Screening and Information Can Prevent Jewish Genetic Diseases by CfNDY SHER
CHICAGO-There's a catch-22 in the medical community regarding screening for Jewish genetic disorders. Three decades ago, everyone in the Jewish community knew someone with a baby who suffered from Tay-Sachs disease, for instance, according to Dr. Joel Charrow, head of Clinical Genetics at Children's Memorial Hospital and a member of the executive committee of the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders. Since then, thankfully, cases of babies born with these debilitating diseases have plummeted due to screening programs that detect carrier status of parents. In 1970, there were 35 identifiable cases of classical Jewish Tay-Sachs Disease. By 1983, the number had dropped to somewhere between two and six cases. (According to recent information, however, Tay-Sachs is once again on the rise.) As the disorders disappear from the Jewish radar, though, the illnesses are less discussed in the Jewish community. Increasingly, young Jewish newlyweds are in the dark about genetic disorders and don't have the tools to prevent the diseases from striking their own blooming families. That's where the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders offers assistance. Karen Litwack, Director of the Center, says that knowledge is the key to prevention. The Center, created in 1999 and the only one like it in the country, acts as a voice in the Jewish community that translates medical research into accessible information for individuals and families through public education and awareness, professional education, screening and prevention programs, information and referral, and advocacy.
The Center is a cooperative effort of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Children's Memorial Hospital and the Dlinois Jewish Genetic Disorders Committee, and is supported by a threeyear grant from Michael Reese Health Trust, Most physicians advocate screening for the disorders because it's vital to the health of the Jewish community, particularly the AshkenazI Jews, which is the population most susceptible to the most common Jewish genetic disorders. The diseases may affect Sephardi Jews and non-Jews, but afilict Ashkenazi Jews as much.as 20 to 100 times more often, according to the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders. "My personal recommendation is that every Jew of reproductive age should be screened, ideally prior to first pregnancy," Dr. Charrow said, "and I recommend that both members of a couple be screened if one or both of them are Jewish." Genetic screening—which consists of a simple blood test—refers to the large-scale testing of an entire population, the Jewish population in this case. It involves testing groups of individuals to identify defective genes capable of causing hereditary conditions. Abnormal genes for certain Jewish genetic disorders—Tay-Sachs disease (the most common), followed by Canavan disease (second most common), and others like Gaucher disease, and Bloom syndrome-are silently passed down through the generations in an inheritance pattern called "autosomal recessive," according to the National Foundation for Jewish Genetic Disorders. In autosomal recessive inheritance, two copies of (Continued on page 14)
JCC 'Kid' Grows up to be Aquatics Director by CAROL KATZMAN, Editor
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When James Meyers for the Red Cross, lifeswam laps at the Jewish guard and camp counCommunity Center pool as selor. a youngster, he had no Tve'taught occupationidea he'd one day run its al safety to employees aquatics department. The and managers who needson of Jon Meyers and ed to meet OSHA stanBerta Meyers and granddards," Meyers son of Sue and David explained. "And I ran a Meyers, James was on the pool for a private associaJCC swim team as a child tion and worked in the and like so many others, private sector in EMT "hung ouif at the 'J* where "__ " ". and security." he took advantage of the . ~ "" Word of mouth and a indoor and outdoor facili. *• tip from a JCC board ties. member brought t h e :opening in the aquatics Meyers was hired a few 9 T r t-i. '"'•' months ago to manage i; • '~"''J" \ ''4. " ' \**' - .' ' - - " -'* * department to Meyers' ; the operations side of the 'VV'^& " ';••'.' >\':'T-: ' ---"attention. JCC's pools and will take "' ' " " ' Added JCC Executive JCC Aquatics Director James Meyers over the programming Director Jeff Aizenberg, piece this fall. In a recent interview with the "We're very excited to have James on our staff. He Jewish Press, Meyers spoke about his experience brings his own very high expectations to this posiand his future goals. tion and has already made a significant impact on "I started out to be a pilot," he explained, noting our Aquatics Department." his educational background at Embry Riddle "Our first priority is retraining the staff," Meyers Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ< continued. "We want to set the standard for the It's something he still has as a goal and, in fact, Omaha area." will obtain his pilot's license in just a few days. But To encourage staff to become more proficient, the illness in the family brought him back to Omaha, JCC Aquatics Department is sponsoring a Lifeguard where he attended school at Metropolitan Competition on July 22. Staff from local city pools Community College in biology and business. and private clubs have been invited to compete in Combining his swimming experience with his categories such as backboarding, CPR, and water educational background, Meyers earned his license safety. Meyers hopes that one of the local television as an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and stations will be a sponsor of the event. worked in related fields as a swim coach, instructor (Continued on page 14)
Genetic Testing Available Locally by CAROL KATZMAN, Editor—— A major resource for genetic testing is available right here in. Omaha at .the University of Nebraska Medical. Center. . Through t h e Menroe-Meyers I n s t i t u t e for Genetics and Rehabilitation, the clinic provides services in genetic testing for cancer, craniofacial and neurological disorders and general genetics. Two areas of interest in the Jewish community include a special project on breast cancer and prostate cancer in the Jewish community. Testing for Tay-Sachs is also provided by UNMC. While sporadic testing has been done over the years at the request of individuals, a major group test of young couples in the Jewish community hasn't been conducted in almost 20 years. The testing itself only includes drawing blood and sending it to the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Associatioa for results. It's the preparation prior to the testing and the follow-up, if a couple is positive, that can become so time consuming. "It takes quite a few genetic counselors to provide information before the testing so couples can decide if they even -want to offiatinuej" explained Beth Conoverj a genetic counselor at.the institute. "For those who participate and test positive^ we provide ongoing counseling, often covered by health insurance.*" "The Jewish perspective on genetic, testing could be described as a signal light flashing yellow," said Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, senior rabbi of Temple Israel. "Proceed, but with caution. "Our tradition affirms that humankind was created in the image of God, and while that in no way precludes tampering with*a human being's DNA, genetic testing and engineering (can be used) as a tool for combatting genetically-based diseases." Since these diseases carry a one-in-four chance of appearing in pregnancy if both parents are carriers, a couple has serious choices to make if they want to have children. Options include: adoption, invitro fertilization (from a donor who has not tested positive for Tay-Sachs or one of the other so called "Jewish genetic diseases"), or using amniocentesis early in pregnancy to determine if the fetus has been affected. Intermarried couples are not immune to these diseases, either. "While Tay-Sachs may have a higher incidence among Ashkenazi Jews, it, like other so-called Jewish genetic diseases, can also be found among the general population. According to Beth Israel's Rabbi Howard Kutner, the Omaha Board of Rabbis met recently with Dr. Edward Cohn and Toba Cohen of Boys Town National Research Hospital regarding the gene DFNBI, associated with childhood hearing loss and which has a high incidence among Ashkenazi Jews. While opinions do vary, Omaha-area rabbis hope that young Jewish couples will involve them in making these serious decisions. {Continued on page 14)
