkson Hospital is also planned at an additional cost of over $45 million. But it's not just bricks and mortar in which Dr. Maurer is interested. Since his arrival, he's recruited Dr. Ken Cowan to head the Eppley Cancer Center, and Rick Pinnell to head the new Center for Molecular Genetics. New deans have been named for the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry and dozens of leading scientists, researchers and other medical professionals have been persuaded to follow Dr. Maurer's vision. With his partner of 41 years, his wife, Beverly, the Maurers have worked extremely hard to welcome new recruits to Omaha. And the Jewish community has helped. "This is a very open community which embraces newcomers," Dr. Maurer said. "It's vitally important to recruitment, but if our newcomers

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don't become engaged in the community, they'll leave." So the chancellor has some advice. "The Jewish community is very knowledgeable; they know what's going on" in medical research, biotechnology and all the issues which surround it, Dr. Maurer noted, pointing to members of the Jewish community who have already become involved, like Harlan Noddle, chairman of NHS and a member of the UNL Foundation. "This is a great place to raise a family," he added. "And we need to ask people to look at the environment in which they live and become involved" in making it better. With 10,000 employees, a payroll of half-a-billion dollars already, and the square footage of half of downtown Omaha, UNMC is poised to grab that world-class reputation.

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Dr. Rennard is currently the The results show how lungs Larson Professor in the department respond to the damage. of internal medicine at the Studies are sometimes done on University of Nebraska Medical volunteers from the community Center. He is part of the graduate who are extensively screened and faculty, and is a Professor in the involve putting a tube into their department of Pathology and lungs to study tissue. Some of the Microbiology. treatments for patients with lung He began his college career as a disease are now commonly used, math major, but later changed his and others will, hopefully, be major to folklore and mythology at approved soon, Harvard University. He knew he wouldn't be a professional folk"One of the long-term goals we lorist, however, he enjoyed his have is to try to understand how Dr. Stephen Rennard studies. By his senior year, he decided being a the damage that is in the lungs can be repaired," physician sounded like a good idea. he added. There is now evidence that you can He did a year of graduate school in Biochemistry repair tissue like the lung in order to restore funcand Genetics before entering medical school at tion. This would be one of the long-term goals of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and this research. graduated with honors in 1975. His training in The best way is not to get COPD in the first internal medicine was at Washington University in place! If 80% of the smoking was eliminated, that St. Louis. same percentage of the disease would be gone, Early in his career, he wanted to be a family Even more might be eliminated, because the other physician. However, he later decided on internal 20% might get it as a result of other's smoke. medicine as a specialty. "If everybody stopped smoking today, COPD is "The real issue for me was--what could I do for still going to increase. Of all the major causes of people?" he recalled. "If I couldn't actually cure death today, COPD is still going to increase them, obviously I needed to give them the best because of all of the past smokers," Rennard assert'state of the art care' that I could." Research was ed. "It is the only disease that is on the increase in where he eventually ended up. the United States. By the year 2020, it is estimated Research Career Continues that, world-wide, it will be tho third leading cause After his first year of medical school, one of his of death because more people are smoking and professors suggested he go to the National Institute more have smoked in the past." of Health for two years to do a research project. Unfortunately, most people who have the disease "I applied and was accepted and had the plan don't experience any symptoms until they have that these studies would be good for me for two destroyed more than 50% of their lungs. If people years-even if I wanted to be a general practition- start smoking at age 12, something is already er," he explained. "I went for two years and ended starting to go wrong in their lungs. However, up staying for seven, doing specialty training in according to Dr. Rennard, people don't notice it. pulmonary diseases." "They come to see me and they tell me that they He came to Omaha in 1984 with the mission to were fine last week, but they're short of breath this develop a research program in pulmonary diseases. week. That just means last week they couldn't Although he does some of his studies on people who notice they had lost 55% of their lung function, and are already in the hospital, he also focuses on this week, they do!" healthy outpatients. Quit Smoking! "I take care of people with lung diseases. The The first thing Dr. Rennard tries to do is to confocus of our research is Chronic Obstructive vince people to quit smoking. Although he would Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which includes have liked them to quit 30 years before they arrive emphysema and chronic bronchitis. at his doorstep, he uses several things to help after "COPD is the fourth leading cause of death," he they already have COPD. continued. "There are about 120,000 Americans Much of his work is done on smoking cessation who die each year from emphysema and bronchitis. treatments. Nicotine replacement therapy is done About the same number die from lung cancer." with gum, a patch and, now, with a nicotine One of the main causes of COPD, but not the inhaler and Zyban. The first paper describing the. only one, is cigarette smoking. clinical results of the nicotine patch was published "Probably 25,000 non-smokers will die this year byUNMC. from COPD. Obviously, everybody has passive (Continued on next page)

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Dr. 'Chicken Soup (Continued from previous page) "We've done a lot of studies on smoking cessation, which obviously is from a public health perspective. Prevention is always the best!" Dr. Rennard says, "Quitting smoking is really hard. It's not just a habit that people can break. Smoking is an addiction in almost everybody. Although there are some smokers who aren't addicted, the vast majority are. An addiction is different than a habit because there are biochemical pathways stimulated in the brain that cause people to crave smoking. It's different than Ur, Stephen and Barbara Rennard, seated, mcond row left, a r e the parjust having a habit, e^ts of seven daughters and one son; they have one granddaughter. Because nicotine is addictProm Ills perspective, Dr, Rennard says that this ing, that's why it's so difficult for people to quit." is an exciting time for medicine. He says, "We've He went on to say that people smoke for a variety never learned more about how things work in the of reasons. Some smoke only because of social pres- body, and we've never been learning t h i n p as fast sure, and this is why they begin smoking. as we are now. It's also clear that nicotine and other things in "The concept that you can take a person with smoke do things that benefit people, For example, damaged lungs and get their lungs to grow back there are many things in smoke that clearly act as and become more normal ia phenomenal!" an antidepresaant. People who give up amoking . Chicken Soup Helps! sometimes experience mood disturbances. It also D u r i n g the High Holidays on© year, Dr. causes a euphoric condition that disappears when Rennard's wife, B a r b a r a , was making her smoking ceases, Even if people do want to give up Lithuanian grandmother's chicken soup recipe. smoking, they can't, because it is a addiction. Stephen casually mentioned that chicken.soup was Dr. Rennard says the best way to view smoking is supposed to be good for colds, and then he decided to consider it a'a a disease. COPD is a secondary to take some to work to test in the laboratory, consequence of a primary psychiatric disorder of The soup did affect a white cell in the blood called smoking! the neutrophil. This coll is the most important one Dr. Konnnrd says that hia department continues in defending the body against bacteria. Noutrophils to have a very high level of interest in smoking ceswe made in the bonu marrow utul they circulute in sation. They lire currently bringing to conclusion the blood., than they n° to whew* the inftiuamatiun two new treatments. Says the doctor, "Even though is located. They get them borjumo of all kinds of the current treatments help a lot, obviously, bettor chemical control mechanisms. treatments are still needed." If people don't have neutrophils, they can have a When there is already lung damage, supportive very serious problem with infections. The way in lung care is usod to treat symptoms and prolong which the neutrophils kill the bacteria is by releaslife. For very bad lung disease, oxygen is used, This ing toxic substances. When we get colds, we have a is supportive care because it doesn't change the virus that affects the lining of the throat and nose. lung function; it's just a different way of getting Rennard says, "The virus doesn't actually cause oxygen into the blood." very many symptoms. But, it stimulates the cells to Rennard's studies try to show if the progression say, 'Infection is going on here! Wo need the of the disease can be arrested, and can it be troops!" So, the inflammatory cello-including noureversed or made better? He says that this is a very trophiis-are recruited into the tisnues of the nose exciting time because both of those things are posand throat where they cause thin inflammatory sible. Rennard says, "When I was in medical process. That's where people get symptoms!" school, we were told that no regeneration takes According to Dr. place in the adult Rennard, the symphuman being. That's BARBARA. RENNARD'S LITHUANIAN toms are the body's obviously not t r u e , GRANDMOTHER'S CHICKEN SOUP response to the infecbecause everybody can tion-not the infection. regenerate their tis- 1 stewing chicken or hen. (about 4 pounds), If something is an sues to some extent." preferably whole ' .• • anti-inflammatory, it He says that the lungs 3 large peeled onions,'halved might improve the can actually recover 1 large peeled sweet potato,'halved ' . symptoms of a cold. from viral infections. 8 peeled parsnips, halved'' His study showed that Smokers can abuse 2 peeled turnips, halved . chicken soup has a their lungs and not 12 large, peeled carrots, halved (2 pounds) very mild effect on have horrible things 6 celery stalks, halved blocking neutrophil happen, This is a very 1 bunch parsley, 'trimmed of stems movement! "hot" area of research. Salt and freshly ground, p e p p e r to taste The eight Rennard Much of Dr. Renchildren: Rachaol Put chicken in a very large pot and add water to Witherspoon, Emily nard's research centers around tissue repair caver. Bring to a boil and add the root vegetables* Chrysler, Sarah, Hanand remodeling and Simmer for 1 hour. Add the celery and paraley and nah, David, Rebecca, how tissue responds to simmer 90 minutes, or until the vegetables are wry Naomi and Deborah different injuries, In- soft. Remove the chicken (reserving for another pur- (T)onn), were members flammation (heat, red- pose). Drain the vegetables into a colander set oner a of the quality control ness, swelling and large pot, saving all the broth. In a food processor, team for the chicken pain) is the term that puree the vegetables. Return the puree to the broth. soup experiment. is now used to describe Skim off the fat before serving. (To make fat rvnuwat Their tfranddaughter, all of the ways in easy, chill the soup, skim, then reheat to'-serve.) Add Sophia, WHS also a which the body re- matzoh balls, if you like. Make®about 16cupa. Sources: Chicken .soup inhibits neutrophil rhenuiApparently, tho r*» sponds' to injury. There VSA suits wprt1 tfuod, beare different kinds of taxis in vitro. 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Or the archi- longer affiliated with the group, and explains that ?(fe,i writing, as such, tect who thinks ^ ' has always interit's time to purested her. sue a lifelong She keeps a jourinterest in polinal of sorts, and tics—these are the says she "just folks who abanwrites." Her backdon successful ground as an careers and start English .teacher over again. surely stands her Often, the in good stead for reward for having that, but she con•the courage to tinues to look for give up the resomething else to spected position, occupy her free comes in the form 1 time. She'd love to of personal gratifind something "refication and the lated to medicine, feeling of "why something to ufcididn't, I do this to , lize my education begin with?" ' and experiences, Our subject, ' but would still perJudith Stern, had her own reasons The extended Stern family, front row, from left; Danny mj{.m e ^Q p U r s u e when she decided Baznick, Dr. Judith Stern, Rich Stern and Mitchell Qth<&r interests m to exchange her Baznick; back row, Lillian and Jack Schrager, and Jerry w e ^ » . When in converplace at the and Jeanne Raznick. teacher's desk for a seat in the student section of sation, the word challenging is often heard, MI enjoy doing something for people, something challengthe classroom. She was an English teacher at Westside High ing," she asserted. In fact, she added, "that's what School when her son, David, began to investigate was so great about medicine,...it answered the attending medical school. She, being both a good opportunity to be of service to others." mom and a trained academic, searched out the best Recalling those days of her first career, she information available on various schools. speaks proudly of being an English teacher, Apparently, the more she learned, the more her explaining that she married right out of high own interest was aroused. school, and postponed her formal education for She began by looking into the requirements for those early years of being at home with children. acceptance to medical school and discovered she "When my daughter, Jeanne, went to kinderonly needed some credits in organic chemistry. She garten," she laughed, "I started college," also took the MCAT (Medical College Admissions Those years saw her daughter going through Test) and did very well. The next step was to enroll school, while she graduated and became a teacher. for night classes and make up the needed chem- Interestingly, later on, the year Jeanne started colistry credits. In addition, summer classes helped lege was the year Judith started medical school. complete her requirements. Having studied for, practiced and retired from Dr. Stern applied for admission to the University of two honorable professions, she's still energetic and Nebraska Medical School in 1979 and was accepted interested in finding something else "challenging" on her first application. She calls the experience of to do. In the meantime, in between the things she those classes *more challenging than anything I'd does to keep busy every day, she enjoys time with done before." She laughs when she recalls going to her familyschool with some of her children's friends, and even Judy and her husband, Richard, are the parents one of her own English class students. of the aforementioned Jeanne, now Mrs. Jerry In due course, she completed her four years of med Raznick. The Raznicks live here in Omaha, and school and went on to do a three-year residency at have two young boys. the Med Center. She joined the physicians group, The Sterns also have a son, Dr. David Stern, who Internal Medicine Associates, where she practiced for lives with his wife and daughter in Torrance, CA. 14 years. She speaks nostalgically of those years, The sign on his office door reads "Family Practice," saying "I loved it. I loved the people and enjoyed tak- which his mother says suits him. ing care of my patients." She adds, "I miss them. It When Judith Stern is asked where her need to be was very rewarding and challenging." helpful to others comes from, she tells a simple yet She explained, however, "there was no time for poignant story. She speaks of her late mother anything else-not for family, hobbies, travel or whose caring nature made a great impression on anything else." The same paper and clerical work her, as a child. plague all doctors today, desk work, which takes Her mother would visit homes for the elderly or time away from patients and from the personal nursing homes and "adopt" residents who didn't encounters she found so pleasant. have visitors. This kind woman would take little The decision to give up her practice was not easy, gifts and, with Judy, pay calls on those who would but Dr. Stern felt it'was important to take time for not otherwise have company. She probably had no those outside activities while her health permitted thoughts about being a role model, but the child her to enjoy them. It was difficult for her to say who accompanied her grew up to know what it goodbye to her patients, many of whom happened means to care about others. to be geriatric. There were many tears and hugs The old adage, "The apple doesn't fall far from during her last days of practice. the tree," helps understand Dr. Judith Stern,

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If they were still living, Sam and Ruth Roffman undoubtedly would be proud of their two sons, Larry and Blaine (Bud). Both of them became physicians, married and raised their families here, and have been active in the Jewish, as well as the secular, communities. Both brothers graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. There were no other doctors in the family, Dr. Larry Roffman said. His role models were Dr. Matthew Tinley, a Council Bluffs general practitioner; his sister, Dr. Mary Tinley, who practiced in Omaha, and Dr. Meyer Beber, an Omaha internist. Dr. Roffman used to go to Dr. Tinley's office "just to talk to him about medicine and things in general." The thought of becoming a doctor "kind of grew on us," he recalled. After graduating from the University of Iowa and its Medical School in 1955, Dr. Roffman interned at Baylor University in Houston. He then served in the Air Force from 1957-59, as a physician stationed at an Italian base and, later, on the island of Crete. Upon his discharge and return to the United States, Dr.Roffman completed an obstetric and gynecological residency at Baylor University. In 1959, he and Silvia (Sivi) Greene were married by Rabbi Sidney Brooks at Temple Israel, where her family had been members since at least 1910. The newlyweds lived in Houston until 1962, when they returned to Omaha, where they have lived ever since. The Omaha Jewish community "is warm, caring and as generous as any Jewish community weVe ever seen," Dr. Roffman reported. He and Silvia plan to remain living here. Dr. Roffman was on staff at Clarkaon and Methodist Hospitals, Immanuel Medical Center, University and Lutheran Hospitals until he retired in 1997, After delivering an estimated 5,000 babies by the late 1980s, he quit counting the number of

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births. The highlights of his career were "taking ering babies. "I was still working with people and care of the patients, going through the ups and that's what I liked about it." Recently, he was appointed to a two-year term on downs of life with them." He believed in caring for more than a patient's general health or treating an the Board of Trustees of the Foundation of the illness y which meant caring about the "total patient Jewish Federation. "I want to continue to be active in order to live the best life they can." There were in the Jewish community," he said. "The use of monies is very even a couple of families important," emphasized Dr. that he cared for through Roffman, who continues to four generations. serve on the investment com"Medicine changed a mittee at Temple Israel. He great deal during m y added that "the future of the career," Dr. Roffman obJewish community depends on served. Technology, he more than the donations to the noted, improved from a annual (Federation) campaign." stethoscope to fetal moniHe observed that annual camtors, u l t r a s o u n d s and amniocentesis. Silvia and Larry Roffman p a i g n dollars are directed by He also credited the passage of the abortion rights the Jewish Federation, whereas people can direct law with saving lives. "We used to have young girls funds toward their own specific interests, such as who came following criminal abortions or self- education or a specific agency, with an endowment induced ones, and some of them died. After the law or donor directed fund set up with the Foundation. passed," he added, "you didn't see that anymore. Without these endowments and donor directed Patients could get the medical care they desired." funds, Dr. Roffman believes things that are imporAt various times during his medical career, Dr. tant in our community would not be accomplished. Roffman served as President of the Clarkson and He also pointed out that establishing a fund fulfills Lutheran medical staffs. He also was the Nebraska a mitzvah by helping to perpetuate Judaism, Chairman for the American College of Obstetrics Now that he has some time to relax, Dr, Roffman and Gynecology. Several years ago, he was a mem- enjoys reading biographies and novels and still ber of the medical committee of the Rose Blumkin likes to read medical journals. He and his wife also Jewish Homeland some time ago, on the Board of like to spend time at "our place on the lake," he Jewish Family Service. said. However, there might not be much time for As soon as he retired from medicine, Dr. Hoffman reading for awhile. The Roffmans' daughter, Susan, took on a new challenge, President of Temple Israel. and her husband, Mike Norton, just had twin boys He had served on the executive committee for two on the Fourth of July, This adds to their family, years, then as president from 1997-99, and then as which includes two little boys at home, ages five and two. A fifth grandson, 21/2, is the son of Larry immediate past-president through May of this year. "I still got a lot of phone calls," he smiled, "but and Silvia's daughter, Julie, and her husband, Thor not the same type of calls" he received when deliv- Rosenquist. And they all live in Omaha!

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Sharing Role Models and Responsibilities by CLAUDIA SHERMAN, Foundation Public Relations Coordinator.

Dr. Blame (Bud) Y. Roffman, chairman of the Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Omaha since July, 2000, has been associated with the Foundation aince its early days. Dr. Roffman was appointed to the Foundation's investment committee by Mort Trachtenbarg, who served as the first chairman of the Foundation Board of Trustees from 1983-85. David Friedland, who was chairman of the Foundation from 1988-90, appointed Dr. Roffman to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees. A pathologist who has been with Physician's Laboratory for 33 years, Dr. Roffman described his role as chairman of the Foundation "to run an efficient meeting and see to it that all the Board members have adequate information to make intelligent decisions." All the Board members realize "our fiduciary responsibility to the community in being entrusted with these funds," Dr. Roffman continued. The Foundation makes it possible for the community to designate areas to be funded for specific projects without using campaign dollars. The funds are invested and disbursed with responsibility and concern. He described the first year of his two-year term as having "gone smoothly." In addition to investing and distributing the income from the Foundation's variety of funds, Dr. Roffman said the Foundation has concentrated on choosing an investment consultant for the Foundation. Growing up in Council Bluffs, Dr. Roffman graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, • "I decided to be a doctor when I was in the seventh grade," Dr, RofFmnn recalled. His father, Sam Roffman, had a heurt attack at that time mid Bud was impressed by the physicians ho saw at the hospital when visiting his father. Like his brother, Dr. Larry Roffman, Dr. Bud Roffman was influenced by role models in the medical field, including Dr, Meyer Bebfir and Dr. C. A, McWhorter, chairman of the pathology department of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Bud

The Roffman brothers: Bud, left, and Larry. Despite busy schedules, they've made i t a Roffman added that his parents and his brother also served as his role models. Dr. Roffman attended the State University of Iowa in Iowa City. He received his M.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1961, and has been an associate professor of pathology since 1971. President of the Physicians Laboratory Board of Directors since 1978, Dr. Roffman has served as deputy coroner's physician with Douglas County since ,1968, and has held numerous positions with Midlands Community Hospital over the years, Throughout his carper, Dr. Roffman h«H recognized that "technology changes every day," While these advances are beneficial to the practice of medicine, ho notes that there could be more progress without "the tremendous amount of government regulation and interference in the practice of medicine." Also active in leadership positions with the Jewish Federation aince 1.970, and the Bureau of

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A Lifetime 'Affair of the Heart' by DIANE AXLER BAUM — —