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Why begin with in-law, Russell and Jean Nogg of Anchorage, AK; "the plague," and then immediately shift the sub- grandchildren, Jennifer Ledder, James Cantor, Sara Nogg, David Nogg, Alexis Thompson, Ari ject to the count? Rauhauser and Madeleine Rauhauser; two greatRashi in his commentary gives us a parable to grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. explain. Rashi says that this is like a shepherd Nogg was President and officer on the regional whose flock was attacked by wolves and suffered the loss of some sheep. Immediately after chasing level of B'nai B'rith, and President of Iowa away the wolves the shepherd tends to his flock Warehouse Assn. Memorials to Beth El Synagogue or the Nebraska and counts his charges. This is why the verse telling of the plague is cut off- after the plague Jewish Historical Society, Moshe was immediately instructed to tend to his JACKHERSCH flock and to count the Israelites to determine the status of his people. Jack Hersch died June 8 in Sunrise, FL, at the A few weeks ago a woman, Katie Veintraub, was age of 83. shot by Palestinian terrorists while driving her son He is survived by his wife, Shirlee; daughter and home from a doctor appointment in Afula, Israel. son-in-law, Carole and Robert Ratner; son and Army units were notified and arrived on the scene, daughter-in-law, Alan and Donna Hersch of but they were unable to bring with them an ambu- Lincoln; granddaughters and their husbands, Lisa lance- the ambulances available were not bullet- and Robert Rowe and Amy and Brett White; grandproof, and they could not risk bringing a regular sons, David, Thomas and Daniel Hersch; and three ambulance. Katie died, and a second woman trav- great-grandchildren. elling in another car was eventually taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds in her legs. AARON WOLF The Torah in its telling of. the plague and immeAaron Wolf died June 22 in Chicago. He was 85. diate command to count up the people demonHe was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty strates what is to many of us a common virtue — Braverman Wolf. we must immediately tend to those who may be Survivors include his wife, Harriet Wolf of wounded or in need. Moshe demonstrated concern Chicago; daughter, Joanne Behling of Chicago; for every individual in the nation- he could not sit •daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and David Frank passively and wait knowing that the people had of Crystal Lake, IA; son, Daniel Wolf of Santa suffered a plague- he had to attend to his people at Maria, CA; sons and daughters-in-law, Phil and once. Moshe is a role model for how we should act. Nancy Wolf of Omaha and Adam and Kelly Wolf of We are maddened with frustration when cries for Waterloo, IA; and eight granchildren, Hannah, help reach us and we are unable to answer, as the Alex and Nathan Wolf of Omaha, Kevin and ambulance crew in Israel was when they were Miriam Franks of Crystal Lake; and Amanda, unable to proceed with their mission of treating Rachel and Noah Wolf of Waterloo, IA. those wounded in this terrorist attack. Memorials to Evanston Hospital Hospice, 5215 An organization known as the Israel Emergency Old Orchard Rd., Suite 200, Skokie, IL 60077. Solidarity Fund has organized a campaign across the United States to buy bullet-proof ambulances ETHEE. GREENBLATT for use in Israel. 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"To life!" That's the toast Jews who have been denied the ability to years. Tay-Sachs, a degenerative dismake when lifting a glass of wine or have a baby of their own and those ease found in higher incidence among schnapps at holidays or joyous occa- lucky enough to have healthy preg- Ashkenazi Jews, is not as prevalent sions. But why do we use this expres- nancies with healthy babies as the as it once was, but other "Jewish genetic diseases," such as Canavans, outcome know, too. sion? The cover story of our annual Gauchers and Blooms, are on the Certainly most Jews will recognize the song of the same name made HealthWatch issue features t h e rise. As Cindy Sher, writer for JUF famous by the Broadway hit musical importance of genetic testing and News of Chicago, has noted, these and then movie, Fiddler on the Roof. screening, something we haven't done diseases are "silently passed down But "L'Chaim" also has its origins in in this community for more than 20 through generations." the Torah, when, near the very end, in Parashat Nitzavim, Moshe HOPPEL POPPGL implores the children of Israel to I CAN UNDER5CrifV\002ING f4ELL0, MR. WE ARE FEEUMd choose between a blessing and a STAMD VOUR WITH THE SHMOOL UKG D«EK. I ' M MRS. HOCKMERE SONS THROUGH CONSIERNATIOlJ, SHML? curse. "Choose life," he demands. OPEN HEART FR£>M TEMPLE BUT THE LADIES SINCE tM On the surface it appears very simSURGERY |N THE eerns HMOOU MORNING. I'M ON OUR SUNSHINE MOFTER PAYS! ple. Of course, we choose life. HOW ARE WE WHAT COULD W E NOT LOOKING FEELING? . TALK ABOUT? FDR VISITORS! Mankind has a very strong will to live. Why would we give up? But it's not life to which Moshe is referring; it's living — it's the way we live our lives which is so important. Choose life-a life filled with doing mitzvot, helping ourselves and helping others which counts. And that's why a toast like "L'Chaim" makes such perfect sense. Life is a miracle. Anyone who has wished for a baby knows that. Those
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array of moral decisions and choices today as never before, Current trends in the provision of medical services-such as health care rationing and managed care—inevitably complicate these dilemmas even further. With these momentous changes there must be a heightened sensitivity toward matters of religious conscience and conviction, Such concerns-whether expressed directly from the patient or, in cases of incapacitation, ascertained only after active consultation with his or her religious/spiritual advisormerit consideration and sufficient weight when the "best interests" of the patient and the most appropriate course of treatment, or non-treatment, are determined. "Due deference," of course, does not confer an absolute right, and there ia no argument here that a patient's religious convictions are paramount in all circumstances. For example, in those extraordinary cases where parents' religious beliefs would withhold life-sustaining medical care to their children, the U.S. Supreme Court has asserted an (Continued on next page)
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Reminded byScience by RABBI AVI SHAFRAN
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Controversial contemporary medSimilarly, the unprecedented medical issues like stem-cell research and ical promise of stem cells—undifferencloning raise complex and subtle ethi- tiated human embryonic cells that cal questions. Is it proper to experi- can form practically any tissue of the ment on fertilized human eggs that body—derives from modern science's remain after infertility treatments? ability to coax such cells to do, essenTo manipulate a human being's cells tially, what stem cells routinely do in to produce, in effect, a younger identi- embryos everywhere. If such cells, cal twin? culled from fertilized human eggs (or And as medical technology contin- from adult humans, though most sciues to develop, the quandaries will entists feel the former are more only increase. Jewish religious schol- promising) can be induced to develop ars have always viewed such issues into pancreatic cells, they will hold through the lens of hulachic tradition, the promise of curing diabetes; if they and our own generation's halachio can be convinced to turn into dedsors will surely be focusing on the dopamine-secroting brain cells, they astounding advances in biomedicine may be able to reverse Parkinson's disease; if into muscle, heart, liver or in months and years ahead. But even we simple Jews who are blood cells, they will figure promifar from expert in halacha stand to nently in treatments for muscular gain much from pondering current dystrophy, cardiac disease, liver failmedical ethics issues—not only ure and leukemia. The list is potenbecause they are fascinating but tially much longer. because they are a reminder, And yet every healthy person, we Emerson conveyed a truth as only a might pause and remind ourselves, great poet could; "If the stars would has sufficient numbers of all those appear but one night in a thousand very cells working constant miracles, years, how would men believe and cells that once developed from embryadore; and preserve for many genera- onic stem cells of their own, tions the remembrance of the City of And so it behooves us all to step God." back a moment and consider: Are the We human beings tend to perk up technological breakthroughs really only at something novel, Were we what amaze us here... or is the true suddenly able to fly at will or read source of our astonishment and wonminds or travel back in time-ah, how der the suddenly revealed workings we would marvel at the miraculous- of our bodies themselves? ness of it all! And yet not only the Once upon a time, after all, heart scintillating night sky above us but transplants, too, were flabbergasting. the daily workings of the very bodies But, at least to thoughtful men and we inhabit are women, they were never remotely as equally astounding things, and amassing as hearts. become more and more astonishing For Jews who put their faith in. the the more science learns. Jewish religious tradition, resolving Consider: When a sheep was first the formidable ethical issues sursuccessfully cloned four years ago, rounding things like cloning or stem what was essentially accomplished cell research will have to await the was the coaxing of genetic material to guidance of Torah scholars. do precisely what it does all the time: It would be unfortunate, though, if code for traits, replicate and direct recent-and future-developments in protein synthesis. science didn't seize our attention and The achievement of producing Dolly leave us with a deeper awareness of bat Dolly, to be sure, was a major the manifold miracles we routinely, if one; myriad obstacles had to be over- obliviously, experience, and a deeper come, and a single set of chromo- realization of the fathomless debt we somes, rather than the usual pair owe our Creator. from two parents, had to be convinced Let us ensure, in other words, that to do the job. But it was still, all said science not blind us but remind us. and done, a job that takes place millions of times in thousands of species Rabbi Avi Shafran i» director of each and every day without capturing public affairs for Agudath Israel anyone's attention. And not a job at of America and wrote this for Am all, of course, but a miracle. Mchad Resources.
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Singer Memorial Fund Subsidizes Additional Programs to Counter Teen Problems by CLAUDIA SHERMAN, Foundation Public Relations Coordinator-
Lazier Singer was concerned about the pressures on teens. He died in 1996, but his wife, Harriet B. Singer, established an endowment fund in her husband's memory to address afflictions that threaten today's generation of teenagers. Income from the Lazier L. Singer Memorial Fund for Youth provides funding for programs dealing with problems and issues of alcohol, drug use, sexuality, eating disorders, intrafamily relations, violence and gangs, suicide and depression, and Jewish identity. The programs may be both preventive and remedial and serve both individuals and their families. At its fifth annual meeting this spring, members of the Singer Memorial Fund Grants Committee approved allocations for six programs. Mind, Body, and Attitude, or MBA, is an on-going program designed to promote the mental health and physical fitness of girls while empowering them to take control of the direction of their lives. To be sponsored by the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO), MBA is intended to increase teenage girls'respect for themselves and their bodies through physical fitness such as self-defense, aerobics,
and team sports. The program also encourages young women to increase their knowledge of nutrition and other health issues, including the hazards of smoking, alcohol and eating disorders, while strengthening their self-esteem and self-worth. Experts in these fields will be invited to attend regularly scheduled B'nai B'rith Girls meetings. The grant from the Singer Memorial Fund will be used to help BBYO pay for these experts to meet with the girls. Jewish Family Service (JFS) received a grant to help start a community lending library of therapeutic and educational books, games and audio-visual materials to be shared with other Jewish agencies and professionals. In the grant proposal from JFS, it was pointed out that mental health issues such as self-esteem; self-confidence; decision making skills; problem solving abilities; assertiveness skills; self-care and coping skills; and the ability to initiate, develop and maintain healthy relationships are enhanced when a combination of educational tools and best practice therapy techniques are utilized together. Although many professionals in the
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Omahans Staff Camp Herzi The Showcase of Better Built Homes, a charitable event demonstrating the six leading alternative construction methods, will be open July 13-15 and July 19-22. Admission is $7 per car; proceeds will benefit Special Friends Celebrations, a breast cancer awareness foundation in Omaha. Celebrity host Alan Rosenberg and some of his Hollywood friends will be on hand July 13-15. For more information and directions to the event, visit: www.desigtibasies.com.
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A group of high school and college students and college g r a d u a t e s a r e p a r t of Camp Herzl's staff this summer in Wisconsin. Among them are Omahans Anne Muskin, left, Leah Ilaful, Sara Gordon and Jenny and Rachel Javitch. (not pictured: Tony Endelman).
Teens Honored as Jewish Athletes of the Year
Justin Jacobson, left, Alex Epstein, Bradley Prank and Austin Gilinsky won trophies in the World Tour "Three-on-Three Hoop-it-upw competition, placing Hwcoud runner-up in the 12-year-old finals. Former Omahans Doug and Maureen Cohn were honored by the Tampa Bay J«WIHU National Fund with the .Tree of Life Award" for thoir longtime commitment to the. community. The Cohna have two children and two grandchildren. Maureen IH the of (Jertruede and Live Into Boa Zevitz; Doug in the non of Arms and the la to Betmot Cohn.
The Jewish Community Center recognized teen athletes last month at it» final board meeting1 of the year. Among the honoree« are, front row, from left; Matt Lorner, Jamie Hamburg, Anne Muskin and Allison Freeman; back raw; Corey Epstein, Adam Freeman, Joe Ruback and Eddie. Kenkel, who will continue his participation in sports at Ithaca College in New York, where he will play basketball.
The National Conference of Community »uul Justice held its "Walk As One" kickoff luncheon for corporals, community, Faith and government leaders last month. The Walk As One project ia scheduled for S u n d a y , Sept, 9 at Omaha's Heartland of America Park, and is iiimcd at taking .stops against prejudice while bringing together the many diverse groups of the'Midlands. For information on participation, call Patty Sherman at NCCJ, 391-4460.
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OMAHA CENTER FOR TORAH LEARNING Saturday, July 14, 6 p.m., Rabbi Shlomo Levin hosts a class on the weekly Torah portion at his home, 2001 N. 56th. Monday, July 16, 7 p.m., "Jewish prayer for women," hosted by Carol Katzmatvat her home, 9151 Hamey. Tuesday, July 17, 7 p.m., Beit Midrash continues at Chabad. Wednesday, July 18, noon, Lunch 'n Learn meets at the Federation Library. Thursday, July 19, 7 p.m., Talmud, Tractate Hukka, hosted by Bob and Myra Obennan, 7.10 J.IS. George. For mon; infonmaUon, please contact Rabbi Levin at fifSMRfM
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For Stem Cell Donor and Recipient, Vital Operation is the Tie That Binds by DANIEL FLEISHMAN
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She was the last of about 55,000 people tested and her tissue type was the closest match to Feinberg's. Near death, he received the donation and survived. The foundation that formed to save his life now serves to link leukemia patients with donor matches throughout the world. Gift of Life's stated focus is to increase the number of Jewish volunteers in the donor pool, but it gladly accepts donations from anyone. Those interested in registering with Gift of Life can do so on its Web site: www.bone-marrow.org. The process by which bone marrow is transfused is simple and not particularly painful. Stem cells— which grow marrow—are removed from the donor via a needle inserted into the hip bone. Like blood, bone marrow replenishes itself, allowing a person to donate many times. A stem cell donor is in and out of the hospital on the same day. The recipient is then given the marrow through a catheter in a painless process that only takes a few hours. The issue of stem cell research has received significant government and media attention lately. President Bush's aides reportedly say he is leaning toward revoking Clinton administration-enacted federally funded stem cell research that uses human embryos for testing. But fellow prominent Republicans including Sens. Alien Specter (R-PA.) and Orrin Hatch (It-Utah) want to continue federal support of such research. Another less controversial issue was swirling around the hotel. When Steinberg began speaking to the audience, as he started to refer to the woman he had donated his marrow to, he realized he didn't know her name. He paused, walked across the stage and asked her. These two people, blood-tied, HO close in genetic code, knew so little about one another. Why, then, did Gift * of Life wait a year before this emotional meeting? Dr. G. Norman Ooleman, a loading voice in can-' cer research and a bone marrow donor •himself, addressed this issue whem he gave the keynote speech at the dinner. "This is an incredible human experience," he said. "Perhaps the foundation should consider having the donor and recipient meet sooner." Feinberg explained that confidentiality laws in the United States prevent donor and recipient from meeting until a year after the transfusion. If the patient relapses, it is most likely to happen within a year. Then, if another donation is needed, the donor won't be influenced by his or her perception of the patient in deciding whether to repeat the process. Feinberg notes that in Italy and France, laws Jr. and Sr. NCSYers gathered earlier this Audrey Gerber and Josh Grossman. Two prohibit donors and recipients from ever meeting. month for a barbeque and planning meeting NCSYers are on their way to Israel: Max In England, the wait is four years. for next year's activities: back row, from, left: Marcovitz left Wednesday for The Jerusalem Spitz-Slade wouldn't have missed it for all the Sierra Gendleman, Sarah Grossman, Avi Journey, while his brother, Forrest, is partici- world. "This is one of the most important, meaningKatzman, Brittney Eshelman, Rachel pating in the Israel Summer Experience. ful moments in all my life," she said. Katzman, Max Marcovitz, advisor Bonnie Other NCSYers are practicing for the For his part, Steinberg said, "This is not one of Bloch, Brent