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'<** three-plus years, they enjoyed diver- with Heart Disease." More than 20 years into their marsified work, grateful patients, and "Joel's emphasis on cardiology was a riage, Drs. Joel and Esther Hellman caring friendships. main motivator. That's how I got still create electricity when they glide "Even today, we still keep in touch here," she admitted. "We've always onto a dancefloor.They make decisions with some of the people we met been a little competitive." jointly, express pride in each other's there," Esther noted. Indeed, the life accomplishments, and conclude phone In 1995, Esther joined the faculty of they fashioned in rural Wisconsin the Creighton University School of calls to one another with words of love. satisfied all their needs but one; they Nursing, which she later cut back to Dr. Joel Hellman, one of the few were the only Jews in the county. part-time because of family responsiboard-certified interventional cardiolAfter the birth of their daughter, bilities. Having obtained several large ogists in Omaha, is trained to do proMichelle, and their son, Michael, the grants, she has investigated the roles cedures "to abort heart attacks." Hellmans recognized the need to of exercise, diet, and non-smoking Many of his efforts are achieved Drs. Joel and Esther Hellman at make important choices and changes. status in the successful rehabilitation under emergency conditions. Dr. Esther Hellman, the first recipi- her graduation in 1990, with chil- "It became clear that we had to move of cardiac patients. to a city to raise our children. This ent of a PhD, in Nursing, granted by dren Michelle, then 8, and Joel, 6. Joel, a board-certified cardiologist the University of Nebraska, works in honestly, I wasn't sure how well we also opened the opportunity for me to with Alegent Health, recently undercardiac rehabilitation^ focusing on were getting along," Joel recalled. train in cardiovascular medicine," went an intensive review of intervenolder patients with heart disease. Two Happily, he suggested they go for Joel explained. tional cardiology. In 1999, he earned related, but very different, professions. frozen custard, which sparked Esther's Pulling up stakes, the young family board-certification in that sub-special"It's good to have a little separate- enthusiasm. "Really, frozen custard moved first to Toledo, OH, for Joel's ty. He looks forward to future advances brought us together," he laughed. residency in internal medicine, and in therapies and technologies. On her ness," said Esther. It's also good to have deep affection, Only a few months later, the two then to Detroit, MI, for his cardiology part, Esther has been making presencooperation, a bit of motivational were seriously involved and, in fellowship. Esther began studying tations at medical meetings and pubcompetition, and shared goals—all of January, they pledged their commit- toward a Master's Degree in lishing in journals. She will attend the American Public Health Association which the Hellmans possess. ment. They decided on a long engage- Community Health Nursing. -Their romance began like a soap ment for numerous reasons, including In 1989, Joel was offered several meeting next month to present a paper opera. Esther grew up in a small Esther's decision to complete an positions, including one in Omaha. on hypertension. Wisconsin town, set her sights on a BS Orthodox conversion before they mar- Once settled here, with her husband Aside from their work, in the comin Nursing, and took a job at the VA ried. On May 25,1980, when Joel was working long hours, Esther turned ing months the Hellmans will find Hospital in Milwaukee. The new 28 and Esther a year younger, their again to a continuation of her own time to visit college campuses with interns arrived two weeks later, among large wedding took place at the advanced studies. She traveled back their son, a senior at Millard North them Joel, a New York City native and Milwaukee Jewish Community Center. and forth to Ann Arbor and took a High School, and to keep up with recent graduate of the University of Following the marriage, Joel accept- course in health care management at their daughter, a sophomore at Illinois College of Medicine, ed a position in rural Wisconsin he the University of Nebraska Medical Colgate University considering a Both far from home and lonely— believed would fulfill his dream of Center. There she learned about the medical career. UNMC PhD, program in nursing. both tall, slender, and dark-the two being a small-town family physician, In addition, Joel will progress with were attracted to each other while Esther found a part-time job as a After much thought, and after his flying lessons; Esther will continworking with patients. The first date, nurse in public health, where one of obtaining Federal funding, she ue in Beth El's Adult B'nai Mitzvah however, did not progress so well, her challenges was the creation of plunged into a dissertation focusing Class; and at every opportunity, the "We'd gone to see a movie and, quite classes for new mothers. For the next on "Exercise and Diet in Older Adults two of them will be on the dance floor,

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Dr. Michael J. Walts, Medical black and I was white and we were Executive Officer for Alegent just two friends trying to move on Health Clinics, grew up in St. and co-exist. Louis. His father was Director of Maybe this was the beginning of Education of Shaare Emeth Temple my thinkiwg about social justice or and later became its Executive Black-Jewish dialogue!" Director. Shaare Emeth is one of College Years five reform temples in St. Louis, After graduating high school in with more than 2000 members. 1970, Dr. Walts attended Washing"We were at Temple all the time ton University. because Dad was there all the "It is a good school but very time," Walts noted. "We attended expensive and my parents couldn't Friday night services every week afford to send me, so I transferred and I grew very close to the synato the University of Missouri at gogue," He recalls his very dediColumbia." Dr. Michael Walts cated involvement in "youth He received a bachelor's degree in grouping" with some 100 members. He was zoology and earned a master's in biology. He President of his local group and, later, President of received his medical degree in 1980, and then went MOVFTY (Missouri Valley Federation of Temple to Phoenix, AZ, for his residency in Family Youth). Practice. When he was very young, he wanted to be a docDuring graduate school, he met Beth Gilk, an tor. When asked if he wanted to be a fireman, a undergraduate student in one of his classes. policeman, or a doctor, he always answered, "A doc"I saw her come in and I said, 'Wow!' and I tor!" Even as early as third and fourth grade, he watched her coming in and out of class," he really liked subjects having to do with health and recalled. "It was probably a month or so before I got science, "I really thought the human body was the nerve to finally ask her out, and then we went neat. I was fascinated with the heart and the gas- out to lunch. We dated for about two years before trointestinal tract," he laughed. we got married." "What better field than to blend my desire to Beth has her undergraduato degree in psychology work with people and my interest in biology than and mastera degrees in both counseling psychology medicine?" he asked himself. and public health. They were married in 1976. He grew up in the 1980B in a suburb of St. Louis, They have two children, A.J., 17, and Holly, 13. where most of his friends were Jewish, Race riots After finishing his residency, he went into the plagued his high school and he remembers one United States Air Forco because he had been on a time when all the black students formed a circle professional scholarship program. around the building and wouldn't lot anyone in or "I had to pay the Air Force back!" He spent five out. One of the black leaders was one of his friends. years at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, "I had known this kid since we wore little, and practicing family medicine. one day in the rnfeterin, he carno over and we just A Medical Opportunity started to talk about what was going on in the Following his stay in tho Air Force, he heard of a school. And, before I realized, there were 200 peo- job that would allow him to do ndministraUve work ple standing thore listening," ho said. "Wo woron't and still practice; medicine. Sinc.o ho. hud run the* fightiug, wo just had a dialogue going, lit*

management. In 1988, he came to.Omaha. "I knew all about Omaha because of my youth grouping, I knew Rabbi Brooks, and I had actually stayed at his house when I came for a conference. I knew Jane Rips and Bob Bleicher, too, so I felt comfortable coming here!" Judaism and Temple Israel In June of 2001, Dr. Walts was elected President of the Temple Israel Board. He credits an unconscious feeling about Judaism from his youth and his interest in healing for his renewed connection with Temple Israel. "I work for Alegent Health, a religious organization. In our mission statement, it says that we are engaged in the 'healing of the mind, body, and spirit'," he explained, relating it to Temple's involvement in the Synagogue 2000 project. "Synagogue 2000 is all about making Temple a warm, comforting place. This is a nation-wide trans-denominational project to try to increase the spiritual focus and to find ways of connecting people and make synagogue life meaningful and relevant. We're talking about connecting to other people and exploring and expanding spirituality," he added. "Healing is more than just physical," He IB especially proud of Temple's Family School. The concept of congregational lifelong learning Jewish education shouldn't be just focused on children, This school allows families to attend classes geared to the entire family, "The idea of learning together and adults serving as role models for the kids is great," ho asserted. As a doctor, he has seen patients improve, and he believes there is a higher power that helps, "We need all the help we can get when we're healing people. So, if it works, we need to use everything we can!" His goats for Temple Israel include wanting to make congregants feel "connected," and trying to bring God back into things a little more. "Wo, tire in n businOH»,H ho tulried, "hut wo need lo i*T.. .

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Having Fun at Work by JOAN K. MARCUS —*— Dr. Michael Levine is the son of a former New York taxicab driver and a former saleslady from Gimbel's Department Store. The doctor of obstetrics and gynecology, who specializes in "high risk" pregnancies, was born in 1950 in the Bronx, NY. When he was in 10th grade, he decided he wanted to be a doctor because of a science teacher he had from seventh through ninth grades. Because of a special studies program, biology became a favorite subject. "I just decided I wanted to be pre-med and then go on to medical school!" Levine admitted. Although Dr. Levine says that his parents provided a good home and plenty to eat, there wasn't money for medical school and "extras." During his youth, he delivered meat for a butcher, worked for a recording company, a YMCA camp and an Army, Navy store. "I just assumed that was what I had to do. We didn't lack for food, clothing or family, but I worked every holiday and all summer. I just assumed that everybody had to do it this way!" During his high school years, the family moved to Schenectady, where he graduated and moved on to an undergraduate school called Alfred University• a small liberal arts college in Western New York. He remembers his undergraduate years as being a time when the Viet Nam War was raging. "It was very hard to get into medical school at this time because multiple people were trying to get deferments," he recalled. "If you were in medical school, you wouldn't get drafted. There was a lottery for the draft and it was very scary!" Dr. Levine applied to many medical schools but wasn't accepted because of the war. So, he applied to go to school in Guadalajara, Mexico, and was immediately accepted. "There were a number of American students who were there before and after me," he explained. However, he was only able to come home once or twice a year because travel was so expensive then.

cy, he decided that he wanted to focus on "high risk pregnancies." "High risk" pregnancies are those with medical complications. This includes women who are 35 and older and very young women. Diabetes, hypertension and other medical conditions also contribute to this type of pregnancy. He also cites multiple gestation (twins, triplets and quadruplets) and genetic problems as contributing factors. Dr. Levine says that ultrasound has been an important help to see if babies have any birth defects and identify them if they are present. "The field is very interesting because there is so much research and teaching. Women are identified by their doctors and sent to me," he explained. "Sometimes, there's a family history and a woman may not know she has a problem when the pregnancy begins. Sometimes, there is infertility and these are usually higher-risk pregnancies." The average individual who thinks they need a high-risk doctor can't just come to him. They need to be referred by their family physician or their obstetrician-gynecologist. Then, he can act as a consultant or the patient's doctor. Dr. Michael Levine Dr. Levine says that the majority of his practice is Because he had gone to a foreign medical school, he had to come back and pass exams in order to get happy. Although there are times when babies have licensed. This made it necessary to do an extra year irreparable birth defects and babies with Downs of internship upon his return to the States. He did Syndrome, the good news is that many of these this at Nassau County Medical Oenter in Long things can be repaired and the quality of life for the babyisgood. Island, NY. .. "Neonatologists like Howard Needelman work with While doing his residency in Albany, NY, he met us, and we've all grown together. When I know I his wife, Cheryl, a laboratory technician. "Her family owned a delicatessen and that's have a problem pregnaney to deliver, I want Howard where we spent some of our dates!" Levine laughed. to be right there for the baby," he explained. "We They were married in 1982, and now have two chil- usually have pretty good outcomes." dren, Josh, 17, and Jody, 14. Dr. Levine remembers that, during his residency, if a baby was more than two monthB premature, it High Risk Pregnancies During his residency in Albany, he decided to had very little chance of surviving, specialize in obstetrics and gynecology. "The technology wasn't such that it would have "I liked the surgery, happiness and being around helped a baby under that age. Now, we can save 25 younger women." During his third year of residen(Continued on page 30)

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by DIANE AXLER BAUM « - - - — - - - - - - - " - — - - - - Dr. Steven Denenberg and Dr. Tiffany MagidDenenberg strive for perfection in their professional endeavors, but neither equates the importance of work to the importance of living fully. This shared outlook provides the foundation for a marriage built on similarities in personality, family background, hobbies and interests. The couple will celebrate only their second wedding anniversary next month, but they've been friends for years. "Our parents go way back," said Tippi (her nickname since earliest childhood). "We became 'reacquainted as adults' in 1992." Just in time, it turned out, for Steve to dissuade her from going to medical school after she'd earned a bachelor's in English from Vaasar College, Steve, almost 12 years older, had endured his own medical training by then, and he didn't want to see her suffer through it. The lifestyle imposed on medical students and interns in this country is "for the birds," he stated. Instead, Tippi redirected her sights to a prior dream, veterinary medicine. Additional science

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courses at Creighton University prepared her to pursue a DVM at Kansas State. Was it the right choice? Yes, according to Steve: "Four years, with summer vacations, instead of 10 years without vacations," he pointed out. Yes, also, according to Tippi. All her life, she said, she'd "been doing vet things," such as working as a wrangler. She'd been a little afraid, however, that it wouldn't be considered the proper thing for a nice, Jewish girl. Medicine for humans, on the other, had seemed appropriate, given that from the time she was a child she'd accompanied her father, Dr. Bernard Magid, a popular and respected obstetrician-gynecologist, when he delivered babies. Since 1999, as a veterinarian at Rockbrook Animal Clinic, Tippi has derived satisfaction from the diversity of her work with domestic pets. "One day I'm an oncologist, another day I'm an ophthalmologist" or a dentist, or a psychotherapist Even so, specialization is tempting. She may yet go for additional training in ophthalmology, an area of particular need. "Among vets, few feel comfortable around the eye." The issue of specialising is long past for Steve, who's earned a solid reputation in the sub-spedalty of facial plastic surgery. Study, effort, and serendipity all contributed to 1 finding the right niche. 1 After graduating from Central High ^r School, he went to Harvard University not yet certain if he'd pursue physics, music, or medicine. One factor in the eventual decision was, simply, that "medicine was in the family,1" He returned to Omaha, earned a medical degree from th© University of Nebraska, and took his Internship in Dee Moines. Then he headed to California to do a residency in Ear, Nose and Throat at Stanford. It was there, he said, that a couple of the other residents convinced him to turn his ENT expertise Into the sub ape*

Steve and Tippi's engagement photo ciaiity of facial plastic surgery. While Steve modestly describes the early course of his career as if it just happened, Tippi takes exception. "I think Steve has a really sharp eye for baauty," she said, "but you can't be an artist without being a trained scientist first." Steve created a busy medical practice but recently cut back a little to foeua on the full-scale development of the website he started in 1996. He calls it www.FacittlSurgery.coin, and it's now over 1,000 pages, ("The coolest website ever," his wife exclaimed.) Tippi also has been committed recently to an effort quite Beparate from her practice, Last year, she established a school of yoga. Yoga, she said, has been an important part of her life aince age 21, when she dislocated her shoulder in a serious accident. She credits her complete rehabilitation to classes in yoga, It's not just coincidental that Steve's mother, Eunice Denenberg, was one of the first yoga teachers in Omaha. (Continued on page SO)

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The son of a former restaurant worker and a homemaker, Dr. Irving Zucker admits he is probably the first person in. his family to attend college. The Professor and Chairman of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center was born and grew up in the Bronx, NY. Even as a young boy, Zucker always knew he wanted to do something in medicine or science. His uncle, a hematologist, became his mentor and made him more curious about how the human body works. As a high school student at DeWittClinton High School, he claims he wasn't a good student. He worked in a laboratory at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute helping to do research. This job increased his curiosity in science and research. After graduation, as a student at New York University, he says he became a "very good" student because -he-was doing things that interested him. Zucker transferred to City College of New York (CCNY), where he graduated in 1968 with a degree in biology. He went on to attend graduate school at New York Medical College, not because he wanted to become a doctor, but because he wanted to be part of science. Hypertension and Blood Pressure Regulation During graduate school, Zucker worked for someone who was doing studies related to hypertension, fluid balance, and blood pressure regula-

tion. He was actually trained as a kidney physiologist, someone who tries to understand how the kidneys work and how the body controls fluid and electrolyte balance, critical for maintaining blood pressure, blood flow and the acidity of the body. "This is a critical function and most people aren't aware of it because it always works so perfectly. When things go wrong, we need to pay very close attention to it," he explained, "I found out very quickly that everything is interrelated and I got interested in volume regulation or fluid balance. ."This brings us to the interaction between the cardiovascular and the nervous system," he added. After receiving his PhD. in physiology, he became interested in the work of Joe Gilmore, who was at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. After much correspondence, Dr. Gilmore revealed his intentions of joining the University of Nebraska Medical Center and invited Irving for a postdoctoral fellowship. Zucker and hia wife, Judy, were married in New York in 1970, after a whirlwind courtship. When the subject of moving to Nebraska came up, they had no children and were adventurous enough to consider the move.

Dr. Irving / i Their three daughters, Sherri, 28, Dana, 25, and Lauren, 22, were born in Omaha. "I said to my wife, 'Let's look on the map and see where Nebraska is!'" Zucker recalled. They made the long trip to Nebraska, and thought they would stay for two years or so. After working for- several years, an assistant professorship opened up in 1973 and Zucker was asked to take it. In 1983, he became a full professor, Joe Gilmore retired in 1989 and Dr. Zucker became chairman of the department. As a teacher, he and his department teach medical students and allied health professionals cardiovascular and kidney physiology,

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program at UNMC in 1985. Langnas arrived in 1988 and, five years ago, he became chief of transplantation, Langnas explained their great successes as a "consequence of talented people working together. We also have had fantastic institutional support at both the facility and University levels," he added. Dr. Langnas believes the transplant program at UNMC is arguably the

Dr. Alan Langnas, right, handled a liver transplant for Omahan Ken Weiner, one of hundreds performed at UNMC, A World-clan* finest in the United States. Transplant Program Excited about the future of UNMC, Over the yeara, the UNMC hospital Langnas has recruited additional surhas developed a world-class reputa- geons to his staff. The program has tion. Drs. Bud Shaw and Michael continued to gain increased research Sorrell started the liver transplant funding-including two major grants

from the prestigious National Institutes of Health. "UNMC has one of the moat comprehensive programs for abdominal organ transplant in the country. In the past year, the staff has performed over 120 liver transplants; 15-20 intestinal transplants; 15-20 pancreatic transplants and 100 kidney transplants," Langnas related. Other Innovations They are active in other areas, too, doing specialized liver surgeries for cancer. They are also undertaking significant research using pancreatic islet cells to treat diabetes. In addition, they are working on new freezing and microwave therapies to treat liver tumors. "We have a huge research effort underpinning our clinical work," ho observed. Under the auspices of Dr. Ira Fox, UNMC is at the forefront in cellular (non-Burgical) transplants uaing liver (hepatocytes) cells, noted Dr. Langnas. He also emphasized their strength in pediatrics, citing about one third of their work being done for children. Our success is due to our ability to work together with the sum being greater than the parts. He described his team members as a "very unique and special group of people." Another achievement for the Langnas team came in May of this year. That is when UNMC launched its Medicare-approved intestinal transplant program, one of only four in the country to get this approval, (Continued on page 31)

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marry either a doctor or a farmer because she liked When Dorothy Saylan Shapiro was 10 years old, of these little towns were six blocks long!" nature, but she also liked men who were healing She learned to know everyone and enjoy all kinds her brother, Craig, was born, She remembers he was born with multiple disabilities. However, in of church and social functions. But other than what and caring. In 1960, when she graduated from high school, she decided to she learned at home, she didn't her eyes, he was just a baby, cute and adorable! become a nurse. It was Craig's birth that made Dottie aware of have much Jewish education. After one year at the how much she loved to take care of people and heal Her Judaism wasn't a big University of Minnethem. At.this early age, she made an "unconscious problem until Christmas, sota, she returned to decision" to become some sort of a "helper" or "heal- when she realized that she was Omaha where she er." She identifies Craig as being the most impor- different. went to the University tant influence on her life. "For the High Holy days, I of Nebraska College of would take time and go walk"Being a girl, I was very responsible and I helped Nursing. She received around the house," she recalled. "I was also very ing out in the country because her R.N., but she also tall, so I learned to mow the yard, shovel snow and we didn't have any services. I got a college degree change light bulbs for my dad. I moved |nto the took time to commune with and a Bachelor of adult world very quickly and then had this darling nature because that was my Science in Nursing little bitty brother who stayed a baby for a couple of sense of what religion was degree in 1965. . years. He was sweet and good natured, but his dis- about!" she explained. abilities, a result of the birth process, kept him "Being a nurse is not "Occasionally, some kid from flourishing and growing." an easy job. I only had would make a derogatory one other Jewish Craig remained small in size and Dorothy remark and you would know classmate, because it appointed herself "a little mama!" that they had heard it at wasn't 'stylish' for Until Craig's birth, she and her other brother, home. There was a little Jewish girls to be Steve, played outside without any responsibilities. undercurrent in my dad's nurses at that time." However, after Craig's birth, she became aware of store, but, nevertheless, it was responsibilities and her focus changed. a fun childhood." She completed an Rosalie and Milton Saylan lived in Denison, Iowa, internship at Wesley when Dottie was born in 1940. Medical Center in Moving to "The Big City!" ,. 1| Wichita, KS, and then "I grew up in small towns because my dad had The family moved to Omaha D o r o t h y w a s < capped > a s an BN in 1966. returned to work at grocery stores. We lived where there were 800 peo- when Dottie was a sophomore ple at the most," she UNMC in Omaha. in high school. remembered. "When "So, where did my parents buy a She taught nursing at Bryan Hospital in Lincoln yours is the only house, but out of the Omaha school dis- and has worked for many years as a community Jewish family in trict and I couldn't go to Central High, volunteer. She was one of the first Jewish members town, you always where all of the Jewish kids went. There of the Junior League in Lincoln. know that you're She had met Robert Shapiro when she first were maybe five Jewish kids at my Jewish! When we moved to Omaha in 1958. They had one date and had the store in | | | | i | i f £ i i J^^L>AM*m||W| During high school, she did lots of she said, "We didn't hit it off because he was a big Manilla, Iowa, my ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | " B H H H H H H H H E I Physics, chemistry and math. Because city boy and I was just a small town girl. We were ew a s s u c n a aunt and uncle ^I|HHHB!' ' H H B H ^ H H H B H H e8 ^ good student, her teach- just kids and we had nothing in common; I didn't rss n e came to help and JHfilliHnf .-- . H H I ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ H H H ! ^ S" d her out and made her think care for him at all!" then there were two WSwBBBBt WSBSSmSHKaaSBSBBm about possibly becoming a doctor. During winter break of her freshman year, Dotlio families." Married in 1963 at Temple Israel, Dr. «i don't remember getting a lot of aup- and Bob happened to bo at the Golden Spur at the She recalls her Robert Shapiro and Dorothy Saylan, p o r t froin m y family at that time," she Blackntone Hotel and met ngnin. youth as being a with Yetta and Jack Saylan, Dorothy's recalled. "I think they thought being a He remembers coming over to talk to her and saywonderful time. She parents. nurse would be nice, and maybe I could ing "My, what a lovely young woman you've turned loved nature and the outdoors. marry a doctor!" into." They began dating and were engaged in 1962. "All of the kids played outside at night and some As a teenager, she decided she would like to (Continued on page 23) '

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Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks married the couple in 1963 at Temple Israel. Their daughters, Stephanie and Jackie, were born in 1966 and 1969. They have one grandson, Griffin, age two. A *B% City Boy* Betty and Stanley Shapiro lived above their pharmacy on North 16th Street when their son, Robert, was born in 1940. Stanley was a registered pharmacist and they ran a "mom and pop" store. Bob recalled when people lined up outside the store to get cigarette rations, "Lucky Strikes were 11 cents a package, and there was a lot of community in the small store." He had many Jewish friends when he attended Harrison School, and graduated from Central High. He remembers friends Bennett Hornstein, Mike and Tom Platt and the Bloom Boys. Even though

Dr. Robert Shapiro, 1985. the family lived near Benson High School, he went to Central because "That's where all the Jewish kids wentl" He was in AZA #100 and later, he and some of his friends broke off and became "The Unaffiliates,* a group that was part of the Jewish Youth Council, As a small child, he worked in the store with his father. Stanley always told him, "If you're interested in medicine, why don't you go a little higher on the chain and become « doctor?" When he was about six years old, he had a throat infection and the family doctor came to the houso.