Saltzman and Brett Nissenj front Maccabi Games, attending Jewish camps and those things where you just meet and exchange row: Shoshy Shrago, Rachel Eshelman, university-based programs. niceties. It's a relationship that's lifelong." NEW YORK (JTA)~They were two strangers who had never met, never spoken, never even been told each other's name. But a bone marrow transplant has given them a connection as real as family. Anita Spitz-Slade, the 43-year-old woman who received the lifesaving marrow, was waiting on stage at a midtown Manhattan hotel last month to meet the man she referred to as "my donor and my hero." Zev Steinberg, the donor, recited a silent prayer as he prepared to meet the woman whose life he helped save. "You and I are now, in the most literal sense of the word, blood relatives," Steinberg then told Spitz-Slade, both of whom are Jewish. When the two embraced, many in the audience at the Marriott Marquis were brought to tears. The Long Island wife and mother of two was diagnosed with leukemia in August of 1999 and is now in remission. • Steinberg, a 24-year-old senior at the University of Maryland, had his tissue tested in 1997 while studying at a yeshiva in Jerusalem. It is unusual for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and immune disorders to find stem cell donors. Genetic tissue type is matched in an immediate family member only once in every four cases. As with blood and organ donations, a dissimilar bone marrow match will likely be rejected by the body. But for those of Jewish descent, the Holocaust, which severed bloodlines, has made finding a match exceedingly difficult. To address the shortage, the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, which brought Steinberg and Spitz-Slade together and sponsored last month's
ceremony, has compiled a database of more than 40,000 volunteer donors — mostly Jews. The foundation, originally known as the Friends of Jay Feinberg, formed in 1991 when New Jersey native Feinberg, then 22, was diagnosed with leukemia and couldn't find a matching bone marrow donor. In a frustrating twist, his two brothers matched each other, but not him. Leukemia, a form of cancer, is distinguished by the uncontrolled proliferation of certain white blood cells. P a t i e n t s are given high doses of chemotherapy, but it is the infusion of healthy bone marrow that essentially transplants an entire immune system. More than 106,000 people are diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma—which are related cancers-in the United States each year, according to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Some 60,000 die of the diseases annually. A small grass-roots effort to find a match for Feinberg eventually turned into a worldwide marrow drive. In less than four years, the organization comprised of Feinberg, his family, friends and hundreds of volunteers tested tens of thousands of people. Through the efforts to find Feinberg a donor, more than 100 matches were found for other people stricken with the disease. But no close match was found for Feinberg, and, despite intensive chemotherapy, his condition quickly worsened. But in 1995, Feinberg's friends organized one more drive in the then-untested Milwaukee area. At the end of the drive, one of the volunteers, Becky Faibisoff, 16, decided to test her blood despite a fear of needles.
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by ART G R O S S M A N — • You've heard the expression regarding enormously wealthy folks: "They have money to burn." It is definitely appropriate to refer to it on the Fourth of July. The money spent on fireworks is astonishing. For a brief moment the noise and flash of fire, then the money is gone. However, at our Independence Day celebration, yours truly shouted "Bang! Bang" And that was the extent of the noise. No cost, no burned fingers. But plenty of grateful recognition as to the freedom for which the holiday stands. We were entertained by a trio called Cowboy Rhythm, comprised of husband and wife team Ron and Leigh Anne Frame of Ceresco and Sarah Kovar of Elkhorn, singing songs of the West, from cowboy ballads to songs from the "singing cowboy era". The Early Bird Discussion posed, "When should elderly motorists turn in their drivers licenses?" Also discussed: Israel's latest confrontation with Syria in Lebanon and slavery of children in Africa. We paused in reverent respect for Irv Nogg, Charles Sussman, Edward Milder, Ben Elkin and Faye Gerelick. Shalom,
Residents from the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home visited Scott Aquarium last month. Above, Activity Staff Cathy Carroll assisted Faye Gerelick through the grounds of the zoo and then the underwater tunnel at the aquarium. Outings such as this are one of many activities offered to residents at the Home.
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Misunderstood Mitzvah:
Many Jews Automatically Reject Donating Body Parts at Death by DAViD SACHS, Jewish Renaissance Media
DETROIT -- Jerry Cook not only gave his daughter, Beth Kahn, a kidney. He gave her a cause. The whole family, in fact, is involved in trying to convince more Jews to sign organ donor cards — a pledge to donate body parts for transplantation at the time of death. Many Jews are under the misconception that organ harvesting is a mutilation of the body, which is forbidden under Jewish law. Even Jews like Beth -- fortunate enough to receive a lifesaving organ from a living family member — are concerned about the Jewish reluctance to donate body parts at death. "We're trying to educate as many people as possible right now," she said. "It's hard because there's so many people who need organs and there's just a lack of people. If I didn't get my father or someone else to donate, I would have had to wait for years on a list for a cadaver kidney." Kahn, 27, of suburban Detroit, was a bride of one year when her father, a Detroit attorney, gave her one of his two kidneys. Since then, she and her family have made it a mission to spread the message through acquaintances and social outreach programs that it's okay for Jews to donate body parts at death. Their efforts are needed because Jews hold many misconceptions about whether it's religiously acceptable to donate body parts at the time of death. Only a small percentage of Jews do agree to pledge their organs. A Reform temple adult education class, for instance, reacted in a predictably negative manner when quizzed about Jewish organ donation at death. "Everyone thought it wasn't permissible because it was a desecration of the body," said David Techner, a suburban Detroit Jewish funeral director, who had posed the question, "Most of the time, people are quite surprised to learn that it's actually a wonderful mitzvah." Detroit-area pediatrician Jeffrey Devries knows the need for organ donations all too well.
His wife Sheri needed a pair of lungs to reverse adult-onset cystic fibrosis. The Devries waited months for a cadaver donation that never came, while her condition steadily deteriorated. Finally, in desperation, Dr. Devries and Sheri's brother, Steve Traison, each donated a lung to her in an experimental procedure, in an unsuccessful attempt to save her life. "I read in a medical journal that if everybody who could donate an organ at the time of death did, there wouldn't be any waiting lists for any of the organ transplants," said Dr. Devries. Religious Concerns The major misconception among Jews is that removal of organs for transplant would violate the Jewish prohibition against mutilation of the deceased. But the profound mitzvah of saving a life, pikuach nefesh, supersedes this restriction in all streams of Judaism. "Just as I am not allowed to transgress Shabbos by doing work, if I could save a life thereby, I do work — or eat on Yom Kippur to save a life," said Rabbi E.B, "Bunny" Freedman, a Detroit-area Jewish hospice chaplain. "For removing something from a body to save a life, I can do the same thing." While all streams of Judaism permit Jews to donate organs at death, there is controversy among Orthodox interpreters of Halachah (Jewish law) regarding whether "brain death," a legally and medically recognized standard that facilitates the harvesting of most organs, also comports with the halachic definition of death. "Deciding which transplants and organ donations are halachically sanctioned is a very nuanced, complex and case-specific endeavor," said the rabbi. He recommends that those considering donation consult a rabbi, preferably one schooled in this subspedalty of halachah. Although the prevailing Orthodox position opposes the harvesting of organs that require a "brain dead" donor, there are Orthodox halachic experts who disagree.