Bob remembers the old doctor had a good bedside "Although we wish that the Jewish community in manner. But he locked himself in the bathroom Lincoln wasn't so fragmented, it was still a good until he heard the doctor say, "Betty, I'm a busy choice," he noted. "In spite of that, we wouldn't man and I can't wait around!" He came out of the change our move there." bathroom, only to find that the doctor hadn't left at Dottie added, "They have been good years, but I all and Bob was still in line for still would like the penicillin shot! At this very to have become young age, he decided he would a doctor! like to be a doctor. "Today, the Bob was encouraged by hia world is open whole family. Since his father to women and and an uncle were both in the I didn't want it medical profession, he thought badly enough he would like to become a psyto make the chiatrist. However, since his hard choices," gradea were so good and he did she continued. so well in the sciences, he was "Eight now, encouraged by Ills professors to the hard go into pathology, the study of choice is to diseases and their causes. know where He graduated from the we're going University of Nebraska at because there Lincoln and also attended medare no real Bob and Dorothy Shapiro ical school there. His residency goals for us was at Wesley Medical Center. In 1993, he out there. Hopefully, we'll live a long time eiu'oying returned to school to get a business degree in order the fruits of our labor." to "reinforce* the administrative work he had been She lists another good choice aa being the dedicadoing at his clinic. He has also served as president tion of the whole family to Craig. of tho Nebraska Medical Association, "Some people thought, he should have been put A Bright Future, . into an institution and kept out of the public eye," Dottie. and Bob returned to live and work in Dottie commented. "My parents and I were always Lincoln because Dr. McWorter, Bob's mentor, was proud of him, and Craig always wont out with us to there, too. Bob retired only a year ago, in July of do things. They made sure he was exposed to life so 2001. that he could grow into afineman, "Until we gorged all of our family and keep in conNow, instead of being on assistance, he has tact, we'll be busy for a while," Bob explained, worked at the university for the last 27 years. He They also have plans for a trip to JKnland and and his wife, Ellen, live as valued members of the Kttssia in August, They've made "lots of good choic- community, and they're taxpayers," she asserted. "He's jusfc a very likeable person who knows and es" in their Hvea together. "Moving to Lincoln was a good choice because loves everybody!" we've been able to get involved in the political "We'll u«e Dorothy's parents as our mentors. scene. We've known tho mayor, tho city councilman They retired many years ago, but they've enjoyed mid tho state legislators." fruitful Uves by volunt^rin^* Bob add<*d, . .,.t According to Bob, living in Lincoln lias made it *WeVa <teda«$d We want to emeU the roses for a easy to be Jewish in a gentile world, while before we start to push them up)"

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You may have heard the story. It's now close to becoming one of the "urban legends." It goes like this: The silver in your dental fillings is filled with mercury. As your teeth wear down, the mercury will leak out, and poison you. "There has never been any scientific evidence that mercury caused any harm to anyone unless they had a specific mercury allergy, * asserted Dr. Rick Gilinsky. •And he should know. For more than 25 years, Gilinsky has practiced general dentistry in Omaha. The former Westside High School graduate attended UNL and enrolled in the UNMC College of Dentistry when he was a junior. He received his dental degree in 1975. ~The American Dental Association (ADA) adds this: while dental amalgams with silver have been "used in tooth restorations worldwide for more than 100 * years, studies have failed to find any link between those restorations and any medical disorder. Amalgam continues to be safe restorative." As for problems during the century of its use,-"fewer than 100 cases have ever been reported. In rare instances, mercury may trigger an allergic response with symptoms very similar to a typical skin allergy," the ADA reported. Gilinsky reassuringly concluded, "It is not related to Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson's disease, either." Gilinsky actually got into dentistry by accident. Attending school during the Vietnam war era, he kept his deferment by staying in college. After graduation, he considered medical school for a

time, but wasn't quite sure what to do. Helping in the decision-making process, his wife suggested Eick talk to her cousin, dentist Paul

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Their Early Marriage Carole and Wayne Lainof had no idea where the "I felt I was always Jewish," Carole admitted. years would take them when they married in 1968. She was a petite hospital nurse and he was an After studying, she converted to Judaism. Being aspiring young medical student who thought he Jewish wasn't a problem because she had always would become a pediatrician. He was a Jewish boy had mostly Jewish friends. They both say that their parents weren't originalfrom the nation's capital and she was a Baptist girl ly happy about from the Garden their marriage State. Little did they . because of the difknow that they would ference in their end up as Cornbackgrounds. huskers! How-ever, Carole Dr. Wayne Lainof said they worked grew up in the very hard on their Washington, D.C. marriage and area. His family pracmaking their famticed Conservative ilies comfortable. Judaism, and they Said Wayne, "It lived near a large exdidn't take very tended family. Aunts, long before everyuncles and grandparone was happy ents always gathered with the situafor Shabbat dinners tion. We worked and Jewish holidays. everything out He attended the synbecause we tried agogue at least twice to have respect a week. for our families." He went to George During nursing Washington High ,, school, Carole deSchool in Alexandria, cided that she VA; he always knew Dr. Wayne and Carole Lainof didn't want to do he wanted to be a hospital nursing. Instead, she chose to go into doctor. His uncle, an internist, was his mentor and Public Health Nursing in 1968. She joined Wayne knew he had to study hard to make a differPresident Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society". ence. He took college preparatory courses in high school because he "enjoyed school and was always a Lots of federal money was being distributed into underserved communities for prenatal care, family good student." Lainof went on to college at the University of planning and pediatric care during the time of Virginia at Charlottesviile where he majored in President Johnson's "War on Poverty." She made psychology and the appropriate sciences in order to home visits to families, children and clinics. enter medical school. He continued his studies at "It was a great time because there was plenty of the Medical College of Virginia at Richmond. money (to carry out these programs)," she said. During his freshman year in medical school, he The Lainofs then moved to Wilmington., DE, where met Carole Hock, a senior in nursing school. They Wayne had. an internship, and Carole continued her were married in 1968, at the height of the Viet career. In 1973, they moved to Cheyenne, WY, where Nam War. During this time, doctors were able to Wayne was stationed. w get deferments from active duty until they finished We liked military life because, in every city, we their medical training. In 1973, Dr. Lainof entered found Jews and we became part of the Jewish comthe United States Air Force thinking that his mili- munity," he explained. Soon after, they made the tary stint would be "a slight detour!" decision to remain in the military. Carole was born in Philadelphia and raised in "The military gave us the opportunity to move Bridgeton, NJ, Her father was an agent for the around and enjoy living in different locations and Internal Revenue Service, and she came from a cultures without having the personal expense and staunch Baptist family. When she decided she turmoil of uprooting and moving a practice." wanted a career in nursing, her father told her to From Cheyenne, they went to Wiesbaden, get a Bachelor of Science~four-year degree. She Germany, where they lived for two years, then entered the Medical College of Virginia only Rome, New York; Honolulu, Hawaii; and then they because they had this "new degree" for nurses. arrived at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue. Carole and Wayne dated a few times, and then But during their tenure here, they left for two she graduated and left to work in a hospital. She years to Indiana. gave him a "going away" gift and they parted. During his Air Force career, Wayne worked in They thought they wouldn't see each other again pediatric and emergency medicine. He retired from because of the differences in their backgrounds. the Air Force eight years ago. However, they missed each other and Carole (Continued on page 27) returned to Richmond.

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She has* earned master's degrees in Health Education from the State University of New York (SUNY) and in Nursing from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, The Lainofa have two daughters; Amanda Hoffman of Oorvales, OR, and Meredith Nacher, who was married just last March in Jerusalem. They have two grandchildren in Oregon: Will and Gabrielle. Carol is active in the Nebraska Nurses Association, They enjoy the Omaha Astronomical Association, Omaha Wulking Club, the Omaha Sudaniw Population and th«» l'Viondnhip Force. At Bftth El Synagogue, the Lainofa have helped plttii the community Heder and thn family picnic. They attend services nearly every Friday night at Offutt Air Force Base Chapel, and almost every Saturday at Beth El. "Wherever we've been, we managed to have a Jewish home life. Sometimes, it's easier than at other times, but we've always been ublo to find Jewish connections," Wayne nuBerled. Both Lninofs uprno: "Our iivea couldn't havo turned out bettor if we'd planned them!"

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Mike Leibowitz fondly remembers his parents, Gladys and Henry Leibowitz, and their love of knowledge. He tells of 1941, the year he was born, and when his father borrowed money to start a small florist shop in Queens, NY. "They were a rare couple who were able to combine work and marriage, and that was difficult to do," he recalled. Leibowitz, an only child, graduated high school when he was only 16 years old and began college at New York University. He was a physics major and a mathematics minor. He knew he didn't want to be a florist, but he had no other plans for his life. Even though Gladys and Henry were well-read and self-educated, they never finished high school. However, they had a "Jewish cultural thing" of •wanting their son to be educated. Their house was full of books, and education was always encouraged. "My mother could read almost a book i\ day-even while she was working with nly dad," he explained. "And, she was one of those people who could read multiple books at once. "I laarned tny skills from both of them. My mother was excellent in math and she wrote well. My father was good with his hands and a good businessman. I remember going to the flower market with him; we got up at 4:30 a.m. and drove to Manhattan so he could pick up fresh flowers. It was always assumed that I go to

Mike, did well in physics and math. However, somewhere along the road, he began to read the works of Sigmund Freud, the developer of psychoanalysis. This lead him to an" introductory psychology class. He remembers the teacher was an elderly man, whom he grew to like very much. "I loved going to this class even though the teacher suffered from Parkinson's," he recalled. "It was difficult for him to talk, but I always looked forward to going. This class made an indelible impression on me!" He became so interested in psychology, he switched advisors and changed his major. Since he had no career goals at that time, he decided he only wanted to help people. People with disabilities weren't an unusual fact in his life. His aunt and uncle, who were both deaf, raised two children, who were normal and hearing. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with a minor in mathematics, Mike applied to graduate school at the University of Maryland. He was admitted with free tuition and a graduate teaching assistantship. A Rigorous Program Maryland's Ph.D. program was one of the three behaviorally-oriented. clinical psychology programs in the United States. Mike immediately fell in love with his program because of his background in mathematics. It was a scientific approach to changing That year, was

From, left: Mike, Bobbi, David and Marc Leibowitsr. time when work with children with Psychology I class he was teaching, autism, severe and profound mental and he invited himself to her sorority retardation and self-injurious behav- open house. iors was just beginning. "She was really smart and I took Experimental approaches to chang- her out for coffee afterwards, I was ing behavior in these children were going to New York for the winter being taught and applied. Parents vacation and gave her a ride," he were also being taught to be thera- recalled. "After that, she finished my pists for their own children. The uni- course. (She got an 'A*!) versity accepted more than .100 grad"I kept calling her for a date and uate students into the program. she kept turning me down. Finally, 1 Because it was so rigorous and told her, 'If I call you one more time demanding, only two of the original and you're busy, I'll never call you students received the degree. again!'" Obviously, she found time to go out Mike not only fell in love with his academic studies, but he met a fresh- with him because they were married in man student from Hagerstown, MD, July of 1967. By this time, he had finished all of his course work but had yet in one of his classes. "It was legal back then for teachers to finish his thesis and dissertation. to date their students, and I thought "My education and career have she was cute!" he laughed. always been easy because of Bobbi. (Continued on next page) Epberta (Bobbi) Spector was in a

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She has always been very, very flexible. She left her family when we were young and newly married and was willing to go anywhere with me and help me become successful, "Her personality is such that she can make friends and integrate us into the Jewish communities. She has always been active in the National Council of Jewish Women, and she helped develop 'Seven Can Help.'" The couple has two sons, David, who J'UHL irniduatod front the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Mure, who works for IBM. After Bobbi and Mike were married, ho befjan working as a consultant for the state of Maryland, with psychiatric patients? who had been hospitalized for ninny yearn. University Affiliated Programs Soon after, President John F.

"I was pleasantly surprised to find some people with whom I had worked before at what was then Meyer Children's Rehabilitation Center, I was impressed with the caliber of the itaff and felt I could build a good profrani," he asserted, Mike happily speaks of his early days at UNMC. Since Bobbi was back in Maryland and pregnant, she was unable to travel, and she didn't see Nebraska until later. "Bobbi gave me instructions on \.hat kind of a house to buy; it needed t ) be, in a 'Jewish neighborhood,' I didn't know how to find one BO I drove .iroutui looking for 'Jpwish names' on 1 ue mailboxes!" Kennedy passed the act which creatMunrofi-Meyer Institute ed 'University Affiliated Programs', for Genetics and Rehabilitation One of the first was the Kennedy Since coming to Omaha, Mike has Institute at Johns Hopkins net up one of the first behavioral proUniversity. Mike was hired as a psy- {(rains for children, lie proceeded to chologist and remained there for six teach parents to be teachers for their years-during which time he finished children, who have inappropriate, his masters and PhD. degrees. behavior, and worked with the sib"I really wanted to run my own pro • linns as well. gram. I wanted a UAP to provide lie built a stuff uf nine people and direct service to poopk> witli disahili lieuun by working with tho Kpeec.b, ties, do Home- research and training of Pathology Department doinjf bchav future practitioners, and be of asms ioral laucuaK'1 training for children tnnee. to people in tho community. with nuUnrn. Dr. Leibowitz wa^ then Ouo of the places looking for a offered u chance to do udminislraUvi* Director of Psychology wa.s the work, mana[.riuff all of the. clinical serUniversity of Nebraska Medical vices. Hy then, ho wan mudo Associate Center!" he recalled. 1 )irt»ctor of tho Institute. "I had to look up where Nebraska "Beconjinjj associate, director was a was on the map!" he laughed. "We difficult de.eision bocause, I had to give had absolutely no idea whom it was up all my clinical work. However, I and didn't know what to expect, can now train other people to be clini

cians and do things to expand all of our services!" He continues to teach the only class •in Child Behavior Analysis and Intervention at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He also serves on committees for students at the masters and PhD. level. A Good Life Mike admits he really enjoys his life and work at the Institute. Colleagues speculate that the Institute is one of the best UAPs in tile nation; it has grown from 30 to more than 300 employees. "We've had great support from the University for our expansion. No other program in tho country has been able Lo integrates genetics into developmental disabilities." Mike perceives himself as being "culturally Jewish." lie grew up as the third generation to be born in America. "My mother prayed daily in her own room, but we didn't always go to the synagogue. I tfrtw up in a family that «aw bomj!1 Jewish as beinjj important, and .Judaism has Htri'tiKthoncd my Htrout; He.nse of ritfht and wroog'-and of helping peopl« throughout my life. M l perceive myself an being intellectual and articulate like my parents. You don't necessarily have to bo educated to be wmirt. I'VP tried to live in a way Unit I feel comfortable with and a way that my parents would be proud, "1 wouldn't trade my life for the world!"

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(Continued from page 19). ' • ' . . ' " Doing yoga together and traveling to visit Tippi's yoga^teaching acquaintances are two of the many activities Steve and Tippi share. In addition, they keep up with parents and siblings, socialize with friends, care for their dog, and do some cooking, "He makes the best 'Grandma Chicken', just like Grandma Magid used to do it," she smiled. They also "read extensively," walk in their neighborhood near Memorial Park where they "know all their neighbors," and enjoy folk music and opera. They're both licensed pilots. In addition, Steve is an avid bridge player and loves ice hockey. How does this couple find time for all they accomplish and all the fun they have? "When you do yoga seriously, you don't need too much sleep," Tippi half joked. Another possible explanation: "We're both very Type A, hut very much inner driven." Apparently, their inner drive encourages them to put top priority on their individual needs, on each other's needs, and on fulfilling responsibilities to family, community and synagogue. Tippi mentioned, for example, that she "loves living near family" and takes great pleasure in spending time with the children of her brother, Tucker, and sister-in-law, Cindy. Steve recalled that after

(Continued from page 18) and 26-week babies. A lot of these babies do fine— although some do have problems. More and more, as technology improves, the babies are coming out better!" There are medications to stop premature labor and technology to look at the babies. "There are sad stories but, for the most part, it's fun. It's fun to go to work, and many people can't say that," he admitted. "It's exciting because you never know what problems are going to be present, and we can deal with them,"

Steve and Tippi's wedding photo his Bar Mitzvah, he received the Torah assignment for the following week, and reading Torah became a weekly thing. "I'm not reading every week right now," he continued, "but when Cantor (Emil Berkovits) asks me to read, I do." To Steve and Tippi Denenberg, living to the fullest means doing the right thing; taking advantage of all the great potential in their town; and constantly opting for vigor and energy, enrichment and enjoyment. Perhaps that's why she calls him "the King of Fun."

Coming to Omaha! Cheryl and Michael Levine with their children, Josh and Jody. Dr. Levine says during Dr. Levine enjoys golfing and figure ice skating his fellowship in Cincinnati, he had no idea where for enjoyment. He jokes that he wears protective Omaha was! He was looking for opportunities on wrist guards during his time on the ice. the East Coast because that's where his family and He names his proudest job as being that of doing Cheryl's were. However, he admitted, "The hospitals were dingy ritual circumcisions {brit milah) on baby boys. He and crummy and just awful! And, jobs were the performs this tradition, along with the rabbi or cantor, and considers it to be a great honor. The same-whether I had my eyes opened or closed. "One day, in 1983, there was an opportunity to circumcision is usually performed by a mohd who come to Omaha, and I was so impressed with is not a rabbi but an expert in the surgical area Methodist Hospital," he recalled. "The people were Tradition-observant Jews insist on a mohel, howevall nice and I could work with outlying hospitals. er, others ask a doctor to do the cutting. Michael explained, "The circumcision is a mitzWe go out to hospitals in small towns in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, and we do teaching. vah and I've worked with Beth El and Temple over Over the years, we've taught doctors and nurses the years. The father ie supposed to perform the task. However, he hires me as an agent to do it." how to deal with problems." Another issue of interest to Dr. Levine is domesThis raises the quality of the care these medical professionals give their patients. If he had tic violence. Since he deals with women, he feels remained in New York, it wouldn't have been pos- that many physicians are ignorant of the problem. "It's everywhere!" Levine insisted. "One in four sible for him to meet 300 or 400 doctors and make their ability to practice better. They have the abili- women are abused. Many times, physicians ignore ty to call Omaha for advice any hour of the day or it, don't want to get involved or don't ask the question. We ask women now if they've been abused night. "Everybody wins!" Levine said. There are only about 10 high-risk pregnancy doc- and we're working on getting all doctors to ask. "We're trying to make people in the medical comtors in the Omaha-Lincoln area. Approximately 80% of their referrals come from outside Nebraska. munity aware of what's going on with domestic Doctors have, the ability to raise the standard of abuse. Everybody has to be aware of the problem in care offered to their patients because of this refer- order to make it better!" he added. It's a problem that has been ignored far too long!" ral program.

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(Continued from page 20) and how the nervous system interacts with the cardiovascular system. In 1992, Dr, Zucker received the prestigious Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. He was the first UNMC faculty member ever to receive the award. Prospective candidates for the award were identified by institute staff members and reviewed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Advisory Council. Criteria for the selection included a regular research project grant that.is considered highly meritorious. Candidates must also have a previous record of scientific achievement, grant support and research in an area of great importance or special promise. In addition to many large grants over the years, in July of 2001, it was announced that a team of cardiovascular researchers at UNMC had received a five-year grant worth more than $8 million from the National Institutes of Health to. study the cause of chronic heart failure, Dr. Zucker heads the administrative core of the grant, "The recruiting that I have been doing over the pnat 10 years &B department chairman has been specifically targeted at finding experts who would be able to work together on a major research project such as this." he noted. Riven though he has lived in Nebraska for almost 30 years, peraonalisad license pluto still "Da Bronx!"

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' plants are performed here than almost any other Dr. Ira Fox program in the nation," the website adds. Thus far, his group The statistics support that accolade, according to has been the only ones to successfully transplant Joel Newman of the United Network of Organ animal cells that clear bilirubin, a medical problem Sharing: "In the 11 years from 1990 through 2000, that causes jaundice. Nebraska performed a total of 1,244 liver transThe Road to Omaha plants, making it the sixth most active liver transThe Central High School valedictorian has been a plant program in the U.S." member of the transplant team since 1992. His UNOS, among their many tasks, manages the UNMC biographical paragraph states "he completorgan waiting list and sets professional medical ed his undergraduate work at Harvard and earned standards. Overall, the UNMC surgical team has his medical degree in 1976 from Columbia University in New York, He served as senior/chief performed more than 1,550 liver transplants. resident at New England Deaconess Hospital in The Need Even with UNMC successes, the national picture is Boston. Dr. Fox completed an immunology not entirely rosy. A shortage of donor organs exists. research fellowship from 1979-81 in the Many hopeful recipients remain on the waiting list Department of Pathology at Harvard Medical for prolonged periods. Statistics from UNOS, from School and a transplant fellowship at the the end of 1997, indicate there were nearly 10,000 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. people awaiting a transplant. Tragically, during that Board-certified in surgery and surgical critical period, more than 1100 people died. care, Ira says he did not know he wanted to enter Helping to circumvent the shortage of donor the medical field until his senior year at Harvard. .organs, Dr. Fox developed "an exciting new non- "I wanted to be a physicist, actually, a theoretical surgical approach to transplants," the med center physicist," he qlaimed. He modestly felt he wasn't wrote. That story was featured in the prestigious smart enough. "Medicine, on the other hand, was New England Journal of Medicine and described cool," he continued, "and I could do research." how the procedure transplants billions of donor His return to Omaha was not a direct one. He liver cells (hepatocytea) through a catheter into the stopped at the University of Pennsylvania to direct recipient's liver. the start up of its liver transplant program. Fox met If hepatocyte transplantation proves successful, his wife-to-be during his tenure at the University of it could supplant whole liver transplants in some Pittsburgh, He married Marta nine years ago; they patients." Fox is now working to enhance a lifesav- have two sons, Alex, 7, and Michael, 6. ing surgical protocol he originated on an 11-yearHigh Success Rate old patient in the summer of 1997, At UNMC, a liver transplant operation has an Dr. Fox takes great pride in being a part of the 85-90% success rate, a very high rate compared to multidisciplinary team of specialists that include rates in the early years. What has made the differtransplant surgeons, hepatologists, and gastroen- ence? Dr. Fox easily ticked off the many reasons. terologists, among many others. During his tenure With the passage of time, surgical technique has at the medical center, Dr. Fox's role has changed, improved. So have the immunosuppressant drugs-As associate dean of research, his research role has those that hold down the body's natural immune grown larger. He is now involved in research using response to transplanted organs. In addition, the liver stem cells and gene therapy. ICU (intensive care unit) manages patients better. In his work, Dr. Fox has been able to demonstrate Because more procedures have been attempted, that by transplanting healthy liver cells they could there is also more awareness of the types of complicorrect genetic defects in the liver. It is, however, cation that may occur. Finally, it also boils down to hard to get a hold of cells in the lab--so his team choosing the right patients-ones who have the best began looking for other alternatives. In experiments, chance of survival. they demonstrated that they could transplant liver Just 51 years old, Dr. Ira Fox has been an imporcells from a pig to another animal (xeno cell trans- tant part of that success.

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Debunking (Continued from page 24) Another big change occurred when OSHA, the government safety agency, mandated new practice rules. The guidelines stemmed from the case of a Florida dentist who intentionally passed the AIDS virus on to six of his patients. The new procedures caused dentists to don gloves, masks and eye protection. The directives cost billions of dollars to put in place. If given the choice, however, Rick said he actually feels more comfortable knowing there is a protective barrier that prevents the transmission of germs between doctor and patient. His Loves More than a quarter of a century has passed since Rick began his dental career. He still loves

Diedthjf, his work. He has formed many friendships among Ms patients. He has helped many people and been able to make a nice living. Above all, he "thoroughly enjoys working with Paul." He fondly discussed his other long-time partner, also. He is married to Jeannie Cohen Gilinsky, a psychotherapist with her own counseling practice. Not quite the girl living next door, Jeannie, nevertheless, was his high school sweetheart. It's a classic story, though. They met at 15, started dating at 16, and married at 21. Their 30-year union has produced one girl and four boys, ranging in age from 8-25. That warm smile you often see on Dr. Rick Gilinskys face comes from more than great dental care.

Outdoor Doc 25) d from to the end." He says, "Up there, there was no such thing as telling a nurse to put in an IV or a catheter. I did all of those things myself! It was fun but that was a different world!" Moshman recalled being "on call" and going without sleep for days. Because of the lifestyle, he was constantly being called to "sew people up" in the middle of the night. He carried a "walkie-talkie" with him all of the time, and a radio system was in his truck, "I got tired of not having a life. Not only are you under a lot of stress, but you're all alone," he admitted. "There's nobody to ask and everything ia on your shoulders. There was a lot of trauma and surgery and I took care of everything, "I even delivered my own son! I expected to stay there the rest of my life. However, Ann had other ideas!" he said with a laugh. The family finally moved to Ogden, Utah, from Montana. There, Gordon worked for a staff-model health maintenance organization. Under this type of HMO, the corporation owns its own facilities and hires its own physicians. Employees of these organizations are paid a salary and, possibly, an incentive bonus. The organizations offered a great deal of control over costs since they controlled the salaries of the physicians. Pew of them have been established, and Gordon hated working for this kind of association. "I felt they were unethical and I couldn't stomach it after about six months," he admitted, "They would put off taking care of people until their problems got worse! I felt like it was a conscious decision to deny care." The Move to Nebraska Moshman left Utah and began practicing in West Point and Scribner, NE. He remained there for 51/2

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"It's still very satisfying nostic challenge, and inpatient medito be able to help people." cine," she said. Some aspects of the Beau was an undergraduate at the medical field have University of Colorado and also graduchanged drastically since ated from the University of Nebraska Harvey was in medical Medical Center last May. Thus far, his school. More women are specialty is internal medicine, but it is studying medicine, and not a concrete decision. some people believe that The two new doctors carry bittersweet medical students are not emotions regarding their new careers. studying to become "It's been more fun than I thought," Beau physicians for morally said about his first few weeks as a doctor. correct reasons. "It's more responsibility than I Harvey's medical class thought, it makes me nervous," Sarah included only four women replied. in a group of 104. He said "I have an impact," Beau added. "I that today, the ration of provide direction in health care, but at men to women is 50/50. It the same time, it is an overwhelming is a huge change. responsibility. I think it's personally "(It is) a big change for Dw re sr -e B e a u and S a r a h Konigsberg r e w a r d i n g t o b e a b l e t o diagnose and the better," he said. mar™®" Sept. 23,2000. t r e a t people a n d h a v e a positive impact According to Harvey, women prefer women doc- on their health." tors, and if a patient likes the doctor, the patient Sarah recalled a stimulating moment she has will receive better care. He also believes people experienced. "A real young guy was in; he was realshouldn't be superficial about becoming doctors. A ly sick," Sarah said. "He had an awful bacterial dislarge income should not be a factor. ease, causing 105° temperatures. He left healthy. It "It's just as satisfying to practice as it ever was. made me feel-even though I'm third down on the Even though there are restrictions and cost-cuts by list—like we really helped this guy." insurance companies, the basic (reason) of helping How does the couple feel about having a prestipeople hasn't changed." gious doctor as a father/father-in law? Beau agreed. "(There are) easier ways to make "It's a definite advantage," Beau said. "When peomoney other than medicine," he said. "If that's your ple recognize his name, it's a positive association," goal, you'd be turned off to medicine pretty quickly," "Right now, it's an advantage," Sarah added. "He Sarah added, "People who do that get bitter has a good reputation. You get more respect from quickly. There are a lot of rich people who sleep nurses, doctors and patients." through the night," she said, referring to her lateIt doesn't seem to be difficult or confusing worknight patient visits. ing in the same profession as his father. Beau says Sarah did her undergraduate studies at that it's an individual thing, and they each have Creighton University and graduated from the different patients. University of Nebraska Medical Center last May. "If it's your patient,.you're in charge," Beau said. Her specialty is internal medicine. "I like adult "If it's your father's, he's in charge. But he's there patients, real interaction, the relationship, a diag- for consultation."

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Dr. James Wax wanted to be a doctor since he was 13 years old. He and his parents lived in Milwaukee, WI, where they ran a bakery. He was born at the beginning of the Great Depression, and great emphasis was put on education and professionalism. His parents worked hard and urged their only son to study and make a difference. Jim describes his Jewish upbringing as "secular." Although the family didn't attend services every week, he always knew he was Jewish and socialized with Jews. "My parents taught me what it was to be Jewish and I went to Hebrew school. Most of my friends were Jewish and I would never have considered marrying anyone but a Jewish girl'," he asserted. "However, my parents had to work on Shabbat because they had a bakery and it was the depression." He attended a public high where there were predominantly non-Jewish students. During high school, he took Latin and other classes that would prepare him to be a doctor. "Even in high school, I knew I wanted to help people. However, I didn't know what kind of a doctor to be." Wax attended the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee for his first two years and then transferred to UW at Madison. He continued at Madison for his medical school years. While in college, he began to date Esther Pittelman, a girl whom he had known in high school. They were married in 1957, between his junior and

senior years of medical school. Esther and Jim have four adult children: Howard, Marcy, Karen and Julie, and 13 grandchildren. "Being a doctor's wife isn't always easy," he admitted, "and Esther has been loving, supportive, understanding and helpful." Milwaukee's Mount Sinai Hospital was where Jim served his internship. There, he narrowed his choices to radiology and pediatrics. He loved working with children and wanted to work directly with people. "We didn't know anything about Omaha but they had a children's hospital and two medical schools," he recalled about his decision for his residency. "We didn't think we'd be happy on the East coast. So, we took a chance and came here. The residency was two years, and I never thought we'd stay any longer! "We liked Omaha when we first got here. It seemed similar to Milwaukee and it has a close Jewish community. Everybody knows everybody and we've enjoyed living here." During the years, he has served as president of Beth Israel Synagogue and of B'nai B'rith. "After my first year, Dr. Sidney Rubin asked me if I would consider staying in Omaha and going into practice with him. I thought that was a good idea, but then Dr. Rubin died," he recalled. "It was then that my partners at the Omaha Children's Clinic asked me to come into their practice. I promised I would, but I

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the American Academy of Pediatric and is presently chair of the Medical Doctor's Committee. When the hospitals began opening up the Urgent Care Centers, he went with them because his training was in pediatrics and not emergency medicine. The centers are open after doctors' offices close; it's a different kind of medicine; "Medicine is different now because both parents work and people can't always take time off of work to take their kids to the doctor. These centers are open at night and it makes it easier for parents," he explained. He does miss seeing children as they develop. It is gratifying to see some of the children he treated now serving on committees and active in the Jewish community. Wax has loved being a pediatrician because treatment of children is usually short with successful outcomes. "It's a rare child you see with chronic illness and that is what tears me up. Usually, you see results and a happy ending with children," he admitted. "I don't have the personality to ^just' make people comfortable, I want to make them well and that's usually what you can do with a child. Most of the time, kids will be all right and that's what I like," Different personalities gravitate Into different fields of medicine. "I may have made up ray mind to go into pediatrics before I even started medical school," he added, "but I just had to rationalize it a little more."

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For as long as he can remember, neurologist "I was immediately attracted to Jan because she a desk or be a numbers person like my Dad," (He is Harris Frankel wanted to be a doctor, He had is an incredibly bright and attractive woman,' he the son of Barbara Nogg Fraokel and Omaha CPA minor knee problems as a young man and, during said with a smile. "Her Dean Frankel,) that time, his interest in being a physician peaked. intellect, looks and personHe loves practicing the art At first, he had dreams of becoming an orthopedic ality attracted me because of medicine and being intelsurgeon and going into sports medicine. she's a wonderful person." lectually stimulated by his "I think this resulted from my involvement with They were married in profession, giving him the orthopedics as a child," he recalled. 1987, a year after completopportunity to impact peoAs an undergraduate, he studied animal physiol- ing their internships. They ple's lives. ogy with a concentration in neuro-physiology at the have four children: Sarah, "It is giving somebody a University of California, San Diego. During clinical 10, Emily, 9, Hannah, 6, diagnosis and being able to rotations as a medical student at UNMC, he and Sam, 3. treat that condition or givbecame most interested in patients who had dis- Jan did a year of internal ing them an answer for eases of the nervous system, such as strokes, medicine at UNMC and what they may or may not seizures, multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis completed her training at have," he added. and other neurological complications of medical Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Medicine isn't always disease. In 1990, she joined the facabout making people better "I found these disorders to be very intellectually ulty at UNMC for two because some of the illnessstimulating (and still do). Moreover, it became years. Since June, 1992, es he sees may have no apparent neurology is a bedside spocialty and this she has been a "stay at treatment and may short was very attractive to me as well. Taking a home mom." circuit or interrupt lives. patient's history, examining them, and then formuPrankel assorted, T o r "There's a tremendous lating a diagnostic impression and plan is like now, her priority is to be at Dr. Harris Frankel sense of gratification being putting together a puzzle," he said. homo with the children, and she's a great mother!" able to comfort Bomaone (or their family) in situaFrankel enjoys talking with his patients, One Frankel did his internship at Oreighton tions whero no treatment exists, especially when basic question to be answered during any initial University and hie neurology residency at the tJho expected outcome is poor or even grave. I try to encounter is, "Does the patient have a neurological University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center make life a little bit better for my patients!" problem or are their symptoms duo to something in Dallas. (Tina medical center is affiliated with "Finally," he added, "I've always considered my else?" This often is the question being naked by Parkland Hospital in Dallas whero President John role as a physician to be a privilego." referring physicians, ho pointed out. "Moat of the F. Kennedy was taken in November of 1963 when patients I ace are referred by their primary care he was assassinated.) physician, though I see some patients on self referHe Loves Being With People ral as well." Dr. Frankel reflected on his career, noting, "With While attending his HOCOIKI ymr of medical Ftchool my interest in science, my desire to be with people at UNMO, Harris met Jan Peterson, another med- and nvy personality, J thought that my best fit ical student, from Fullcvrton, NE, would be in medicine. I novor wantod to sit behind

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Dr. Maurice and Dr. Muriel Steinberg The assignment was "interview Muriel Prank Steinberg. She must have a terrific story to tell." I agreed, immediately thinking the obvious: she was a young, Jewish woman, who wanted to go to medical school and, in 1939, that must have been a very tough goal to accomplish. Wrong, at least the part about being a tough accomplishment. When I asked Dr. Prank to tell me about it, she smiled sweetly and said, "As a matter of fact, it was no big thing. I applied, I was accepted and I went." When I registered surprise, and asked about gender prejudice or anti-Semitism, she answered without missing a beat, "nope, I never encountered either." She explained she simply was a member of the class and, if anything, felt she had received extra attention from her male fellow students. As we talked, I returned often to the subject of prejudice, but the doctor remained insistent, regarding the absence of any such problem. To this dav. she claims siie doesn't know Dr. Jay Steinberg's children; Eva, Jack and Mikey. why it went in She tells his story with great pride, explaining lie that direction for her, but steadfastly reiterates her had only been in medical practice for a few short treatment, as well as that of the other three women months when he was drafted in 1941. When Pearl in the class, was fair from the first day in 1939 to Harbor was attacked, and the U.S. was at war, the day she graduated in 1943. young Dr, Maurice Steinberg was sent to the South The only example of anyone being treated Pacific to serve under General Douglas MacArthur. improperly was directed at one of the other three He had many responsibilities, which included female classmates. setting up clinics in New Guinea and Australia. As "When it became clear the married student was a member of MacArthur's staff", one of his jobs was pregnant, the dean of the medical school issued an to estimate the probable number of casualties ultimatum, stating the only pregnant women he expected to deal with would be patients." The stu- expected, and his determination was one of the dent left school, but Dr. Frank assures me she later rationales used in the decision to drop the A-Bomb. Muriel relates that the young doctor returned finished her education and did, in fact, pursue her from the war in 1945, his chest covered with career in medicine. medals. Among those she could identify were the The next chapter of Muriel's story moves to Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, Oak Leaf Belleyue Hospital in New York, where she took her Clusters and several others which she couldn't residency in anesthesiology. Her memories of those identify, but proudly displayed. days are mixed with hysterically funny tales and Back home, Lt. Col. Steinberg took some posttragically dramatic events. She remembers how graduate training and, when finished, set up his different the practice of medicine was, in the midpractice, specializing in urology. He practiced for 19408, from the way it is today. 40-plus years, before deciding it was time to retire. She recalled the great feeling of camaraderie In his case, the old cliche about "stopping to smell between her fellow doctors and the nurses, and the roses" was more than appropriate, since Dr. comments about colleagues today reflecting very Steinberg was well known as a rose fancier and different attitudes. "There was such a warm, friendliness between grower extraordinaire. His roses aro still beautiful us, back then," she said, recalling 'an almost big and grace the property of the family home, under the watchful eye of Muriel. brother feeling1 toward her." She quietly remembers some of the unspeakable (Continued o*i page 30)

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Dr. Tom Steinberg's children: Rebecca, Danny and Deborah.

Muriel and Moe Steinberg raised two fine sons, Tom and Jay. During their growing up years, Muriel recalls the kindness of many of the "athome" mothers of the neighborhood-ladies who included the Steinberg boys in the carpooln which went to Hebrew School and ball games and aeeut meetings. She laughingly recalls a few instances when the children were quite young and emergencies required her to be at the hospital on short notice. "I took them with me," she said, explaining that rules weren't quite so rigid as they are now. She "put them in a room next t,o the surgery, made sure they had toys, and they waited for me to be finished." Today, both sons are members of the medical community, perpetuating the honorable profession of their family. Dr. Tom Steinberg lives and works in St. Louis. He is associated wit.h Washington

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I first met John Dacey in 1997 when we were classmates in the Temple Israel Adult B'nai Mitzvah class. He introduced himself simply as a certified alcohol and drug abuse counselor. That was all he initially said. I was always impressed with his soft-spoken mannerisms and hi& intellect. A slight man, he made his point during "discussions by being articulate, but he seemed shy and I wondered about the rest of his story. • John and I recently spent a couple of hours at a local coffee shop. We drank our way through many pots of coffee as he looked right into my eyes and told me the story of his 48 years. He is willing to share his amazing story because he hopes it might help one person. The Early Years Dacey was born during theNKorean War, while his father, an Irish Catholic, was stationed at a Navy base in Bremerton, WA. Originally from

Chicago, the family returned there after John's shoes. He can only describe childhood as "painful." Much of the responsibility fell on him. His first father finished his military obligation. "My father was an alcoholic and there is a long job at age seven was when he peddled vegetables line of alcoholism in my family," Dacey recalled. and gave the money to his mother. After his father "After his stint in the Marines, he came back and left, he was placed at "the head of the table." had a series of jobs. He eventually left us--deserted His mother was petite, strong-willed, and very us. I am the oldest of three brothers and three sis- hurt by the events of her life. It was a blow to her ters and we grew up on ADC." pride when she had to accept public assistance and His parents made numerous attempts to reconcile the family moved into a housing project on and, each time, the family was uprooted. Each Chicago's West side, called Longhill Gardens. "It was run by the Chicago Housing Authority, attempt ended with his father drinking and "making things chaotic." His paternal grandmother was where we lived for 14 years until 1974," he recalled. a stabilizing force, who tried to give a home to some His role in the world was one of sacrifice during President Johnson's Great Society programs and of the children when things were going badly. "She was a large woman who was very strict, but "all this crap was going on in the streets where I very loving and warm. She was one person to lived," he added with a touch of anger in his voice. He remembers "going without" and'being hungry whom I knew I could turn." Dacey described himself as an insecure, angry, much of the time, but an aunt paid for the children culturally-inhibited and painfully-shy kid. He to attend parochial school. couldn't look people in the eye so he stared at their (Continued on next page)

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anger persisted throughout the ing," He spent times in church visit. His father was later murcontemplating his life and quesdered. tioning the presence of God, After leaving school, he period"I wanted a God to come in and ically took hard labor jobs and do miracles about the crap I was felt responsibility to give money experiencing and I wanted someto the household. Because of his thing to happen now!" he said habits, he was eventually asked adamantly. "It didn't happen, to leave home. and I turned awayfromGod." "I knew I was smart, but that His mother had moved to just wasn't one of the values of my Omaha with three of the peers. I had to hide the fact that "I younger children and John evenliked to read," he admitted. Even tually moved here in 1975. This after I got kicked out of school, I is when "the rebuilding process" would find solace by going to the began. He took a GED test and library. I read books on history, passed it immediately. He began psychology and theology." training as a nurses assistant John Dacey In his turmoil, John had quesand went to work in a nursing tions about God that weren't completely answered. home. He liked the safe environment and enjoyed He thought the answers to his problems would be the people. Alcoholics Anonymous helped him to in a religious setting and felt some kind of a "call(Continued on page 63)

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Unexpected Opportunities Arise in Omaha for Researcher by CAROL KATZMAN, Editor