A healthy mind Is like a good book. They're both open to new ideas, • With some 40,000 uolumes, the Library of the Jewish Federation of Omaha is stacked with new ideas. Ten Federation Foundation endowment funds provide financial support to .the Library to keep those new ideas flowing and to keep our minds growing. E n d o w m e n t funds p r o v i d e : Russian books, videoeassettes & newspapers (Shirley & Leonard Goldstein Fund) Children's educational games & CD roms (Dora Wolfson Memorial Fund) Children's books (Dr. Morris Brodkey & Dale Deborah Brodkey Memorial Fund, Dorothy K Kripke Fund, Eli & Rose Schupach Fund) Speakers, special events, computers & other library technology (Morton A. Richards Fund) Elinor A. Whitman Memorial Book Appreciation Contest Lt. Truing Cohen Profiles in Jewish Courage Contest Large print books (Rabbi Myer S. & Dorothy K. Kripke Fund) Additional support for purchasing library materials (Paul Veret Fund)
Spreading The Word Erwin Posner, a suburban Detroit pharmacist, was grateful when a donated liver was found to save his daughter-in-law, after she had a near-fatal reaction to an over-the-counter drug. But he became shocked when he learned that Jews weren't encouraged to be organ donors at death. His daughter-in-law's experience inspired him to form an informational website for fellow Orthodox followers of Halachah to get resources on rabbis who approved of the procedure: http://inyl.coin/hoda/hoda-links.htin. There is no limit to the life-saving joy that donated organs can bring about. Nine-year-old Julia Strecher of Ann Arbor, MI, was on the verge of death when a donated heart became available from a Grand Eapids boy who was killed by a hit-andrun driver. Julia had previously received a heart transplant when she was one. "I feel really strongly that if you can give someone a chance of life, you are totally duty-bound to do it," said the girl's mother, Jeri Rosenberg. "Without a transplant, Julia couldn't have lived long at all." Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, a Conservative proponent of organ donation, writes that 60 percent of Americans consent to donating organs when asked, "but only about five percent of Orthodox Jews do so, and the record of Conservative and Reform Jews is not much better." His 1998 book, Matters of Life and Death: A Jewish Approach to Modern Medical Ethics, notes the same reluctance in Israel. Dale Mintz, national director of women's health for Hadassah in New York, said, "We know that Jews are less likely to give because of what the hospitals tell us in the communities. "In Israel, there are 1000 people waiting for donated organs. In the U.S., 61,000. That's a lot of people. If every person who passed away and was able to give gave, there would be no waiting lists." Hadassah offers chapters across the country an educational program on organ donation to shatter both the myths and the ice. "Organ donation is where cancer was 20 years ago," Mintz said. "Our program is to get people talking about it." Shelli Liehmaji Dorfman of Jewish Renaissance Media contributed to thin report.
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Singer Fund (Continued from page 6) • Haven," to Omaha. A poet, lecturer, and author of numerous books, Siegel's current work, Family Reunion: Making Peace in the Jewish Community, focuses on disunity, polarization, and the sources in classical Jewish literature which could be used to restore harmony. In a world of shortsightedness, arrogance, indignation, dirty politics, ugliness, ignorance, cruelty, injustice, and daily unpleasantness, this workshop, entitled "To the Performance of Mitzvot, There is No End," Siegel will talk about the use of moral force rather than coercion to bring about peace in the Jewish community, according to the grant request. Other objectives of the program include demonstrating that there are practical techniques presented in Jewish texts useful in creating peace within the Jewish community and also in the secular world; sponsoring more workshops on this topic and more joint mitzvah projects; showing that small acts of peacemaking are not ineffective; informing young people that a Jewish education means acquiring an awareness that Judaism is relevant to today's personal, communal and global issues; recognizing the responsibilities of global citizens; and educating young Jews to give tzedakah from their hearts and their pockets. Committee members of the Singer Memorial Fund who attended th« meeting were Harriet Singer, Sandy Kufcler, Mark Singer, Gloria Kuslow, Prances Blumkin and Elyco Azriel.
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BERTHS EYE VIEW by BERT LEWIS
When the subject is health, several things immediately come to mind. First, perhaps, is nutrition. Without good nutrition, it's hard to "think" healthy. Then it's probably exercise and getting enough rest and abstaining from the stuff that isn't good for us. No matter what the order in which you list the requirements for staying healthy, certainly nutrition has to be right up there at thetop,right? That brings me exactly where I want to be--talking about food. Not just any food, and not just healthy food, but rather recipes for food which are in a cookbook I own and love. This book was compiled by the Sisterhood of Beth Israel Synagogue some 84 years ago. The recipes were those of the women who contributed them and, I assume, who prepared them regularly in their own kitchens. I came across this book by accident, but I treasure it. One of the reasons is I knew (and still know) many of those great cooks, and while none of us, least of nil I, cook some of those foods anymore, it's a nostalgia trip to read them. There are no less than 17 recipes for kugel, including many of the variations of the familiar noodle, potato and rice kugels. There are .sweet ones and savory; there are dairy and meat; there are upside-down and right-side up, and they all Bound good! There are at least 15 ground beef and/or meatball recipes, including "Fleishig Lasagnn," special meatballs (add one can of applesauce), meatballs in cranberry sauce, BW<H>I, and sour chulhshkas, meatbulls in cabbage and stuffed cabbage. The last three lire eBsemtittUy the same, but each cook had her own little twist. In the fish section, among all the salmon dishes, there's a recipe for "Pried schmaltz herring". I must admit, I didn't read that one because I'm afraid it'll give me a stomach ache! There are versions of salmon patties and, of course, for gefilte fish. My
favorite one is the one titled "Gefilte fish like mama use to make". If you remember tongue as fondly as I do, you'd drool over the recipes for casserole or roasted tongue, but who eats tongue anymore? The food police would yell! The soup section is another favorite of mine, with directions for hot beet borscht with meat, pareve beet borscht, spinach borscht, cabbage soup, chicken soup, milchig soup, koshex--style minestrone, and the stand-out: pitcha. (If you don't know what that last one is, find someone two generations older and ask!) The pastry section has many delicious-looking recipes for things like "Never Fail Cinnamon Rolls", challah, bagels, i ugelach, taigluch, donuts, plus seven recipes for coffee cake. (I love the one called "My Mom's Coffee Cuke".) And there or five or six Htrudel recipes and I know each contributor thought hers was the beat. We cooked quite differently in 1967 when this book was printed. Many instructions called for very generous quantities of butter, margarine, or other fats, as well as cream, and who cooks like that now?" But still, it's fun to remember, especially since so many of the women who contributed were well known and whose names are still familiar. I guess there are all kinds of whys to be remembered, not just for inventing something important or rescuing someone from harm or winning a special award. If a person knows how to turn out the most wonderful kasha varnishkwt and delectable pot roast, surely her nsime will never be forgotten. After all, haven't you heard "Nobody ever made apple atrudel like my mom"? And. everyone who ate that wonderful delicacy remembers it, right? Alright, healthy food is good, but a genuine michel from someone's kitchen is even better. Even if it has 120 grama of fatt
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• Israel is insisting it receive an uncensored copy of a video filmed by a member of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon a day after three Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Hezbollah in October. Since U.N. officials admitted the existence of the video last Friday, after months of maintaining there was no such footage, friction has been brewing between Israel and the international body over • A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up the conditions the officials are setting for Israel's near an Israeli checkpoint at the Eassufim Crossing viewing of the tape. The United Nations wants to separating Israel from the Gaza Strip, Hamas alter the tape to obscure the faces of presumed claimed responsibility for Monday's attack, which Hezbollah members. caused no Israeli injuries. The bomber was the first of 10 "human bombs" that Islamic militants had • Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert said the city vowed would avenge the death of an 11-year-old will have to reconsider its future relations with Palestinian boy during a weekend clash between conductor Daniel Barenboim after he conducted a Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen. surprise performance of a piece by Hitler's favorite composer at the Israel Festival. At the end of • Israel's Cabinet secretary claimed that Israel Saturday's concert, Barenboim told the audience he had given Palestinian officials information about a would conduct a piece from Richard Wagner's opera suicide bomber before he carried out an attack on "Tristan and Isolde" and said those who objected should leave. Some members of the audience the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. "The Palestinian police didn't do anything about protested and walked out, but the majority it when they should have prevented it," Gideon cheered. Barenboim had agreed beforehand to observe the informal ban in Israel on Wagner. Saar said Monday. » • • A 22-year-old Israeli army captain was killed Sunday night when a roadside bomb exploded as his jeep passed near Hebron in the West Bank. Palestinian militants claimed responsibility for the attack, which claimed the life of Capt. Shai Shalom Cohen. Another soldier in the jeep sustained light injuries.