There are no Jews in Omaha, At least that's what Dr. Allison Freifeld assumed when leaders at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) began courting her husband, Dr. Ken Cowan. In the end, the decision was easy. "When I looked at Omaha and at the Jewish community here, I liked the people who were recruiting him," Dr. Freifeld said, "It had everything Ken wanted in a job and nearly all the things I wanted in a community." With two girls, ages 12 and nine at the time, and the oldest less than a year away from becoming a Bat Mitzvah, the family's experience here has "completely dispelled the myths" they held about Omaha. "We've been so welcomed here! People whose great-grandparents lived in Omaha invited us to share holiday meals with them just weeks after we moved here in 1999," she added, "There was such an outpouring of help and interest in getting us through Sara's Bat Mitzvah. "It is an impressive community. The warmth and interest and community involvement of people here has made us feel very much at home." That's a strong endorsement from someone who grew up on the East Coast, and went to school and worked there, too. Freifeld, who earned a B.A. from Wellesley College, and her M.D. from J o h n s Hopkins University School of Medicine, had been associated with the National Institutes of Health since completing her residency at Johns Hopkins in 19HJ». With a lwiff track record in roHoarch, Dr. Kroifnld gave up a pomtion us Chief of Staff at the National Cancer Institute in Clinical Infectious Diseases to work part-time, at UNMC "From a medical mid academic standpoint, it's been like treading water," she explained, noting that ti major study on the effect of orul antibiotics on cancer patients vermin administering drugs intravenously WUH published in the Now England Journal of Medicine the day after sh« left NCI. "T don't, wnnt to IOHO my skills," H\W added, "hut, I

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We were mechanical ventilators and those who need breathSunday activity is spent working on their tree farm all taught to be polite and to say, Yes ma'am, yes ing machines. He is also medical director for a hosand then returning home to eat salad made with vegetables from their garden, and sip cool drinks sir!'" he recalled, admitting that it is certainly pice—a program for people with life limiting diseases. from Tupperware glasses. No one would ever nothing like today. "We take care of people with cancer, end-stage In 1952, Jerome bought a farm so all the children dream that Stacie is a respected pediatrician and could experience outdoor life and help with "chores" heart disease, AIDS, Alzheimer's-people who just Bob is a well-known pulmonologist. Bob Bleicher was born in 1952 to Jerome and during the summer. They all went every Sunday dur- have 'failure to thrive.' Some of these patients are Freda Sherman Bleicher. His father, who he affec- ing the school year, and finally moved there in 1970 over 100 years old and some are under 30," he tionately refers to as "Big Jerome," was the son of when Bob went away to college. Farm life was, and explained. "There are usually about 35 people in the hospice at any given time, with five nurses, a an insurance salesman. Freda is the daughter of is, very unusual among Jewish people. social worker and a chaplain." All of the people who "Doc" Bleicher, a retired physician, still puts the Shermans who ran a bakery in South Omaha, enter the hospice know they're dying, he added. daily effort into maintaining the farm, while trying near the stockyards. It seems that Jerome and his Bob is also Director of Quality for Bryan insurance-selling father went to the bakery to col- to keep the "little shul on Broadway" operating. lect an insurance premium and it was "love at first B'nai Israel, Council Bluffs only remaining syna- Hospital, the largest hospital in Lincoln. He helps gogue, still holds weekly Shabbat services as well develop programs and protocol for different activisight" for the young couple. ties within the hospital. Basically, he helps "reign They married and settled in Omaha where they as services during the Jewish holidays. began raising their family of seven boys and one "My dad bought the farm for a hobby and for an in" his peers to "do the right things" that will also girl. Bob/the fifth child, spent his first five years investment. Although we didn't grow up there, we be cost effective for the hospital. Youth Group Brings a Couple Together -living at 31st and Jackson. He attended Jackson all had exposure to animals, gardening and farmIn 1968, teenagers at Temple Sinai in Denver were School, Dundee School, Lewis and Clark Junior ing. As a result of that, just about every one of us trying to start a young group and, since Bob was High and went on to graduate from Central High has an interest in farming. We all enjoyed it!" College and Medical School active in the Omaha group, he went to Denver to in 1970. The family later moved to 56th and Farnam. They attended Temple Israel, and Bob In 1970, Bob left the farm to attend college at "help*. It was during this trip he met Stacie Arck. Stacie was born in Denver in 1954, and lived in remembers a happy youth full of National Washington University in St. Louis^ He doesn't ever Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) and Missouri remember thinking of being anything but a doctor, the same house all her life with her parents and Valley Federation of Temple Youth (MoVFTY) since he began working at Jerome's office at age five, three sisters. She attended public schools close to filing or acting as a receptionist. • •' . . her home and wasn't terribly involved in Temple activities. "I worked for Marcel Kahn, who was the office activities until she was in fifth or sixth grade. He describes his life as a child as being "uncomplicated." He had four brothers who preceded him, manager," Bob recalled. "He took me under his wing Since her father was an insurance agent, she and taught me a lot about business; it made me recalled, "I had nary a thought of becoming a docand says the family never had any "wants." tor! I was very strong in science and mathematics "I think we all wanted to emulate our father. He think I wanted to go into a field caring for people. and had thought about physical therapy, It wasn't "Ifskindafun!" had a neat manner with people, and it was always 1 enjoyable to listen to him on the telephone. Bob went on to medical school at the University automatic for girls to think about 'doctoring." (Continued on page 47) Frequently, he took us on rounds to the hospital of Iowa in 1974, and then continued on with an

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Special Work »* Stacie's work at the Child Advocacy . . Center in Lincoln takes much of her time. \£ "The Center is the result of a multi-disci- J" plinary effort to set up a place that's not a police office or a hospital," she explained. "It's where children can be interviewed and examined if they need it. They can come back and get counseling if that's necessary." The Center is housed in an old.caretaker's house in a city park, and it's comfortable for the children. "School officials sometimes call to tell us that police are picking up students at school if they think there is some abuse," she continued. The staff from Child Protective Services, who have many years of training, do the interviews behind a 'one way' mirror. Two pediatricians examine the children for physical and sexual abuse. The Future Although Bob says he still adores patient care, he has always planned to retire from being a doctor at age 50. They have purchased a tree farm nine miles east of Lincoln, and Bob is working on a horticulture degree at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Since both have a love of trees and shrubs, Stacie and Bob also run a commercial nuracry, selling planfcst trees and shrubs. They spend much of their weekends there and plan to run it after Bob's retirement. Til miss the patients, but 1 won't miss the hassles of being a doctor,* he laughed. "It has become so regulated that you spend a good portion of your week justifying your existence, and I find that hard to do as a doctor. Aa a professional with integrity, if I thought that's what my services were worth, that's what I'd charge.

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She explains grandparents are both Sophia, daughter of Drs, Jennifer Guss and what she tries to instill doctors, which, perhaps, Michel Siegel in her students and further confirmed her career choice. Clearly, from childhood on, she was stresses the importance of a respectful attitude, of at home and comfortable in an atmosphere where showing sensitivity for a patient's nervousness, to the practice of medicine was an every day subject. listen and, in general, to approach with a gentle, For Jennifer, there was never a doubt that she kindly manner. would one day be a doctor. Dr. Guss is also a Clinical Instructor, which She grew up in Morristown, NJ, but fondly means instructing residents either in the clinic or remembers annual summer visits to her grandpar- office, in hospital wards or at the bedside. ents, Pauline and Joe Guss, here in Omaha, She Obviously, this is a very busy young physician, "learned to swim at the Highland," and always deeply committed to giving 100% of herself to every looked forward to the good times her family person with whom she is connected. enjoyed during those vacations. It probably never Of course, she also has a personal life, and she occurred to her that someday she would be com- and her husband are the parents of a beautiful pleting her medical training right here. Or that she baby girl named Sophia. Juggling her time as a would begin her own practice of medicine at the doctor and her time as a mom, so that nobody gets start of the new century in Omaha. short-changed, is an ongoing challenge for her. Dr. Jennifer Guss's education began at Yale Like most professional women with children, she's University, where she earned her undergraduate very anxious to do the work for which she is degree. She went to medical school at George trained, and which she loves, and still be there for Washington University, where she met Michel Sophia. She'd like to accomplish all this so her Siegel on the first day of school. This is an impor- daughter will grow up seeing her as a role model, tant element in her med school story, since they and know that balance can, in fact, be achieved soon began dating, and were married in June, between parenting and profession. 1994, after their second year of school. (More about Jennifer speaks affectionately of her grandparDr. Siegel in the story on page 49.) ents and how much she loves being here, so close to The two graduated in 1996, and came to Omaha them. When she's able, she loves to gotoShabbat to begin the next stage of the required training, morning services at Beth El with them, She and Jennifer began her residency at St. Joe Hospital/ Michel want their daughter to be comfortable in Children's Hospital and at the University of the synagogue environment, and hope to raise her Nebraska Medical Center. When asked the reason to love her Judaism. for all three, she explained her "double interest" Wife + Doctor + Mother * one very busy woman, training was for both Pediatrics and Internal but Dr. Guss is quick to give a great deal of credit Medicine, Her interest in both was too great to sep- to husband, Michel, for being supportive as well as arate at this time. She wanted to be able to work very helpful. She stresses that he has always with children, but also to devote some of her time encouraged her to do what she most wanted and to adults needing her care. helped in every way he could to make life easier. 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When Michel Siegel engages in conversation, the That was where he met Jennifer Guss on the listener detects the slightest difference in the pro- first day of school. They began dating soon, but didnunciation of a word here and there, and may sud- n't marry until they finished their second year, in June of 1994. Michel is still in his residency training, and will finish in 2002. He will begin a fellowship in Houston after that and, ultimately, hopes to settle Into a practice specializing in Ear, Nose and Throat. He said he'll be sorry to leave - - Omaha, explaining he and his wife have made some goad friends here. He spoke of his plea* suro in coming h<Jr0 n o v e r in M.MJIH-II (.US-,, left, and his daughter, Dr. Jennifer Guss, and her husband, » havboe Dr. Michel Siegel, carry on the tradition of medical couples, Jennifer's mater» Midwest before, nal grandparents were physicians as well. and his admiradenly realize English was not his first language. tion of the open plains and caay lifestyle of the Tho next question is "where do you come from?" area. That was how I learned a little of the background Of the training he's presently taking, he said, "I of this young man, who next year will complete his love what i do-it's a wonderful experience. I feel ao residency training. Siegel was born in Mexico City fortunate to be helping people." and lived there until ho was 21 years old, Indeed, There was no mistaking his fooling about his English most certainly was not his mother tongue. work, nor the importance it has in hia life. With His maternal grandparents had como from just a little imagination, anyone listening to him Russia to Mexico, and hie mother had been born talk about his future in medicine hag to know this there. His father, who was born in Poland, immi- in n caring, fine phyaician, grated to the united States and settled in tho For now, in hia private lift*, he's already attained Bust. In time, he decided to visit relatives in status at) an understanding, considerate husband Mexico. Michel grins when he says "ho never and an adoring daddy to his six-month-old Sophia. went back/' His wife, Jennifer, gives him the highest marks for Siegel took half of his undergraduate studies in his help in keeping their family life running Mexico and the other half in Tampa, PL. He knew smoothly, praising him to the heavens for doing all he wanted to be trained in some profession which he can to help her maintain her busy schedule. would enable him to help people, and majored in The day I saw him, he answered the call of psychology with the intention of ultimately becom- adorable Sophia, who was demanding some service, ing a counselor. There were no doctors in his back- and ended up engaging in a match involving vegground; his father had owned a textile factory in etables. She won, Mexico and both his brothers were in the business Talking with young doctors like Michel Siegol world. and his wife, I realized how difficult it must be Michel didn't go into his reasons for entering to fulfill all the work obligations and yet still medical school, but it would appear that when it find a little time to enjoy each other and their was time for graduate school, he had decided psy- baby. Still, it was perfectly clear to me they both chology just wasn't going to satisfy his desire to do were completely happy doing exactly what they what he could for people. By now, although I didn't were doing. ask him, I imagine he must think fate had a hand Someplace, in the nottoodistant future, these in his presence in the George Washington two will no doubt provide Home community with University Medical School in 1992. some very excellent medical care.

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Even as a registered pharmacist, he continued to When Bruce Goldberg was six years old, he didn't watch cartoons on Saturday mornings in his jam- sweep the floors and straighten the shelves. "I learned a lot mies like other kids. He and from my father," he his younger brother, David, said with admiragot dressed and went to work! tion. "I learned a That's right! The Goldberg I good work ethic in a boys always went to work at | tough business. Dad Keystone Pharmacy with is awesome in how their dad, Manny. he treats customers. Now 40 and slender, with He can talk to a cusslightly graying hair, tomer out front who Goldberg says his earliest has never bought recollections of the pharmacy prescriptions and business are straightening make them feel betboxes of model cars that hung ter about taking on pegs, After completing their medicine." that task, the brothers moved Bruce added, "My to the back room where they dad is a great straightened more tangled schmoozer, and he peg hooks. can really talk to the "It was a never-ending job," people who come into he joked. the store. He is nor"We never went during the mally pretty quiet, week because we had activibut when he's out in ties after school, and transBruce Goldberg his working world, poftation was an issue," he recalled. Although he remembers going into the he's a different guy. pharmaceutical department with his father, he Manny Goldberg is on the national board of the doesn't remember actually wanting to be a pharma- Trade Association for Chain Drug Stores. cist."It was just kind of expected, and I never According to Bruce, "There are guys on that board thought about being anything else." who are presidents of Walgreens and Target. They But Bruce knew he would become a pharmacist usually have someone from two small companies. and go into the family business. He worked in the Dad's up there rubbing elbows with these guys and drug store on Saturdays during the school year, but they admire him because he started a small compaincreased his working hours to six days a week ny from nothing and built it up!" His father has an eye for families, too. during summers, He remembers being paid "with "Dad develops a relationship with the consumers toys" at first, and then in about eighth grade, he and then he converts them into patients who come was paid minimum wage for his work. After graduating from Westside High School in back. I've watched him and seen how professional 1979, Goldberg attended the University of he is. That's something you don't see anymore," Wisconsin at Madison, He admitted to being "not a Bruce explained. great student and having to study very hard!" With "Years ago, pharmacists used to have special tiie studying, he managed a "B" average. However, relationships with their customers and that is what for diversion, he chose to get a part-time job at — my dad still does! I've watched him and learned Walgreens! He graduated in 1984 and returned to from him. He has been a great mentor and role work at Keystone Pharmacy. model!"

Branching Out On His Own In 1997, Bruce went out on his own and opened four pharmacies in the No Prills and Bag and Save grocery stores. "What I have are small little pharmacies tucked in the corner of a grocery store," he explained. "However, I care about my customers. If I didn't, I wouldn't have a paycheck!" He made the change because he felt he was gone from his family too much. Since his pharmacies are open for shorter hours than the chains, he is able to spend more time with his wife and children. "The shortage of pharmacists in America is a huge problem," Goldberg explained. "We have more older people taking medicine, and there has been a transition from a five-year to a six-year pharmacy program. So, there has been a whole year without a graduating class." Bruce says what he likes the most, is what he learned from Manny. He likes to help people and review their medications with them. In some cases, he likes to suggest alternatives that may help them save some money. He finds a great sadness when older people come in and can't afford to buy their medications. "Even if I can save them something, it's still a boatload of money, and I can imagine that it's going to be that way when I'm older, I don't know how people can afford it. Yeah! They can afford it by selling their homes," he said sardonically. A Happy Life Since Omahan John Lehr had been one of Bruce's childhood friends, he always knew Cindy, John's little' sister! Bruce recalls Cindy coming home one time for break while she was in college. "I needed to get a rug for my apartment and I asked her to come with me to pick it out," he laughed. The couple began dating after that shopping trip, and were married in 1988. They have three boys: Adam, 10, Scott, 9, and Max,12. He wants the three boys to do whatever they want to do. "They don't necessarily have to be pharmacists unless that will make them happy."

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From the time that Omaha businessman David Goldberg was very small, he always wanted to be in the pharmacy business. He currently markets Beta Past GXR, a dietary supplement used to maintain healthy blood sugar levels for people with Type 2 Diabetes. Although Goldberg thinks his father, Manny, would have liked for him to become a pharmacist, he says he. always liked "other stuff." "The Keystone Pharmacies are quite large and I liked merchandising, personnel and accounting better than I liked the pre-med/pre-pharmacy type classes," he explained. "I preferred to be out on the floor with people." Goldberg remembers helping in the stores when he was four years old. He has fond memories of standing next to his bubbe, Frances Goldberg, while she sacked orders. He would help because there were always lines of people who kept on coming. "I was standing next to the cashier, Ruthie, and someone asked me how old I was," he laughed. "I remember holding up four little fingers!" On Saturdays, he accompanied Manny to the stores where he worked dusting, unpacking merchandise and growing up. At first, his "pay" was a piece of candy, and then he graduated to the toy aisle whare he picked a toy in exchange for Ms work. Later on, his father reached in his pocket and paid him, first with coins and later with dollar bills, "Some of the work was hard because I got down on my hands and knees and did sweeping and straightening, but some was fun." His big brother, Bruce, was usually at the pharmacy with him. Although Bruce denies it, David asserted, "Bruce was the instigator of getting me into trouble! Back in the days when there were no pollution laws, we had a great big incinerator behind the Btore and we dumped the trash and burned it. Bruce loved to light it and he'd yell, 'Look, Dave! Fire!'" The two men, now 40 and 37, remain close, carhit; brothers, celebrating Jewish holidays and family simchos together. In 1985, David graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with a degree in accounting. He returned to Omaha and went to work in tha accounting department of Keystone Pharmacies. He luter moved into the merchandising department as o buyer and remained there. It entailed layout of deportments and negotiations with suppliers,

something he enjoyed. He eventually worked his way up, finding,himself in charge of purchasing and advertising. He is particularly proud of his work in the advertising department because they hired a graphic artist who greatly improved the companies' ads and made them "state of the art." On Labor Day in 1987, David hosted a bachelor party at his Old Market apartment. One of his friends, Robert Gteenberg, was a guest at the party and he forgot his "beeper" on David's couch. When he called to tell Greenberg he had found it, Greenberg said, "Come on over; my sister, Wendy, is on national television handing Jerry Lewis a check for the telethon, and I just taped it!" "When I got there, Robert flipped on the VCR and there she was, all tanned and beautiful," he said with a smile. "She was handing Jerry Lewis this check for $70,000 from her national sorority! "I told Robert I needed to meet her, so he arranged for ua to moot the following week. They were going out to hang posters for a performing arts series he was in," Goldberg recalled. "So, I went the following weak and 'helped' Wendy. At one point, I was close to her und she aniolled really good. Sines I had alwaya worked in the pharmacy and I knew pejrfumes, I aaked her what sho was wearing and, she said, "That'a Dry Idea Deodorant!' "That's always been a family joke!" ho laughed. Wendy and David wore married March 25, 1989. They have three children: Joe, 11, Molly, 9, and Sophia, 6. Leaving Keystone In 1998, David left Keystone Pharmacies in order to pursue the development and marketing of his own product, Beta Fast GXR. Imported from India, Gymnema Sylvestre is an extract from the milkweed plunt. Goldberg wurku with :i company in California that takes this herb and turns it into a "time release" pill. In India, people with Type 2 diabetes use this product to help them maintain healthy blood sugar levels by controlling pancreatic function. The herb is thought to minimize sweetness cravings and glucose absorption while controlling pancreatic function. According to Goldberg, the herb is perfectly

David Goldberg and his son, Joe. safe and delivers a measurable response of balanced blood glucose for nearly every user. Physicians in India have prescribed it for years as a natural treatment. Goldberg bus done a preliminary research and collected articles on the herb, that date back to 1870. It was used widely throughout Japan and India for treatment of diabetes for 1500 years. Along with the company in California, he formulated the herb into a time-release concentrated tablet that cuts the dosage down to two tablets per day. Although the product is not intended to diagnose, treat or cures the disease, it 1B a dietary supplement that may help to maintain blood auger levels. Exercise, proper diet and medical supervision are also part of proper treatment for diabetes. Creighton University Diabetes Center is currently engaged in trial research study on the natural treatment. Patients are being recruited who will either take the Gymnema Sylvestre or a placebo. Although it has not been tested by the Food and Drug Administration, many patients use the herb to supplement their medication. "If Liu1, clinicul trials fjo woll, thun this u«xt step is to take thu information, patent it, and go to a larger company to liconoa the technology," Goldberg explained. "I already have two or three interested companies." David feels so grateful for his life as it is today, noting, "I am so fortunate because my children are healthy and beautiful. They all do well in school. My wife is a great homemaker, cook and teacher.