• Israeli ministers sparred at Monday's weekly Cabinet meeting over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ongoing policy of restraint when dealing with Palestinian violence. Israel Radio quoted minister Shlomo Benizri of Shas as protesting that the country is mobilized only following mass terrorist attacks, but when Israelis die one by one, all is well. Sharon was quoted as responding that no one should tell him how to fight terrorism. • Israeli police set up roadblocks Monday at the entrances to Ben-Gurion International Airport and beefed up checks of luggage entering the terminal following warnings of an imminent Palestinian terror attack. Israeli officials advised passengers to arrive at the terminal at least four hours before their flights to make time for extra security procedures. • Top Lithuanian politicians were among the 800 people who attended a Jewish day school graduation on July 4 that was believed to be the first such event in Vilnius since World War II. The Beis Menachem school is one of 52 Jewish schools operated by the Ohr Avner Foundation in conjunction with the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Soviet Union.
There was angry political and public reaction in Israel to the meeting earlier this month of Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat in Lisbon. Supporters of the right are perplexed at the fact that despite the cease fire there are still terror incidents on a daily basis. Sharon briefed the cabinet on his recent trip to the US saying he made clear • The toll of those killed after a tornado struck an the principles guiding Israeli policy. Israel open-air Yiddish concert in France grew to 11 over cannot accept a 'certain degree' of terror, or the weekend. More than 50 people remain hospital- conduct negotiations in parallel with ized, 17 of them in serious condition, from last Palestinian violence. He told the U.S. adminFriday's tragedy. The European Center for Yiddish istration that now Israel has a zero-tolerance Culture sponsored the concert, which was held in level for violence, and that the diplomatic the northeastern French city of Strasbourg. process has to be anchored on the principle that disagreements are settled around the • Police are seeking a woman they believe is con- negotiating table, and not through the use of nected with a series of arson attacks on a fervently violence. Israel can no longer turn a blind Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in London, eye to Palestinian infringements of signed Stamford Hill, home to what is believed to be the agreements. Sharon said that the seven days world's largest Hasidic community outside Israel of quiet necessary before moving on to the and New York, has been the scene of six attacks in next stage of the Mitchell plan have not yet the past five weeks. started. Settlers organized a protest outside the Prime Minister's Office and demanded • Israeli smokers soon will be unable to light up more decisive action to protect Israeli citiin many public places. Under tough new anti-smok- zens. Settlers carried'placards saying, "It is ing rules taking effect Aug. 1, Israeli cinemas, • essential to finish off Arafat's terror now." restaurants, banquet halls and other places of There were also many placards referring to entertainment will have to confine smokers to a the Oslo accord and the demand to put Arafat specially ventilated room away from other patrons. on trial. Photo and caption by I8RANET,
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(continued from page 1) v.. • ...i— • In addition, the JGG has purchased $1000 in new rescue equipment, which exceeds Red Cross requirements. The department has already participated in several drills, using the cervical collars and oxygen equipment. With the help of Mike Collier, Campus Manager, Meyers is also continuing to work on maintenance of the indoor and outdoor pools, such as sandblasting the paint off the outdoor pool in September to prevent injury to swimmers, and replacing sections of the indoor pool's 25-year-old piping to improve water clarity. His next goal is to revamp the programming side of the Aquatics Department, : "In addition to retraining the staff in water safety "instruction, .we'll be changing how we teach swimming, from babies on up to adults," Meyers explained. 'We'd also like to increase swim lessons from its current once-a-week class, so children will retain more, and we'll be making t h e whole Whalers program more competitive." He's working with both Corey Kirshenbaum, Director of the Pennie Z. Davis Child Development Center, and Carole Greenberg, the CDC Program Director, to upgrade t h e swim prograin for preschoolers, too. Meyers also hopes to add a Master's swim program for older adults. That's something t h a t Bucky Greenberg would like to see. A champion swimmer, Greenberg has competed in Master's tournaments all over the United States and trains at the JCC pools. "I think it would be a great idea!" said Greenberg. "More people would utilize the facility for training and to improve their health. The competition is incidental." Meyers has a philosophy for his work practices: "The more you learn, the better organized you can become. It's not that complicated." So far, this 'JCC kid" seems to have gotten it right. And at only 22-yeafs-old, that's a pretty big accomplishment!
Continued from page 1) --•-•~-—--»«~««»»-»»«"«» - the same gene are needed to have an affected child, the foundation explains. If both parents do, in fact, carry a particular gene, there is then the 25 percent likelihood in each pregnancy of having a child with the disease. If a couple discovers that both carry the genetic defects only after the woman becomes pregnant, they then may determine, through prenatal diagnosis, whether or not the embryo or fetus has inherited the abnormal gene from both parents and has the disease. The rabbinical and medical communities, for the most part, agree that screening is key to maintaining a healthy Jewish population. Healing and health, after all, are central to Jewish thought. "Judaism has always embraced medical knowledge [and strives] to use it in a positive way," said Rabbi Debra Newman Kamin of Am Yisrael Conservative Congregation. "So if something can be done to prevent children born with Jewish genetic diseases, we do not shy away from doing it." Orthodox rabbis encourage screening as well. "Finding out potential genetic problems is certainly something that the Jewish tradition and all of its expression wants to have happened," said Orthodox Rabbi Yeliiel Poupko, Judaic Resources Consultant for the Jewish Federation of Chicago, "Its the way we protect life. It's the way we improve the quality of life."
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The debate in the Jewish movements lies in what to do with the information once screened. Dor Yeshorim, a New York-based, active screening program in the Orthodox community, provides medical information for couples to help them make informed decisions on marriage. If couples educate and screen themselves, Charrow says, hope abounds. If both members of a couple are carriers, they have several options besides risking the chance of conceiving an affected child. They can use artificial insemination or egg donation, Pre-implantation diagnosis, still in the experimental stages, is another alternative, in which a diagnosis takes place in the early stage of the embryo using in vitro fertilization. The embryo may then be implanted into the uterus if found not to have a genetic defect. "The availability of screening and prenatal diagnosis," Charrow said, "has enabled families to grow and couples to have more children with the security that their children will not have one of these diseases." For more information on genetic screening, please call your family physician or obstetric gynecologist, or contact Karen Litwack at the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders, via e-mail: jewishgeneticscti-@juf.org or call her at 1-312-357-4718.