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Dr. Bruce A. Buehler didn't know', home for the last two yeara of her at the University of Utah. he was Jewish until he was 17 life, and he gave her shots and "The reason I was hired was to close the Utah years old. cared for her. State Institution and begin placing people into the The current Professor of He went back to school at community." Pediatrics and Pathology at Northwestern University in 1963 (Continued on page 62) Munroe-Meyer Institute for by attending night classes. In Genetics and Rehabilitation, says 1964, he began a junior college in originally he was angry when he Florida. It was difficult for him to 00 F> f B J g j p ,P rBJBJBjgjBJBJELJBLfgjELJBLlr3 itLJIl 111 found out that his mother, Mary get into college because of his low Elizabeth Buehler, had been grade point average at Duke. By Jewish. Buehler's father, George, the time he finished the junior col"For Exceptional Dining" had a very strong German personalilege with an Associate of Arts Happy, Healthy New Year ty. He married Mary Elizabeth, a degree, he had a 4.0 average. Greek Specials Daily Greek Beer & Wine young nurse who promised to raise Medical School Homemade Pastries Dine In/Carry Out their children to be Episcopalian. In 1965, he was admitted into Party Room We Cater Too! But their marriage was not well the University of Florida, and Full Sen/fee Bar Dr. Bruce A. Buehler Mon.-Thurs. 11 fl.m, • 9 p tn. received by members of the family. graduated with high honors in less 346-1528 Frl,-Sal. II a.m.-10p.ra. According to Bruce, "My father was a sailor who than two years, earning both B,A. and B.S. degrees Sun it a.m.-8p.m. 3821 Center defended the Defiance River during World War II. in science and English. By this time, he was beginOne evening, Pop explained my background, and ning to identify himself as a Jew. that's when he told me about my Jewish connection. "Even though I still hadn't had a Bar Mitzvah, I I became very angry and left home for a while. I felt I began to identify myself to friends as being had been denied my heritage." Jewish," he recalled. "Also, my cadre of Mends was He says he always wondered why his grandpar- heavily Jewish by this time.*1 ents, Ruth and Jacque Postley, seemed different. He specialized in pediatrics during medical school {Their name was originally Pozansky and they because he wanted to be an ear, nose and throat surcame from the town of Posan on the border geon. Because of financial problems, he didn't get to between Russia and Poland.) the ENT training, and "sold himself to the United •. • • "I don't know what the arrangement was, but States Air Force. "The Best in Casual Pining" now I have letters that were written by my Jewish The Air Force paid for his last two years of medfamily from 1850 onwards," he explained. "My ical school, and he finished in 1970. After a short Steaks / Ftfme Rib / Chicken grandfather, with whom I was vary close, was the stint in Chicago, he was sent to Okinawa and Pasta / Burgas / Salads last one to write a letter meant for my two brothers Japan to become a flight surgeon, where he took Specialty! Sandwiches and me. My brothers never received it, but'these care of pilots who WWP in the VietNanv War. Fresh Fish iiro my moat prized possession*}!" "They trained me to be u 'back neater' in nn M4," Location: However, Bruco's mother never wanted to discuss he acknowledged. "I flow in combat aircraft for West Dodge 8r Boys Town the issue of religion. Finally, after many yeara, he three years, When I was at the bnue, 1 did obstetbegan to ntudy Judaism on IUH own. Since coming rics and gyuecology, becnuue each of us had to do Omaha, NB, (402) 431-0023 to Omaha, he has studied with both Rabbi Isaac something and I knew about kidn." TcHSk) Available»Alt Major Credit, Car«b Accepted Nndoff and Kabbi Aryoh Azrtol. After the war, he returned to GiiinoHvillo to finwh The family left Defiance, Ohio, and moved to his podlutric residency, HH well na a fellowship in Chicago. Bruce utUuukid public school, and theu geucUcK. hi 11)70, bucuuiu1 of a minify crunch, he wont on to Duko University where he "flunked way also part-time medical director of the Sunland out!" (Ho claims ho had the second lowest average Training Center, Florida'^ hirgflHt training center in the clasB. The other guy went on to play profes- for people with disabilitioK. It was there that he sional football!) took care of approximately 3,000 children with speHe worked for three years in order to aave cial needs. He also completed training in genetics, enough money to go back to college. He worked at endocrinology and metabolism, after a year as chief Sears, as a night orderly at a hospital, and cared resident in pediatrics. for polio victims in their homes. After leaving Sunland in 1977, he spent four By tliis time, he had decided he wanted to become years in Utah as the Director of the Utah State a doctor. His grandmother, Ruth, lived in their Training School, as well att the Director of Genetics

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She describes herself as the "most peripheral "longer than usual" is fair, because she originally member of the Omaha medical community," which started in a different career direction, A graduate of Brandeis University, she majored may be exactly correct if the word "temporarily" is added. The reason for this designation is clear; in English and had a minor in sociology, and "had no idea" what she when Susan wanted to do. She Witkowski gradended up with a job uated from medat a Battered ical school in Women's Shelter, 2001, she elected which she found to take the year meaningful, while off before doing realizing she needed her residency to find a graduate training. This program which isn't just "a would take her breather" after where she wanted to four years of be, professionally, study, but rather Ultimately, she a choice carefully decided on law, and made, to stay applied to the home and, in her University of Califwords, "be a ornia Law School in mommy." San Francisco. To whom? To With her great beautiful little interest in women's Gabrielle, born issues, she could do last January to resource work on the Susan -and her subject, which would husband, Dr. be beneficial to both Isaac Witkowski, the victims and their She thought long mentors. In theory, and hard before this was successful, making this decibut in practice, somesion — including thing was less than the exchange of satisfactory. To the views as well as dismay of her parquestions and Susan and Gabrielle Witkowski ents, in the middle of answers from her second year, she decided to leave. Although her other women who had made the same choice. She father (attorney Richard Fellman) urged her to concluded that while she was very anxious to leave open the option of coming back to school, she begin the practice of medicine, she felt strongly "really hated i f and was relieved to put the experiabout being at home with her baby for that first ence behind her. year, Her parents did her the biggest favor of her life, Any visitor who spends an. hour with and declared her to be "on her own," She stayed in doctor/mommy Susan, and baby, Gabby, will likely the San Francisco area for the next six years, doing come to a simple conclusion: both are precisely various kinds of work, ending up doing research for where they want to be. While she is enjoying this a bio-tech firm. Her particular area was "headhuntspecial time being (as she said) 'Susan Witkowski', ing" in the business and professional world. She she looks forward to the time when she will be Dr. was introduced to sciences and modern applicaSusan Fellman. tions of various different technologies there and In spite of this, the medical career is waiting. realized here "was something really interesting." And, since it took her a little longer than usual to This, no doubt, came as a surprise, since she readily decide what she wanted to be "when she grew up," she's nearly ready to take the plunge. To say admits she had absolutely no interest in any of the

sciences and had studiously avoided them while in undergraduate school. As she became more and more involved, she decided maybe she had been missing something, that she really liked what she was learning, and maybe what she really needed was the study of medicine. She made the big decision and started by enrolling back in school to get her undergraduate requirements in science. She began in city college in San Francisco, where she studied for two years, then returned to Omaha and the university for her last two years. This done, she was ready to apply for admission to the University of Nebraska Medical Center. This was 1997, and the die was cast. Nine years after her graduation from Brandeis, she was a first-year medical student. Susan compares her law school studies with her medical school studies as very different. She remembers the Socratic teaching method of her law classes and says "we were always arguing," She was uncomfortable with this classroom technique, as opposed to the very logical thinking in studying the sciences. Initial adjustment was hard, at first, but she came to love learning bio-chemistry and molecular biology. She found medical school difficult, a challenge, but not daunting. Listening to her speak of her four years of study, it's clear she found a comfortable place for herself. And, as if she needed any fringe benefits, she met her future husband during that first year. They married during her second year of school; she became pregnant during her third year, and had her baby during her fourth and final year, before graduation. Obviously, medical school brought many personal changes to this young woman. At this writing, she's within a few months of putting on the white coat and beginning her residency training. Her dearest wish and first choice in specialization is pediatrics. She has second choices, but this is what she most wants to do, and adds, "I think I could bring a special empathy to the care of babies and older kids, having had my own experiences now with Gabby," So here she is, most of her education behind her, ready to embark on the career choice which, at first, seemed to elude her. Having visited with her, watched her with her baby in her comfortable home, complete with three Yiddish-named cats, this writer thinks shell be a wonderful doctor. Witkowski believes her maturity will no doubt help her to be more understanding and patient. If she needs a second opinion, I concur.

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When Patsy Ruth Wallace was a little girl, she used to line up all of her brothers and sisters, the neighbor kids, and any available dolls and teach school, During the so-called "class time," one of the subjects was always "health." During this class, little emergencies would arise and Patsy would have to nurse her "students" back to health. She knew at a very young age she wanted to be a teacher and a nurse. Wallace was born in 1948 in Pontiac, MI. She had 11 brothers and sisters; her mother worked sporadically as a bartender. Her biological father and her stepfather were beer truck drivers. Her earliest memories are of .the beer truck and the ice dripping as her stepfather drove from storetostore. She describes her childhood as being "different." Both parents were alcoholics and didn't allow the children to go to church. Her mother was Missouri Synod Lutheran and her stepfather had been raised as a Catholic. From her childhood, she learned how to organize and use what she had. She didn't dwell on what she didn't have, but learned to make tilings from what she had. She speaks sadly of the mental and physical abuse of her mother from her stepfather. However, she smiles when she talks of intervening so that her mother wouldn't get hurt. "Since I was one of the older kids, I knew it was time for me to get in the middle when the copper teakettle started tofly!"she recalled. At one point, they lived in.a caretaker's house on a farm. Patsy remembers this as a good time. She described another one of their homes as something we would now call "a'tenement row house." "There were 16 families, and none of us had anything to play with, So, there was a lumber yard back behind the field. We played with the crittera and the animals and 1 took home a jar filled with blnek widow spiders! I didn't have a due they were dangerous," aha explained. P u r s u i n g h e r Dreams "There WUH novor any doubt in my mind that, if I worked at it and really.tried, I would Bomeday become a nurao," Wallace asserted. "After I waa in high school, my parents divorced and my father quit paying child support when I was 18.1 had one more year of high school, and knew I had to work." She was a good student, and regent scholarships were directly related to tost scores, She worked to overcome some dyslexia and managed to get a scholarship. She choae the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor for her undergraduate work.

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Although her tuition was fully paid, Patsy hadn't realized she had to pay for her own room and board and books. W I hadn't thought about resources to live on and money I planned on sending home to the family," she recalled. "I started out sitting with hospital patients during the night, and worked as a receptionist in the dormitory and did typing for other students!" She worked anywhere from 4248 hours a week. Since her scholarship was for eight semesters and nursing was afive-yearprogram, she had to fully pay for her last year. During nuraing school, she had the opportunity to work alongside medical students, and to learn how the human body works. "This probably helped my religious beliefs, too, because when you're in that kind of an experience, you realize that juat because you look different on tho outside, things on the inside really aren't that much different!" she laughed. "Human beings are pretty much the same!" Religious exploration was another one of Pats/a activities during her undergraduate years. She remembers going to tho Hillol House to ask questions. "The rabbis wore very reluctant to let in anybody outside of the religion who didn't have a family connection. So, it was a fight from the very beginning to get much information about Judaism. I had a lot of Jewish friends and learned from them," By the time she graduated from college, she knew didn't want to "juHt. tench," Him wanted to curriculum. Th©r© were only twamhmU te the United States that offered this program, and both were in Omaha! Coming: to Omaha Patsy cfeoae the University of Nebraska Medical Center program, She worked as an instructor and attended classes to earn hor Master's Degree in nursing, She also worked in the hospital aB a nurs® on weekends, "This was heavy-duty financial time again. I

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Patsy Wallace, RJSf., M.S.N. needed to pay off my college loans, and Mom was struggling with the kids,* she added. She had joined tho Methodist Church, but still had questions about Judaism, "It worked for me at tho time, but it just didn'tfitright!" she said. She had several meetings with Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks at Temple Israel, but ho, too, wan reluctant to encourage her because ahe had no family connections. She "hung around* Temple and continued to attend services. During a big snowstorm, she met a Jewish man who waa later to become her husband. "It was QflBier for me to convert because I then had family connections,11 she explained. ul already knew what I wtmU'd to do, but I didn't understand Judaism enough to knew I needed that connection. I had practiced religion all my life. "When my parents had no religion, my brothers, sisters and I found a way," she explained. "You need a safe haven when you grow up in an unsafe environment. * She felt there was a force "a lot bigger* than the one in her family. "I had to believe that in order to grow up!" (Continued on page 62)

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Sharing a Bond (Continued from page 56) • " -• Unlike his father-in-law, Harry was a good student in high school and attended the University of Philadelphia. He was a European History major, but he knew he wanted to go to medical school someday. As a high school student, he volunteered at the local hospital by working in admitting, emergency and recovery. "I thought it was krnda neat, and working in a hospital always appealed to me," he commented. A great influence on his life has been his brother, John, who experiences mental retardation and has a learning disability. Having John as a brother impacted the family by making them more understanding and compassionate. "We always defended our brother when other kids made fun of him," Klein recalled, "and I think that compassion, or the need to protect those who couldn't protect themselves, was something we grew up with. I never thought about it until years later, but I might be a totally different person today if I hadn't had a brother with a disability." As a child, Klein had terrible problems with his knees. He suffered with pain and swelling, so his mother took him to an orthopedic doctor who always joked around and tried to make medical procedures easier. This had a positive impact on Harry; he muses that sometimes he does this to his patients when he gives injections and shots. During his sophomore year, he met Janet Schwartz, a freahmuu. They were in same of the Hiune classes, but met during a French placement test. The very next day, she appeared in his.French. class, and they've always joked about, meeting in "romance languages!" It wasn't "love at first sight" for Janet and Harry, although he admits he was very attracted to her. "I teased her incessantly about being from Nebraska and she was always good natured about it," he laughed. "One of my friends from New York saw me out with her and told my mother that I waH dating a red-haired Irish-Catholic girl with freckles!" His mother was relieved when ho told her Janet was "a red-haired Jewish girl wlfch freckles!" They wore married in 1983; today they have six children: Snrn, 12, Daniel, 10, Laura, 8, Andrew, 4, Jacob, 3, and Emma, 4 monthB. (They also have u dog, named, of courB©, Calvin Klein!) Janet told Harry she wanted to have a career, and didn't think she would be a very good mother. (She also said she "would never marry a doctor, Omaha was a good place to grow up," but she didn't know if she'd want to live here!)

Harry went to medical school at the University of Rochester in New York. Like her mother, Janet worked while Harry was in medical school at Strom Memorial Hospital. My in-laws sent us care packages with i'x 'y- ^ cookies and boxes of macaroni and cheese. " *~ We would also shop at a local super market where they gave triple coupons, in order to save money!" he recalled. In 1986, they decided to come to Omaha •' t for his residency to be near some family. *\ Again, like his father-in-law, Harry com-; , pleted his residency at Creighton •, "., University and intended to practice inter- " '* nal medicine. J.Hi s first two rotations were in rheuma- j tology, the branch of medicine dealing with arthritis and joint diseases. Rheumatologists also treat auto-immune diseases, such as Lupus and Schleroderma. He loved it so much, he decided that would be his specialty. Although these are chronic conditions, as a doctor, Klein can intervene and improve the

returned to Omaha after his residency. Two Doctors with the Same Goals Both men agree their'backgrounds and education influenced them. Perhaps the problems of the Jews and tinli-Semitiam "' "'" ' '"" " ' ' have helped them be more understand!ny of T h e Kloln^chlldren: Sara, Daniel, Laura, Andrew, Km ma. people of other backgrounds. Each agrees «'a<Jok that they treat all their patients in the sume way - the person as the disease,** he added. "In other words, a person isn't just an arthritic knee, he or regardless of backgrounds or skin color. Klein loves his work because he tries to under- she is a whole person.* Schwartz, who is semi-retired, now has the stand what his patients are going through-not only chance to teach residents at Creighton Medical physically, but also emotionally. "I might not be able to cure their problems, but I School. "One of the advantages of being a senior can tell them what to do to improve their lives," he practitioner and having yeara and yeara of experiexplained. "I alwttyn look at ouch .patient an beintj u ence is that you have the opportunity to pass on titie things thafe you've learned/ he asserted, Tt can whole person. influence future practitioners - hopefully in a, posi"When I get to know someone, I find out that tive way,* their social or economic situation can have a big In a lighter moment, the two doctors were asked bearing on how they feel physically. By getting to what they wanted in this story. They each thought know my patients, it gives thorn an opportunity to vent on somebody besides a family member, and it for a moment and then said, "Put in the article Sve like each other and we approve of each other as gives them a more improved quality of life. doctors, men, and fathers!11" "In medical school, they also told UB not to look at

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Most people understand, at some point in life, Omaha. Of course, that kids are usually going to do exactly what they it was not easy for are told NOT to do. Whether it involves going to a the boys to work wild concert, dating the nose-pierced rebel from the with their father wrong side of the street, or watching the scary right off the bat. monster movie late at night. In Larry and Neal "He would try to Malashock's case, it was entering their father treat me as if he Stanley's profession -- optometry, always knew what Larry and Neal grew up with a father who was was best and, as a always working and trying new things. In the early son, I would 1950s, while Stanley was fresh out of school and always try to Neal just a baby, Stanley started his business ignore his advice. _ Of course, we were endeavors in the field of optometry. both wrong,"' He began by setting up an optical department in The Malashocks, front, from left: Diane, Beth Leeds, Stanley, Barbara, Larry admitted. the back of his father's jewelry store, then went on to open an optical in the Sears department store in "He knew more Kathy and Jody; back: Michelle, Larry, Jeffrey, Andrew, Steve Leeds, Jason downtown Omaha; more followed at Brandeis and than I thought, Hoberman, Zachary Leeds, Ryan, Neal (Buzz) and Erin. explained, "other than just working on business." Phillips department stores. and I knew more than he thought." Even the brothers and their wives have very A few years after Larry was born in 1961, Stanley Even with this conflict, Larry and Neal were able to decided to take a risk and open his own free-standing bring ideas from their recent training to Stanley's old- strong ties to one another. In fact, they are togethoptical locations downtown, and competed head on fashioned practice. They brought a more organized er so much that the wives, Barbara, Diane and with nearly six others located in the same area, medical approach with more medical concentrations, Jody, get a little frustrated hearing optometry talk, One night in Memphis, while Neal was in optomFortunately, Stanley won the battle, due to his versus Stanley's business ideas. marketing ideas. "I really decided to go against the "I think it took him a little while to get used to a etry school, Stanley, Neal and Larry were all with their wives sitting around a table talking when the trend," he comments. "The rest were all advertising new way of doing things," Neal commented. price, and I wanted to advertise quality and service." Eventually, Stanley contemplated retirement, optometry subject came up; they all decided that Stanley made the right choice, Malashock Optical and Larry and Neal were ready to take the Malbar any time this should happen, someone should start continued to grow; Larry and Neal continued to practice to another level. Stanley no longer works choking and gagging. "Acccckkkgggg! No more optometry!" grow. Before they all knew it, Malashock Optical with patients, but maintains his still-running had morphed into Malbar Vision Center, with sev- offices in Sioux Falls, S.D., Fremont and Elkhorn, Even if they aren't allowed to talk about it eral offices throughout west Omaha and franchises "I really miss it. I loved the personal interaction I around their wives, working together has been a throughout the midwest, and Larry and Neal had had with my patients," Stanley admitted. "At least positive experience for the Malashocks. The three grown into college-bound young men. maintaining my offices keeps me active in the men all enjoy their jobs, love working with people Stanley urged the both of them "not to go into field." Soon, hell have to turn his offices over to his on a daily basis and having the ability to improve people's lives. . optometry." He felt there was much more opportu- sons, who are busy with Malbar in Omaha. nity for them in the field of medicine, but, of Larry and Neal, both with children in college, are The Malashocks have enjoyed working together course, they did not listen. How could anyone and it has led to more family communication. now in the same position their father was 25 years refuse a ready-made practice? Stanley admitted he never had the chance to be ago. Will the children grow up to work at Malbar, By the time Larry and Neal were out of school and "the always-there" dad; he was always so busy with too? Maybe so, maybe not, but no matter, the Malbar training (Larry in 1984, Neal in 1980), Stanley had work. Now that his sons are strong forces in his practice has brought the whole Malashock family closed all but four of the franchises, and was still business, he communicates with them on a regular closer and will continue to do so, even if nono of the opening and closing random offices throughout west basis. "My father and I get together more," Neal young Malashocks decide to take over.