Testing Available Locally (Continued from page 1) •• . • "There is no question of the importance of testing and research in the area of genetic diseases," said Rabbi Paul Drazen, spiritual leader of Beth El Synagogue. "Important, and often troubling, depending on the results and information. As such, it is wise for couples to review options with a rabbi, to understand the position of their movement in Judaism and to gain perspective, I am ready, as I know the other Omaha rabbis are ready, to help in any way possi-
ble," Rabbi Drazen said. "I'm in full agreement that genetic testing ought to be encouraged in our community," added Rabbi Kutner. "Anything we can do to ensure the birth of healthy Jewish children is a tremendous xnitzvah." For more information about genetic counseling, call the UNMC Center at 559-6935 or Dr. Warren Senger at 559-5070. The National Tay Sachs and Allied Diseases Association, can be reached at 1-800-9068723.
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Why Should the United States Support Family Planning Programs in Other Countries? Special to the Jewish Press from Planned Parenthood •
• Americans overwhelmingly support family the toll of repeated pregnancy and childbirth on planning. A 1998 poll found that 92 percent of women s health. Currently, an estimated 600,000 Americans support the right to plan one's family. women die annually from pregnancy-related caus• Family planning is a basic right and something es. Family planning also helps stem the spread of people want worldwide. Some 150 million married HIV/AIDS-directly, by making condoms available, women already indicate a desire to plan their fami- and indirectly, by teaching women how to better lies, but lack access to family planning, which negotiate condom use by their male partners. includes information, health screening, counseling • Family planning can help reduce both abortions and contraceptive services, and deaths from unsafe abortion. The recent expe• Demand for family planning is growing. The rience of Russia and several Eastern European largest generation of young people, in history is countries provides evidence that increased use of entering, or will soon enter, their prime reproduc- family planning helps reduce reliance on abortion, tive years: three billion of the six billion people Abortions performed uixder unsafe conditions kill alive today are under age 25. more than 75,000 women annually, roughly one of • Family planning is an area of expertise for the every seven pregnancy-related deaths, At the United States, Even with recent cuts, this country International Conference on Population and remains a technical leader in the field. Some 20 Development in 1994, more than 160 countries donor countries provide such assistance, and the agreed that unsafe abortion was a major public United States leads in Jboth the numbers and exper- health problem, tise of its workers, many of them with non-profit • Family planning supports U.S. goals. It supgroups such as AVSC International, CARE, ports overall good health, an important consePathfinder International and Save the Children. quence in an era of diseases that know no borders. • Family planning snvos lives. By npacing births, The dramatic increase in contraceptive tints Mince family planning lowors mortality among both Who mid-JJ)(5()s is aluo a key factor1 in tho slowing of women and children, .lust by ium'Hsinp the tuuo. population growth. between liirtliK or the rifte of first motherhood, l'nmiSlower growth meana more time for governments ly planning can reduce infant imd child mortality to make the noccHHnry invostiuoat.s in human by up to 25 percent • about threo million lives a development through education find hcmlthcnro, year. Use of family planning can also help reduces and may allow governments to spend more per per-
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UNMC Hosts Women's Health Conference
Treating Parkinson's by ART HANEY, RP — —
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Women are invited to attend the fourth annual Omaha Women's Health and Wellness conference on Friday, Oct. 19, 8 a-m.-3 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, 72nd and Grover Street. The conference includes: educational sessions about fatigue, alternative medicine, the value of sexuality, women and gambling addictions, and a panel discussion on hormone replacement therapy, continental breakfast and luncheon with keynote speakers. The conference also will address the issue of selfcare--a topic of growing interest in which people are educated on when to seek medical advice. Breakfast keynote speaker is Anne Marie Aita, Omaha motivational/humorist; luncheon speaker is Mary Maxwell, Omaha humorist. Health and wellness exhibits are planned, as well as a variety of screenings, including thyroid function, glaucoma, blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and depression screenings. A physician's assistant and nurse practitioner will be available to answer healthrelated questions. The conference is sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Olson Center for Women's Health, the University of Nebraska at-Omaha, Wellness Council of the Midlands and Nebraska Health System. Cost of the conference is $30. Limited scholarships are available for women with financial restrictions. Nurses can receive continuing education credits for an additional $30. Health screenings will be available for cholesterol, blood pressure and glaucoma. To register for the conference, call559-6345 or visit UNMC's website and print a registration form at: www.uniuc.edu/olson.
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Where to Turn for Help for the Elderly by JEWISH PRESS News Service
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While Global Dot-coms Bomb, Biotech Still Flies High in Israel by JESSICA STEINBERG
JERUSALEM (JTA)~Morris Laster, a nice Jewish boy from Brooklyn, became a doctor. Instead of treating patients, though, Laster got caught up in examining kinases, proteins that transmit information about cells. Now Laster is running his second biotechnology company in Israel, Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, a drug discovery company that uses mathematical equations called algorithms to identify the specific kinases involved in various diseases. By bridging the gap between biological knowledge-raided immensely by advancements in mapping the human genome—and drug development, the company's 45 scientists discover and produce drugs to treat a wide range of illnesses, from diabetes, cardiovascular disease and brain cancer to prostate cancer, breast cancer and septic shock. This is an Israeli company'"with extremely exr.itini* opportunities," according to WestLH l'annmrc, a London-lMKed investment hank. That's high prai.se, eoiiKideriiiK tin* economic alump and dot-ooin wlinkeout that lias ravaged J.sraoI'H technology indimtry during the last eiglit months.
During that time, the Nasdaq has been in free fall, and Internet companies around the world have been devastated, including those in the Silicon Wadi, as Israel's high-tech haven is called. Yet one sector that hasn't felt the downsizing or venture capital crunch is Israel's biotechnology and life sciences sector, which draws on a pool of outstanding scientists coming out of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and other Israeli universities. According to an Israeli biotechtxolo» gy'report compiled by consulting firm Ernst & Young, the number of Israeli blotech companies that went public on foreign stock exchanges rose from three in 1999 to seven in 2000, Life sciences companies raised more than $500 million from venture capital funds and initial offerings, while the average invtintnient per company inoronHed from $2.n million u> $!>.f5 million. "Hiotech IIUHU'I. been affected direct ly l>y the shift H on Nasdaq," said Jtnrnard Dichek, the founder of www.bioisrael.com, a Web wite tlcsd ioated to iHracl's bioteoh industry. "Kverybody'rt coming to us, all the
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refugees from the" information technology "industry who are trying to find out how to get into biotech." Unlike the Internet industry, which seems to move at the speed of light, the biotech sector progresses at a far slower pace. It can take four years or more before a new drug is approved by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration, which is crucial for the drugs' marketing. Until that time, a company needs to generate a lot of cash to keep research flowing steadily. This kind of timeline can make it difficult to finance these long-term' ventures. But if a company has investors who understand the industry and are willing to invest $5 million to $10 million, the company can work on research and development and forging strategic relationships. (lousiclor Keryx, which raised $12 mill ion in two rounrlH of fhwmcintj inui another $52 million when it went public on the Nasdaq and the 1 .nation Stock Kxehantte's Alternative Invefitmflut Market hist July. While Keryx in out1 of some '100 hinted) companies on the Nu.sdaq, its AIM listing gives it added exposure to Kuropean mvostorn. "The Kuropouns are 3olid utock holders," mud Ron BenUmr, who handles investor relations for Keryx. "They're loysil and mipportive, and they get us" before' analysts do. The Americans, however, "will throw us out depending on the market conditions," lie said. The real test, however, is in Keryx's laboratories, where 13 drugs are
being developed. Six of them are in later stages of development and clinical trials. KKX-101, a drug to treat diabetic kidney disease, is in the third phase of clinical trials and has received FDA approval. The drug was used in Europe for 20 years before being acquired by Keryx, which believes there is a $1 billion market for treating complications relating to kidney disease in diabetic patients. Yet kinases, the information-transmitting proteins, are the real opportunity for this firm.) which is based in Har Hotevim, a technology park just northwest of Jerusalem. Ae the genome projact-which has mapped humans' genetic makeuphas discovered specific kinases and their functions in the body, a Hebrew University scientist,' Professor Shnuiel Tlon-SuHHon, created an algorithm to identify ti Hprdfic region on the kinuse sequence, a sort of "cloi'kingsile"" for identifying and modifying the kinatu'H involved in a disease. Thai ref'itm it! nicknamed the H-J Loop, for Bfu-Snusoii's roapnrch hibs in tJcruHnlcui and- al Harvurd University. The kinase-lm«od algorithm for discovering drugs is called KinAce, and allows researchers to move from analyzing a mapped kinn.so to discovering n. drug compound in lcs» than four mouths. That's light years for the biotech industry. "We can cut the discovery process by three to four years," Benteur said. (Continued on page 20)
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Over 3 out of 4 Heart Patients Are Still Undermedicated! How can this be? Many doctors are not prescribing a large enough dosage to lower cholesterol and LDL sufficiently. Many patients do not follow their doctor's instructions, and unfortunately many cannot afford the drugs. Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol and Mevacor -the "statins" because of their chemical names (atorvastatin, lovastatin, etc) — are unbelievably effective in reducing cholesterol and LDL. In four major studies of over 20,000 people on the statins for five years, heart attack death risk dropped by 32% to 42%. Two studies showed a 31 % reduction in strokes!