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"A Credit To The Jews" by JOAN K. MARCUS " ' '

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Benton Kutler loves dentistry because he loves to help people and likes the intellectual challenge, He has always enjoyed being a dentist, and now that he is recently retired, he continues to follow his lifelong study of dentistry. This youthful octogenarian plans to continue his studies and pursue his hobby of piloting during his coming retirement. Kutler was born in Council Bluffs to Sarah and Harry Kutler. His parents had recently come to this country from Pavolitch, Russia. Harry came in 1910, stayed for three years, and went back in 1914 to marry Sarah and bring her to Council Bluffs. Their first child, Morris, died of pneumonia around 1920, while Harry had gone back to Russia to bring many more relatives. The family lived on the second floor of the building where Harry ran a clothing store, (Benton's younger brother, Sol, is also a well-known Omaha dentist,) Since the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) had been bringing Jews in through New York, most of the Jews settled there. Around 1910, HIAS began bringing them in through Galveston, Texas, with the hope these new immigrants would settle in the Midwest. This port was closed in 1917, and immigrants entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. Kutler attended Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, and has fond memories there. Some of his high school friends included Leo Meyersbn, Irving Cohen, Paul Kxasne, Joe Perlmutter, Harold Pox and Eugene (Cupie) Telpner. , He attended the University of Iowa at Iowa City .where.he majored in psychology and zoology, During his junior year, he decided to become a dentist. He returned to Omaha to attend Greighton University Dental School. There were three Jewish students in his class at Creighton, "One was Dr. Ralph Turkel, the other was Dr. Irwin Sunshine from Denver," he noted. "There waa some prejudice against Jewish students then, but a lot of things have changed." Between his junior and senior year of college, he

attended a Jewish Round Table "Vice Versa Theatre Building on 17th Street. When they tore DanceMat the Highland Country Club. While there, the building down in 1959, he moved to the he saw a young woman named Harriet and became Doctor's Building on 42nd and Farnam, where he smitten. Afterwards, he undertook to find remained for 40 years. He then moved to Regency "Harriet," but there were too many Ji-wish girls until his retirement in November of 2000. with that name. It took a search In addition to private of the Central High O Book practice, he joined the before he found the "right" one" University of Nebraska Harriet Lorkis! Medical Center staff where Their first date was a near dishe treated nurses, medical aster; Ben lost the tickets he had students and residents. He for the toll bridge from Council also -lectured, on preventive Bluffs to Omaha. They fell out of dentistry and oral surgery. the car when he had mailed a letHe was promised that he ter at the post office. By the time wouldn't be called back to he back-tracked to retrieve-the active duty when the tickets, Harriet had given up Korean War broke out as hope and put on her pajamas! long as he continued to He encouraged her to re-dress treat patients at Fort and they went to a dance at Omaha. However, in July Peony Park. of 1952, he was sent to Fort "When I wanted to ask her to Jackson, 8C» to serve as a 'go steady,' I had to go to the Navy dentist on an Army drugstore to use the telephone post. because we couldn't afford one." One day, a general came They were married June 25, to him for dental work. Beaton Kutler 1944. Their children are; Laura "I picked up my drill and Chait, Robert, David, Howard and Bruce Kufcler; I said to him, 'General, I understand you're the guy they have 10 grandchildren. WIIO'B responsible for me being called back to active World War IX and Dental School duty!"* Kutler laughed. The general looked at me Ben went into World War II in 1942 as a sec- fearfully and replied, "Oh no, Dr. Kutler! It wasn't ond lieutenant In the U.S. Army, This commis- MB1* sion allowed him to finish dental school by paying A Brilliant Career Ma tuition and books, In 1948, h© went on active At age 32, Dr. Kutler was listed in "America's duty and stayed until his discharge in 1044. From Dental Leaders* because he was involved in July of 1946 until June of 1946, he was in th© research on fluorides. Through this experiment, he Navy program on Treasure Island until the war discovered that fluorides would help children, but ended. He remained in the reserve program and not adults. As a result, he was elected to the went back to Fort Omahas where he did examina- National Association for the Advancement of tions and began his private practice in Omaha. Science, For six years, he had his offices in the Brandeie (Continued on page 60)

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Interviewing a busy, young physician is always. an interesting exercise, once the interviewer manages to nail down a time and place. Finding a date which is compatible to both parties becomes a little touchier, when the doctor is an obstetrician/gynecologist. : Fortunately for this interviewer, I happened to know if I was at the JCC on Thursday morning about 10 o'clock, I might catch him after his "workout," When cornered, he agreed. I found him, looking less like the dapper, usually impeccably-tailored fellow I know. Wearing T-shirt, shorts, athletic shoes, in need of a shave and looking exhausted. I kidnapped him for an hour, and we had a good visit. He's a "home town boy," born right here in Omaha. He is a University of Nebraska graduate who decided his interest in biological sciences wouldn't take him where he wanted to be, professionally. The next part of his education began at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, from which he graduated in 1979. We lost him for a brief time after that, while he took his post graduate medical training in Dallas, at the University of Texas and at Southwestern, - Fast forward to 1983, when the newly-accredited Ob/Gyn returned to Omaha and began his formal career, sharing space with two well-known doctors, Bernard Magid and Leland Olson. I should also mention that Jeff Itkin acquired more than a post graduate degree while in Texas. He also met and married his wife, Judy, at the end of his training in '83, a Texan who, he says, is still trying to become accustomed to our Midwest climate! They are the proud parents of one daughter, Lindsay, 16. Dr, Itkin is quietly thoughtful for a few minutes, when asked to talk about his practice. He tells me how much has changed since he first began his education and his practice. He speaks of the ways technology has influenced medicine, and how it affects a practice like his.. Patients arc so much more knowledgeable about their own bodies, according to Xfckin, much better equipped to know what land of questions to ask, and much more ready to participate in the process of getting well. He feels strongly about providing all the informa-

Credit (Continued from page 59) ---"-----"""-----»""-""-" For 42 years, he wrote a column, titled "You tion he can to his patients, and allowing them to Might Like to Know" for The Chronicle, a publicaselect options, helping them to make decisions safe tion of the Omaha District Dental Society. He was and agreeable to both of them. forced to "keep up" because of this column. For four When the subject of obstetrics comes up, he years, he wrote a column named, "The Cutting smiles and says "that's fun." He adds quickly, Edge" for a national magazine, The Dentist." "when all goes well." There too, he points out how To his knowledge, Dr. Kutler was one of the first much has changed for the pregnant woman today, Omaha dentists to perform dental implants. After adding that "she knows earlier and often before I taking a course at Emory University in 1953, he tell her." began doing them. One of his first patients was his Dr. Itkin often uses the word "rewarding" when office assistant. When no infection appeared for talking about his work in obstetrics. He gets a spetwo years, he declared the procedure was safe. The cial kick out of the excitement of a young couple as they meet and greet the tiny infant who automati- woman still has the implants 30 years later! As an observance of t h e American Dental cally makes them parents. And there's a special Association's centennial year in 1959, Ben directed smile when he mentions he's just beginning to see a one-day oral screening program of free examinasome second generation expectant mothers in his tions for mouth cancer. He remembers it was a office. stormy day, but more than 1,000 people came. He likes the idea of more and more people being He was also a leader in the use of air abrasion better informed about health in general. Omaha dentistry, where no drill is used. He has lectured has an excellent medical community, he asserted, extensively on dental photography and new methand most of his patients have come to him because ods of anesthesia. In addition to being a pioneer in of "word of mouth," which, in his opinion, is the the use of implants, he was an early advocate in best form of advertising. saving teeth with root canal therapy. On the topic of actual advertising, he said he The Nebraska Dental Hall of Fame and the doesn't find it as objectionable as some might, but International Association of Dental Research have he doesn't think it's necessary. He believes in the honored Dr. Kutler. He is a fellow of the Academy simple truth, "Do The Right Thing." of General Dentistry, Pierre Fauchard Academy, Jeffery Itkin may be (along with his brother, Dr. American Association for the Advancement of Philip Itkin, pediatrician, and his sister, Janice, an Science, the International College of Dentists and attorney living in Indianapolis) a perfect example the Nebraska Dental Hall of Fame. He was of what makes Jewish parents proud. He demonPresident of the Nebraska Dental Association. strated his acquaintance with the Yiddish expresIn 1997, he received the Creighton University sion "klieb nachas" when I asked him what his Alumni Merit Award from the School of Dentistry. folks thought about their children, the doctors and He was honored as a teacher, writer and a pioneer the lawyer. in the use of new technology. They cited him as a He told me they had usual respect for education, "caring professional and a respected colleague and believing it was of the greatest importance. Then, a friend to the community." when it led to all three becoming highly regarded Through all of his honors and activities, Dr. professionals, well, t h a t was when he used the Kutler has always been proud of his Jewish herexpression familiar to most Jewish parents about itage. He was Regional President of the National nachas. Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs and President of In addition to his own career, Dr. Itkin has an Central States Region of Jewish Man's Clubs, interest in the community in general, in his synaHe was president of Beth Elx Men's Club and gogue, the Jewish Community Center and in sunny President, of the Beth El Board of Trustees, aa well as Thursdays. a division captain of the Jewish Philanthropy Drive; Why in sunny Thursdays? That's his day off from he has served on various committees of the Jewish the office and, if it's a nice day, he plays golf. Federation. Ben was on the national advisory council That wasn't hard to figure out, was it? of the United Synagogues and a member of the finance committee to build the new Beth El building. "When I was honored by organizations, I always felt I was bringing honor to the Jews, These organizations weren't honoring me; they were honoring all of us."

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When Dr. Garret (Gary) Parker was a teenager, he decided he didn't want to install furnaces with his father, Milton Parker. "It wasn't that I didn't like the furnace business," he explained. "It was just that I wasn't talented like my father. I used to work with Mm in the summers and he could see a plan—put in the duct work and the air-conditioning and get everything ready. I knew I could never be as good as he was!" Since he always enjoyed science, Gary became curious about how things work. He remembers a high school science project where he built a furnace with the help of his father. Laboratory and inventing parts of sciences didn't interest him, but he liked to "think out" the problems. He was bored with tangible experiments, but he liked to think about how experiments could affect the future. He thinks he has more of an analytical brain like his mother, Omaha teacher Doris Parker. After graduation from Central High School in 1973, he attended Northwestern University, where he waa in pre-med classes, and inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. During the summers, he followed several Omaha doctors. This practical, hands-on experience enhanced Ms decision to become a doctor. "Sometimes, after years of research, you find something that helps or works to heal a patient. When you treat people, you actually see the benefit right away," he'said. Gary returned to Omaha to attend Creighton University Medical School and remained there for his internship. His choice of schools was influenced by Creighton's emphasis on primary care. Although he was accepted at two other schools, he knew he wnntod to stay in the Omaha area. The "thinking" part of illne»s«H haa always intrigued Dr, Parker. He enjoys CUB«H like puzzles because "You actually have to analyze an illnoas and iiomo up with all the parts before you can find an mwwor. Surgery is moro like the furnace tiling, you just move things around!" IIo tolls a joke, about two doctors who arc running to catch an elevator. T h « Burgeon slops it with his head because he doesn't want to hurt \m hand; tho internist stops it witli hia hands because he wants to keep his brain intact!" he laughed. Medical School Years Dr..Parker enjoyed medical school because it gave him a chance to study the whole patient. "W« studied primary care and causes. I remem-

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ber they used to sit us down at use his "thinking" talents. Many seven in the morning, after we'd elderly patients have multiple been up all night. The instructors medical issues and are more would ask ; What are the 15 causappreciative of his efforts. es for this person's illness?' That "They understand that you can't was good because i t made us always find a problem or a cause, think," he explained. "Otherwise, but they're understanding of what you get into the habit of diagnoscan and can't be done," he added. ing too quickly. If somebody "I like to take the time to talk to comes in with a cold, they may my patients. That's the most sathave heart failure or something isfying area.of medicine." else. You always have to think He aays certain types of cancers things through." and arthritis can only be treated Gastroenterology, oncology and not cured. However, he has a infectious diseases were his feeling when treating these favorites during medical school. people because he can help. However, he didn't want to choose "Making sure people are comonly one. He liked variety and l, fortable is a big part of medicine! didn't want to only be involved in Sometimes we know we can't cure Dr. G a r r e t P a r k e r doing procedures—rather than them and the medicine would only thinking. make them Bicker," he continued. He chose internal medicine because of MB desire According to Dr. Parker, people with diabetes, to work with people. He tends to specialize in high blood pressure and high cholesterol are easy adults over 18; however, he does have many to treat because there are numbers involved. When younger patients. Because he considers himself to patients see numbers coming down, they are b© "compulsive," he thinks internal medicine gives encouraged to stay on diets and use medications. him a chance to become more focused. "Older people see the future and tuke care of "Internists don't do akin losiona and orthopedics. problems. Younger people can't always ace possible We do have some wouknuHSCH, but some people complications if they don't take care of themselves. want you to do everything. I do spend more time on They usually want things to get fixed right away." cardiology and infectiouH (Uncases," ho admitted. He is unhappy with somo of the insurance crite"However, I don't remove skin moles and deliver ria for treating patients. Doctors are not allowed to babies!" use some of the newer medicines because they cost Because of the shortage of apocinlists, Dr. Parker moro. It is also difficult to put patients in the hospiuses thorn mostly for tests mid procedures. tal when they need treatment. "Today, 1 couldn't got a patient in to seo a poychi"Technology has gotten BO great," he assorted, utriHt for two weeks. So, I'm treating him. I snnd a "but it's expensive and compunica don't want to pay patient to a apo.cialiat for a procedure and th«n for it." they come? back to mo for tnmtmont. Although he i« utill at bachelor tit. ri[;<>. 46, lie doesT o r iuuLuiiwi, if a putiunl cunius Lu uus with KUUU- n't find thai, a problem. Hu would like to get marach pain, I send them to a specialist for fcosts. If ried "if it was right.* He ftnjoya his fife and is an that putlent is diagnosed with Crohtx's Disoaaa, I avid golfer and gardener. He admits to being "kind would fool comfortable treating him," he explained, of a vegetarian," "With tin", .shortage of specialists, sometimes 1 have Dr. Parker credits his empathy and interest in to treat things 1 don't know a lot about. With all of hia patients to lita two bubbi'ft -Clara Parker find the protocol out there now, many specialistn don't Frances Singer. have time to follow a routine patient. For me, this "They always hud all those achea and pains and is where the thinking wmi«»H in!" they couldn't BPO," ho coticliuiod. "They used to ask Gary enjoys helping adults stud elderly patients. n»> wln»n I was a little boy, 'What do 1 do?' I just Because they hnvi* multiple problems. \w in nhlt> t,o loved spending time with Uiom and liti

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(Continued from page 53) ' '.'-. â&#x20AC;˘ ' Although he believes people with disabilities should be part of the community, he admits it ia sometimes difficult to find placement for some with severe behaviors. And, says Beuhler, "Sometimes parents are reluctant to move their kids because they truly believe home is the only place these special family members can be taken care of." When he speaks of the Beatrice State Developmental Center in Nebraska, he adds, "I'd. like to see them at least convert it to a campus situation so that some of the people would get more training." In 1994, at the suggestion of Dr. Frank Menolascino, a world leader in the field of Developmental Disabilities, Buehler came to Nebraska to take the directorship of genetics and, eventually, the Rehabilitation Institute at the University of Nebraska. He was appointed chairperson of pediatrics in 1994. Today, he is also Director of the Center for Human Genetics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and is the C, Louis Meyer/Scottish Rite Professor of Pediatrics. He came to Omaha because the university gave him a chance to build his own program; he has built genetics into a $50 million "set of buildings and programs." "Nebraskans are so far ahead in their thinking about people with disabilities," he asserted. "Genetics is pretty much diagnostics, and I've taken rehabilitation, genetics and special needs and made one program. "Now, hopefully, a family can get a diagnosis, get into the system and see the realities of the diagnosis," he explained. "Families can now discover when a child in the womb has a disability. It isn't just a horrible thing they read in a book, All of our genetic counselors work with families with special needs and it has created a whole new idea. "We like to think we treat people from diagnosis to independence!"

(Continued from page 55) ' ' ' "|"1"""'I!I " Buehler thinks it is important that doctors see Patsy converted to Judaism in 1971, and was families during their training. In some cases, he married in 1973. Her three sons are Daniel even requires doctors to baby-sit. Wigodsky, a student at the Jewish Theological "Taking care of a child with a disability is a 24- Seminary; Andrew Wigodsky, a computer consulhour-a-day job!" he noted. tant; and Glenn Wigodsky, a student at Berkeley In addition, he speaks on a local medical segment School of Music in Boston. She has one grandson. during the midday and evening news on the CBS She speaks with pride of Andrew and Glenn, channel, co-owns L'Orient, a restaurant in West who, when they were teenagers, blew the shofar at Omaha, and teaches cooking. He also speaks Temple Israel for the High Holidays. People who throughout the world about the drug susceptibility blow shofar are said to be "of blameless character of the fetus in utero and about medically-fragile and devotion to Judaism," and handicapped individuals. Daniel has chosen to be a Conservative rabbi More About Judaism and, Patsy notes, "I'm proud and pleased that While living in Utah, Bruce began spending more Daniel is Ins own believer and that he shares some time with the Jewish community and, when he of the things I saw when I was a child, and that he came to Omaha, he spent every Tuesday morning has not just chosen an occupation just to earn with Rabbi Nadoff. money." "Fm not very good about 'organized religion'," he Always a Nurse admitted. "However, Rabbi Azriel and I have For the first few years after school) Patsy worked talked about me becoming more actively involved," as an educator. However, while her children were Dr, Beuhler says his mother, last year for the first young, she worked as a managing nurse in the time, sent him a Hanukkah card instead of a obstetrics and gynecology unit of the hospital. She Christmas card. She calls herself "Sister Mary presently teaches OB-GYN, with "a little bit of Elizabeth" and continues to disapprove of Bruce hav- leadership and management." She is always working any involvement with Judaism. She did tell him, ing as a nurse, "because you practice with your however, that his grandfather would be proud. students." She begins her day at 5:30 a.m. and Beuhler continues to search his "Jewish past," and ends it anywhere from 3 to 7 p.m. has contact with many of his Jewish relatives. In addition to being Assistant Professor of "Judaism sustains me for the kind of people I Nursing at Nebraska Methodist School of Nursing, work with, he said. "If you're a physician-surgeon, Patsy teaches fifth grade religious school at and your patient gets well, you're a hero. If I make Temple Israel and is studying for her Ph.D. a difference in one aspect in the life of a person "When I'm teaching people to be nurses, it goes with special needs, I'm lucky and I've done more back to that old saying, 'Do you give a man a fish, than I thought I could. or teach him how to fish?" she explained, "The results of my work aren't instantaneous, "We are also teaching the patients. If they think and Judaism fits every principle of my beliefs. It's someone else will take care of them, that's wrong, my job to give and create a situation where life can The reality is, they need to learn to take care of be of the best quality. For me, Judaism and special themselves," she added. needs just go hand in hand. "If you only do something for yourself, you're "Now, I think it's time for me to commit the time pleasing yourself. But if you give 10 people a skill, to get that Bar Mitzvah!" you touch 100!"

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John quit his drug addiction, and he later stopped drinking. "I wanted to go to school, but it took me a while because I didn't have a lot of money and I had to figure out how to do it," he explained. "I didn't enter college until I was 25, and it took me 12 years to finish! Meanwhile, additional responsibilities were added to my job at the nursing home and things were going well." The Answers Begin He applied to nursing school and began working in the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Then he sought a job at the hospital because the policy included tuition reimbursement. An opening in the treatment center provided "the beginning of my career," he commented.

Dacey Today, Dacey has a Bachelor's Degree in Management of Human Resources. He also did graduate study in Theology at Croighton University. John trained to become a Certified Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselor and then a position was created for him. He later took a position with the Sarpy County Attorney's office for adult DWI offenders He worked there for nine years before going into private practice. During his tenure with Sarpy County, he became involved with the Region VI Advisory Council for Alcohol and DrugB. His concern was with the money allocated to services for the poor and "have nots." "I saw a lot of practices I thought ware corrupt and I spoke out," he

asserted, "Some people wanted me out, but I was doing what I was supposed to do." While treating his patients, he doesn't believe they should be shortchanged. "People need to be able to *walfc the walk' before they can find out what they can do to live differently. In order to change the context of their lives, patients have to learn how to walk before I can show them that there might be another way!" In 1979, he married Don'l, a nurse from Mercy Hospital. "Don'l has been a wonderful wife for 21 years," Dacey stated. "She always understands and walks with me— even if sometimes she doesn't know where we're going! "Without her, I couldn't have done what I've done." The couple has two daughters, Erin, 19, and Brenna, 15. "When 1 look at who my daughters are and what they're becoming, I like them!" he laughed. "I'd like them, even if they weren't my daughters!" Though he says he's never "had a father," he's experienced "being one." "I don't know how things will turn out, but I can tell you when my daughter was born in 1981, I saw that little baby and knew the cycle of alcoholism had to end. "I haven't had a drink in 19 years!" John doesn't remember whether he thought he heard a voice or what, but, at one point, he heard, "Well, if you are dissatisfied with the way things are, why don't you do some-

thing?" This made him wonder if God was real, but he still needed to know. Judaism had begun to penetrate his life through bis search and his explorations about the existence of God. He recalls reading theology books and the first one he picked was God In Search of Man. "I had begun attending services at three of the synagogues in Omaha looking for answers," he recalled. He remembers sitting in a service in February of 1976 and said, "Hi, God, it's me, and 1 have something to ask. "I ask that you help me to be of some service and, in return, I'll come to know and worship you," he promised. Dacey tried twice to talk to a rabbi about Judaism. After much more introspection, he returned to the synagogue. Each time, he was turned away. On his third attempt, Rabbi Debbie Stiel of Temple Israel said to him, "We need to get together and talk about this." He studied with her for a year before hia conversion to Judaism and will always be indebted to her for her guidance. When he emerged from the Mikvah, Rabbi Aryeh Azriel embraced him and said, "Welcome home!" "When Rabbi Stiel agreed to meet with me, she gave me the ability to live and fulfill to God what I had promised," Dacey concluded, "I had finally traveled every road. I sat in Temple Israel—no more as that anonymous person in the back row, but as a member of the congregation!" Welcome home, indeed!

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LJu* CUIMM i>. fnun tvfl: Koii. "Every patient is different,* Ron said. *We get to help people. People are appreciative of what we do." As he looks toward the future, Ron hopes to continue to help people while also staying on top of new advances, ^Knowledge of basic sciences and what we have to offer people has improved a lot," Ron said of the enhancement of the medical fieldHis undergraduate and medical studies were done at the University of Iowa. His internship took place in Oakland, CA; he was a general physician in £he United States Navy; his residency was in neurology at the University of Minnesota. Ron settled in Omaha to practice neurology, his specialty of choice because it dealt with patient care on a daily basis and also involved neurosciences, his favorite. Ron's interest in neurology has rubbed off on his son, Alex, who graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1999. He is currently enrolled in his second year of medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. "I grew up around medicine," Alex said. "(I) heard about it all the time. He (my dad) didn't push me into it at all. I got to see the fulfillment he got through it* Although it is still early in his studies, Alex has considered following in his father's footsteps by studying neurology. He is interested in the specialty because it "deals with the brain and nervous system, which I find to be very interesting," Alex said. I t controls everything that happens in your body." He is also interested in surgery because it produces immediate results. Ron's elder son, Josh, is also in the medical profession. He studied at the University of California, San Diego, as an undergraduate, and graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. "I always wanted the ability to make sick people feel better, ever since I was a-kid,*. Josh said. "And I enjoyed being in hospitals." In the Cooper-Milder family, one grandfather owned and managed a nursing home and one ran a pharmacy. Josh believes each of these relatives' occupations had an impact on his decision to go into medicine.

Josh. (,hf*rvl and AJt-x. I chose surgery because itfs emtand no other field of medicine is like it," Josh said. *I love the operating room and actively improving a patient's life by using my own hands and knowledge to change the course of illness, disease aad the effects of trauma, or even cure cancer.* Josh added that the sense of accomplishment he feels after having made a patient feel better and experiencing the gratitude the patient bestows upon the surgeon is incomparable. "Quite often the sargeon is a patient's last hope for improving his/her health, and this aspect of surgery attracted me to the field," Josh said. "Surgery is also a very demanding field of medicine.. .physically, emotionally and intellectually. This fact definitely made me decide to become a surgeon.* Overall, Josh's and Alex's main goals include what their father found to be most rewarding in his job—to be able to help people. Td like to make a positive impact on as many patients' lives as I can," Josh said. "Also, I hope to discover a new or better way to accomplish this goal through surgery." "I can talk to people, see their problems and what I can do to help them," Alex said. "Helping someone out is a really good feeling." Aside from his ultimate goal, Alex also has aspirations of working in a university and teaching students about what he knows. He's interested in performing clinical research as well. "I want to contribute back to medicine," Alex said. His first glimpse of the medical field has had a positive impact on him "I am grateful for the health of my family, my friends and myself," Alex commented. He has learned the importance of taking care of your body. "Medicine's a great field to be in," Alex said. "It's very fulfilling." Josh and Alex have both considered working in Omaha in the future. "Ell probably stay in Omaha; my family's here," Alex said. "Maybe I will leave for my residency and possibly end up back here." "Omaha is a very nice community," Josh said. I t would be great for my wife, Emily, and me (and the children we hope to have in the future) to live near our parents."

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The subject of Jewish doctors In our Omaha-Council Bluffs area makes me tMnk back to a few names from my childhood. I know everyone over the age of 50 probably thinks first of Dr. Philip Sher, when listing these gentlemen. And, of course, they were all men, way back then. I know there were lady physicians at that time, but I don't know of any Jewish women in the profession here in Omaha. Dr. Sher was a very prominent man in the community, and proof of that is the fact that his name is still known to this day. And, you should recall, the old Home on 52nd Street was named for Mm in recognition of all his good work. If you're an old-timer, you may also remember a doctor named Hirschman, who served this community well during the *20s and the '30s. My only source for information about this physician is my room-mate, and his memory is sketchy, but he thinks Dr. Hirschman's tenure may well have included the decade preceding the '2Qs. I don't know if I can trust his memory, but I do know that the good doc delivered Leonard—on the kitchen table—according to Lewis family lore. As for his first name, again Fm at a loss, since when asked, my informant said, "How should I know? Everybody just called him Dr. Hirschman." I also remember the doctor so well loved by so many....Dr_ Abe Fellman. He was after the Hirsehman years, and was respected and trusted by a good portion of the Jewish community. (If I was anywhere near the archives so well kept by the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, I know I could find correct dates about these people. Unfortunately, I'm at my own desk, in my own house, where I have no such access.) In Council Bluffs, Dr. Isaac Sternhill (Ike) was the Jewish doctor

people looked up to and called for everything, from a splinter to the delivery of a baby. His wife was one of my father's cousins, so Ms name was certainly familiar in our house. In addition to the family connectaon, he was just such a nice man. that everyone loved him. Naturally, there were, no doubt, other Jewish doctors during this particular time I'm remembering, but I have to ask forgiveness for not being able to name them. However, since this entire issue of the Press is devoted to the Jewish medical community, maybe somebody else will make reference to the practitioners of those days. I don't need names to discuss what it was like to "call the doctor* in the '20s and '30s. I believe, and you can correct me if I'm wrong, it was not unusual to call and ask the doctor to come to the house when somebody was sick or hurt. The patient didn't necessarily expect to have to go to the doctor, for heaven's sake! He was sick--why should he leave the house when the doctor would come to him? Remember those days? I certainly do remember when Ike Sternhill came shlepping over from Council Bluffs for something not too serious, as well as when he came to see my Zada, when he really needed a doctor. I think I can still hear him say ever so gently, "Okay, Uncle Keva, you're gonna be alright." And he was, just •like the doc told Mm. The Lewis boys (excuse me, men) clearly remember their Dr. Hirsehman coming to the house to tend to illness or childbirth or whatever was needed. That's just the way it was, back then. Sadly, as time went on, things began to change. I guess doctors became too busy to be running around seeing patients in their houses. It was more efficient to have the patient come to an office, for many reasons.

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It seems to me that just after the war, in the 1940*s, it was more and more unusual to hear of a doctor making housecalls. I remember an occasion in the early '50s when my family physidaa came to the house to see our then four year old. The kid was definitely not interested in seeing the doctor, and made his getaway under his bed. As I recall, it didn't faze the doc-he just waited until we pulled the kid oat and then went about doing whatever it was he came to do. Can you just see a doctor doing that today? It's too bad those days are gone, although certainly understandable. After all, the office is equipped with everything possibly needed, and how much of that Inventory could fit into the well-known black bag? Still, any time I've had to go For an appointment wbea I've been sick as a dog, I would have welcomed staying home and having the mountain come to Mohammad! Now and then we see a story in the newspaper or in a magazine about a doctor in some very small town who does, in fact, still make those house calls. Because it's so rare, it's always told as a "human interest" story, but in a small community, I suppose it's just easier to do. Not being a maven on the topic, I'm only guessing, of course. So whafs that expression? i The old order changeta". . .uh huh, you bet it does, and it did. Today is better in many ways, so we won't complain and

fuss about i t But, it was sure a comfort to be bundled up in a familiar blanket in a familiar bed and have the doctor walk in. take one look aad say "'she's got the mumpsF It was also a great comfort to have the trusted family doctor pay a call to check out a very young infant, whose new parents were unsure, frightened and at a loss as to how to make the kid quit crying. As I think about these things, old scenes come back to me, of such experiences. Yes, it really did make a person feel better when the doc was right there in the house. That was then, however, and this is now. No more house calls. In place of those a r e visits to beautifullyappointed offices, filled with state of the art equipment meant to keep as healthy. The person who greets the patient is probably younger than your youngest grandchild, but still eails you by your first name as though you went to cheder together. Fine. Is t i e interest of not being an old crank, I smile and resist the impulse to say "call me Mrs. Lewis, you little bratP* Then comes the actual visit «atfa the doc. The part I like best is, after it's all done, the departure. I love walking out, sometimes with a bag of (expensive) samples of naeds, and making my way through the waiting room, filled with people coughing or sneezing or blowing their noses. Sick people, right? That's the only time I remember to wish doctors still made house calls.

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From Moses to Moses (Continued from page 2). For many congregations, it is their persecution to Morocco and finally settled in Fostat (Old Cairo) in Egypt. custom to recite the thirteen articles While much of the focus of this arti- daily—in a slightly more poetic formcle is on his writings, it is important beginning with the words Ani Mato note that Rabbi Moses Maimonides amin~"l believe"-after the morning distinguished himself as a practicing prayers in the synagogue. Some of the themes contained in the physician in Egypt. He served as court physician to the sultan of Egypt Thirteen Principles include a belief in and wrote numerous booke on medi- the existence of the Creator, who is cine. In his day, Rambam was con- perfect in every manner of existence sidered the leading physician in the and is the primary cause of all that world. Moreover, he established a exists. The principles mention the medical reputation that has lasted belief that G-d communicates with man through prophecy and that the until today. Maimonides, among his voluminous prophecy of Moses has priority; the writings, is particularly famous for belief in the divine origin of the Torah four major works. They include a and its immutability. Soon after the appearance of his legal commentary on the Mishnah (the first part of the Talmud), a book Commentary on the Mishnah, of commandments, a law code called Maimonides was appointed chief Mishnah Torah, and the preeminent rabbi of Cairo and spiritual leader of work of medieval Jewish rational phi- all Egyptian Jewry. losophy, The Guide for the Perplexed. Before beginning the monumental In his commentary on the Mishnah, task of codifying the material of the the Rambam refers to The Thirteen Oral Tradition, Maimonides comPrinciples Of Faith as "the fundamen- posed the Book of the Commandtal truths of our religion and its very ments. It is an introduction to the Mishneh Torah (Code). Here he enufoundations."

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place that it is mentioned in the oral recollections of the Talmud, which is about the size of the Encyclopedia Britannica, His contribution to Western philosophy, however, rests on his influential Guide for the Perplexed. Written in Arabic, the book was a philosophical defense of Judaism. It tried to guide those who were uncertain in their faith due to apparent contradictions between the teachings of philosophy and those of the Bible. In this work, Maimonides also succeeds, for the first time, in explaining the Torah from an Aristotelian viewpoint. In it, he attempted to reconcile Aristotle's theories with those of Jewish theology and thereby helped to introduce Aristotle to the Christian philosophers of the Middle Ages. When he died in 1204 CE, Egyptian Jews spent three full days in mourning. He is buried in Iarael, near Tiberias. Interested readers can obtain additional information from the Kripke Jewish Federation Library.

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RABBIS' NEW YEAR MESSAGES

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quantitative difference in the speed of healing among those for w h o in prayers were said and those who received no such appeals for divine intervention. Indeed, at least one study indicated there is a difference, even when the patient did not know that prayers were being said. May this coming year be one of health and happiness for all.

Often, life seems to be a great balancing act. For me, it is a daily and, sometimes, hourly effort to find the right amount of time to be "mom", "rabbi", "wife", "friend",.or just myself! Other things need to be weighed, too, and time meted out to them. How much time should I spend exercising, praying, studying, out in nature, helping others, catching up on the news? It is a given that our lives change from day to day. The needs of family, friends, profession...even our own needs change constantly. But there are times at which I can say my life has a good balance. And likewise, times exist when I feel distinctly out of kilter. Suddenly, I know I have not had enough exercise, meditative time, family interaction or study, I can feel

the depletion. Judaism does not really believe in a body and soul bifur-A c a t i o n . There is a wonderful midrash which teaches that when we stand before God on judgment day, body and soul will be judged together, because they are both responsible for all we do. Along the same vein, our religion teaches that both body and soul are to be cared for, As the new year starts, this is a wonderful time for each of us to look at our balancing act. For our health to be truly optimal, we must ask, not just are we getting enough exercise and the right food, but are we taking care of our soul? Are wo spending the time we need in prayer, helping others, studying? Thor© are eo many ways to enrich the world; may we look for them in the year to come. Happy New Year! (More rabbin' messages on page 68)

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Adding Life to our Years

Thank God for Optimists by RABBI ARYEH AZRIEL Temple Israel

The bearer of bad news gives the appearance of being all wise. Why this is so, I don't really know. But all the years I have spent at meetings, the individual whose voice is most foreboding seems to sit in the seat of the Sages. The optimist, on the other hand, has the aura of being an impractical visionary. "With unformed dreams and boundless enthusiasm, the optimist sees sunlight when, indeed, clouds darken the horizon. I like to use the Yiddish term, luftemensch, to characterize the irrepressible optimist. Leo Roitstein, in The Joys of Yiddish, defines the lufte-. metisch as someone with his head in the clouds, a dreamy, sensitive type. I define the luftemensch as one who has laughter in his soul and a song in his heart. He is the direct opposite of the pragmatist who, with a superb command of the facts, knows Wat the projected vision cannot be accomplished. The fact is that I am usually impressed by the pragmatist. How can you argue against the facts? And I cannot help but agree that the world is on the verge of falling off the precipice. The stock market is sinking; inflation is rising. War in the Middle East appears inevitable. The problems are mindboggling. The bad news is pervasive. The predictions are ominous. Nevertheless, I shall never surrender to despair. I can remember a story about a couple in their first year of marriage when they were literally broke. They were both students, and it was the end of the month with only 11 meager dollars left for

the entire week. Walking downtown and succumbing to the wise 1>ad news' that they couldn't make" it on their own as students, they felt bowed and cowed with pessimism. They really should have waited for better economic conditions before getting married so young. The couple chanced to pass an art store. There was a gorgeous print of a sunlit mountain displayed in the window. It was truly a joyous, hopeful, visionary and inspiring view. It was on sale for $11. They bought it! They were being totally unrealistic at that time. Yet their spirits soared, and tomorrow was bright as the sunlit mountain. Thank God for optimists. They make tomorrow possible. They are the sunlight beyond the clouds. Not every optimist is a luftemensch. Don't get the wrong idea. An optimist can be as much of a pragmatist as is the pessimist. The difference lies in the fact that the optimist can see what is not actually visible. The optimist can dream, even though, at the time, the dream is more fantasy than reality. The optimist has the courage to dream the impossible. The pessimist says, "We cannot." The optimist says, "Let's try." L'Shana Tova Tikatevu. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life.

by RABBI HOWARD KUTNER Beth Israel Synagogue — — —

The Jewish tradition has always placed a great deal of emphasis on health. The Torah tells us, "Take heed and care diligently for your lives" (Deut. 4:9). Indeed, throughout rabbinic literature, it is considered a mitzvah to watch out for one's health and to avoid activities that may be harmful. Those professionals involved in the healthcare field are involved in a mitzvah. The Eambam and the Shulcan Aruch codify that it is a religious precept and an obligation for the physician to heal the sick. Physicians and healthcare practitioners are G-d's messengers on earth. They are the instruments He uses for Divine cure. The Torah states, "I am the Lord, thy Healer," (or, in modern translation, I am the Lord, your Doctor,") Exodus 16:26. Despite all of the advances in modern medicine, G-d is still the ultimate doctor. And despite all human efforts, ultimately, the Divine Will will prevail. Most responsible people are concerned with their physical well-being, and rightly so. Every day, we see people jogging in our neighborhoods, and our own JCC recently built a magnificent fitness center. The story is told of a young Hasidic boy who wanted to try out the jogging craae. He removed (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from previous page)'—•.—»—i.. his Hasidic garb and put on a sweatsuit. Of all people to bump into while jogging, he bumps into his rebbe. The Rebfae. sees that the boy is dressed a little unusual and asks,"What are you doing and what is its purpose?" The boy wisely answers, "I am jogging and its purpose is to add years to my life." The Rebbe though for a moment and responded, "That is an excellent goal. I am happy to see you concerned about adding years to your life, but we must also be concerned with adding life to our years." We, too, are all concerned with our physical health. But, as we approach the Yomira Noraim, the Days of Awe of the High Holidays, we begin to think about our spiritual well-being and the adding of life to our years. It is the season for introspection, teshuva, and improvement. It is the season to think about how we can enhance our spiritual lives. Our rabbis and teachers are our spiritual personal trainers. They will outline a program for our soul's health. Get more involved in your synagogue; attend services and classes; learn some Torah and observe the mitzvot, and you will be spiritually fit

by RABBI MENDEL KATZMAN, Chabac! of Nebraska. In his book, Walking tho Bible, author Bruce Peiler reports that "...in 1948, u secret cable was strung across the Hinnom Valley, one of the several gorges surrounding Old Jerusalem, to ferry supplies to a small garrison on Mount Hon. The army would lower the cable during the day and raise __________„. ,„,„„..•„ it at night. The author of the ideas was Yair Goren. In the 1980s, French aerialist J hillipe Petit stretched a highwire across the same spot and walked across without a net. Pausing in the middle, he reached into his pocket and released a dove." A line from an old Jewish song goes, "The whole world is a narrow, narrow bridge, but the main thing is not to be afraid.* Our lives are about building and maintaining bridges. Connecting links from on© finite point to another that allow us to courageously reach beyond ourselves and become connected to others is the essential nature of our mission in life. These tightropes connect us to each other, to our future, to our land and to our G-d. It is at this time of year, in the season of the High Holy Days, that we examine the tightropes that connect us to all tho important relationships in our lives. The "thick cords of love" bond us with G-d, family, Mends, employees, co-workers and the Jewish people QQal YiaroelX Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur'are days set aside each year to take stock of the state of our ropes. Are they taut or have they slackened over the year because of the strain and stress to which they have been subjected? Do they need to be replaced or just patched? Ironically, it seems fchfi most important relationships, with tho tightest cords of connection, art! UIOBP that, need the most attention. Thoso are. the OUOH IUOHI likely t,o become* frnyod UB (.hoy aro Uwtod over and over upiin.

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In part, it is the awareness of the tenuous nature of these relationships that makes them so precious. What, we do when they are damaged reflects the inner strength of those connections. Our sages tell us that a broken relationship'is like a torn rope, not easily mended; however, once reattached, the rope may be even stronger than before. Rosh Hashanah is the time to reattach the wires, plug into our soul, our family and our community. Establish, re-establish, or just confirm, the connections with the most valuable parts of our lives by resolving to nurture our Judaism through mitzvofc. Donning tefillin and lighting Shabbat candles, mik-

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BETH EL SYNAGOGUE BOARD OF TRUSTEES President, Howard Epstein; Vice-presidents: Richard Fellmati, Michael Linn, Carol Gendler; Treasurer, Ron Feldman; Secretary, Hyman Sukiennik; BESTT Chairman, Sherri Green; Pastpresident, Michael Abramson. Board Members Justin Cooper, Wallace Elkon, David Finkle, Glen Fineman, Alan Goodman, Barbara Gottlieb, Caryl Greenberg, Larry Hasslinger, Fred Kader, Myron Kaplan, Cheryl Lerner, Allen Morris, Jane Murow, Rebecca Murow, Kim Novak, Marcia Pitlor, Mary Rich, Phil Ratner, Steven Riek.es, Rhonda Saferstein, Lynne Shkolnik, Martin Shukert, Mark Sweet, Sylvia Wagner, Harry Weiner and Sally Zipursky.

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Bris Wins by RABBI JACOB SHECHET, M o h e l " — — — — — -

An attorney said "When arguing a case: If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have neither, pound the table." We have been hearing a constant pounding on the table by those opposed to circumcision and Bris. I would like to set the record straight. Let me explain. There seems to be a very vociferous and aggressive anti-circumcision movement who based on their subjective opinion pound the table to stop circumcision and Bris. They somehow equate circumcision with child abuse. They summarily discount the medical value of circumcision. If they had their way, circumcision and Bris would have been outlawed. They singled out circumcision for criticism and are totally silent about rhinoplasty (nose surgery), ear piercing, tattooing, etc. which have no medical value. Since! do newborn, adult and special Bris, I have a keen interest in all information concerning circumcision. I wanted to study the data on which the anti-circumcision movement base their stand. I read some of their literature and heard some of their talk shows. It seems that instead of offering facts they cast aspersions and deny any medical value for circumcision. On that basis, they conclude that circumcision has no medical value. They speak as if their denial obviates all problems of the undrcumcised. The ostrich sticks its head into the ground and claims that there are no hunters around. The American Academy of Pediatrics in March of 1999 issued a circumcision policy statement which said: "....The procedure is not essential to the

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child's current well being," Don't children grow up? What effect will their policy have on the child's well being in the long run? They too did not publish any data supporting their contention. Some pediatric urologists contend that routine circumcision has no medical value, however, all adult urologists with whom I spoke disagree with them. Adult urologists are the ones to whom the uncircumcised go for resolution of their medical problems. The best gauge to evaluate whether circumcision has medical value, is to study the problems of the uncircumcised. We actually did such a study. I want to offer some facts without going into great technical details. We reviewed the records of a group of 480 uncircumcised recent Russian immigrants on whom I did Bris. They ranged in age from 1 1/2 months to 66 years. By and large, they are a healthy group who keep good personal hygiene. Prior to their Bris they had a 61% rate of the problems of the uncircumcised, i.e. Balanitis, Posthitis, Phimosis, Prenular Chordee, etc. Our findings are not exceptional. They are in line with

other published reports in the medical literature. Our study did not include cases with Penile Carcinoma, as they don't come to us. Also not included in our study were cases with Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), because they were treated by physicians before coming to us for Bris, It is of interest that patients who developed problems of the undrcumcised in adulthood requested a Bris "right now." Patients living with a given condition from infancy assumed it was the normal state. Through Bris our patient's problems of the uncircumcised were resolved. This indicates that besides spiritual value, Bris affords mundane benefits. We submitted our study to the medical journal, "Pediatrics" as a response to their drcumdsion policy statement. It was printed without comments in the March, 2000, issue. In conclusion, it should be said that we the Jewish people do Bris solely because it is the sign of the covenant between G-d and the Jewish people, To us, mundane advantages of Bris are only fringe benefits. The mundane benefits derived from Bris and all of the Commandments of the Torah in general, are only an indication that He who created the world gave us the Torah and He who gave us the torah created the world. They complement each other. Thank Grd for Bris and for the Torah. Rabbi Shechet does newborn, adult and special Bris including cases with von Willebrands, Chordee, Hypospadias, etc. Rabbi Shechet can be reached at l-800-2Mohell or (323)656-3938. For information regarding authentic traditional Bris, the fastest and most humane, visit www.618, org/shechet.htm

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