A cholesterol level of 200 may not be low enough, depending on your HDL, LDL and other risk factors. The statins will lower your cholesterol and LDL* dramatically. Heart patients must unequivocally have an LDL ("bad" cholesterol) under 100 - the lower the better. If you are one of the over 75% of undermedicated heart patients OR if you have other risk factors, YOU MUST SEE YOUR DOCTOR. You are fortunate to be living in today's world so you can benefit from these lifesaving wonder drugs!
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Devices, Medications Available to Help Maintain Independence by DAVID KOHLL
Most people like to be independent. We might take for granted being able to perform, daily activities of living, like getting out of bed, bathing, eating, and shopping. Pride, or the fact that nobody is nearby, can make getting help with these "routine" events difficult. Often, as people age, their independence is threatened. If may take them longer to get out of a chair, walking can be painful with sore knees, unstable legs may prevent shopping, getting off the toilet or out of the shower can become a chore, and climbing stairs may be nearly impossible. Medications can help individuals perform their daily activities. Another option to help maintain independence is using specially-designed devices. These devices, while becoming more technologically advanced, are less "medical looking" than before, I've heard some people boast about then* handsome cane, colorful walker, plush motorized lift chair, fastest scooter, etc. There are professionals available who are trained to identify items which can help people perform their daily activities of living. Insurance policies may pay for some of the devices. These "tools" can help some people keep up with their spouse, make them more independent, and keep them out of nursing facilities. David Kohll i$ with Kohll's* Pharmacy and Homecare in Omaha.
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JERUSALEM — The most promising treatment yet known for multiple sclerosis, a protocol integral to the success of donor bone marrow transplantation,-a technique that has saved accident victims all over the world and a chemical-free, eco-friendly way of destroying disease-bearing mosquitoes. These are four among a flood of "Made In Israel" discoveries concerning Pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and biotechnology that have won global acclaim for Israel and made its scientists eagerly sought partners by prestigious research institutes and pharmaceutical and industrial giants worldwide. The multiple sclerosis treatment, known as Copaxone, was developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. Successful in decreasing both the number and severity of attacks launched by this progressive incurable disease, it is the fastest growing MS therapy in the United States, holding a first real ray of hope to the one million people afflicted worldwide. If Copaxone has received a lion's share of Weizmann's recent publicity, the Institute has a range of other health treatments in development among them, ways of slowing osteoporosis, inhibiting juvenile diabetes and reducing the severity of chronic inflammation. In most of these research programs, Weizmann researchers collaborate with colleagues in other centers in Israel, the United States and Europe. "Science has grown too large and too complex for a single researcher or even a single team to make much headway today," explained Professor Bernard Lerer, head of the Biological Psychiatric Unit at the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in
Jerusalem, who collaborates with colleagues in many parts of the world. "Take, for example, the hunt now on for the genetic misprints that cause schizophrenia. First, 100 families in which at least two children suffer the disease had to be found and recruited. Then, a complete genome scan of these almost 500 people had to be performed — which meant examining some three hundred DNA markers in each person," he added. On this project, Hadassah collaborated with the University of Bonn in Germany. To date, they have identified five different regions containing genes for schizophrenia— three of them previously found by other research teams and two of them totally new. "Collaboration with other scientific teams and institutions has become an essential of modern research," noted Dr. Arik Tzukert, head of Hadassah's Research and Development Division. "Good front-line investigation today is a complex undertaking, involving large teams, a range of
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Productive Partnerships (Continued from previous page) — Diabetics are another group who are to benefit from international collaboration. A Ben-Gurion Universityresearcher worked with scientists at MIT to develop ultrasound technology for non-invasive testing of sugar levels. Following a clinical study at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, commercial rights to the hand-held ultrasound device have been bought by an American company. Like scientists at Ben-Gurion University, Hadassah and the Weizmann Institute, those at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa are increasingly involved in collaborative undertakings with the world's research giants, A joint research and educational program with the Johns Hopkins University, operational since Jan. 1, focuses on biomedical technologies in cardiology, oncology and neuroscience. Its goal is to bring advances in these, areas more rapidly onto Israeli and international markets. "With medical advances today depending on both genetic engineering and medical technology, the unique strengths of both universities will enhance the development of new diagnoses and therapies," said Prof. Rafael Beyar, Dean of the Technion's Medical School, Dr. Beyar is himself known worldwide for designing a particularly successful stent, in use in thousands of patients. Used to open and keep open clogged arteries, his expandable plastic tube is coated with-genetically engineered cells that prevent the excessive growth of new tissue which would clog the stent-a major prob-
lem in up to a third of patients fitted with these devices. As well as joint ventures with scientists in the West, Israel also collaborates with colleagues closer to home. Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Palestinian Authority are currently engaged in a joint three-year study, whose aim is screening blood and blood products more accurately and cost-effectively. Encouragingly, it has continued uninterrupted through the recent violence. Scientists are working to demonstrate that as many as 16 blood samples can be pooled together for testing. Researchers calculate that the number of tests required for 100,000 blood samples could be reduced five to 10 fold. An earlier collaborative project between Ben-Gurion University and the PA, this time with Jordan as well, is helping to eliminate disease-carrying mosquitoes-deadly insects which are responsible for killing more people every year than any other animal. They are using a biological weapon: a bacillus which kills the mosquitoes without harming the ecosystem, discovered, by Prof. Yoel Margalit, head of Ben-Gurion .University's. Center for Biological Pesticides. Through the prejudices of geopolitics and the quantum swings of public image, on© community, at least, maintains a clear view of Israel, The international community of scientists —in the U.S., Europe and even the Middle East-sees what Israel has to offer and enters eagerly into productive partnership!}, • . ... •
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Leaving the Seder Table Behind, Israeli Wines Reach World Stage by BILL STRUBBE-—
Adi H a d a r helps a group of first-grade girls get ready for a sleepover at the JCC Camp. The Jewish Community Center welcomed Adi Hadar, who has already completed her military service, to its summer camp staff. She is from Karme Yosef, a small city halfway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Adi has one older brother and two younger sisters. While in Omaha, she will work with kids in kindergarten through the eighth grades. These activities include Israeli arts and crafts, cooking, sports and more. If you ask Adi what her favorite part about being in Omaha is, she'll tell you it*s visiting the Henry Doorly Zoo. In addition to working with children, Adi loves the theabre, going to movies, reading and spending time with her friends. She will be in Omaha until Aug. 11, and will enter Hebrew University this fall.
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