SummerCourses OfferNew Ways to

Grow. American Cinema-

the westernGngJanhe, B.I.) M.PA.

. Ballrcom Dancing

Richard Black) Dance InSfrilctor

. Chorus

Irouise Wilde) Retired Educator

. GardeningDan/n Aulenbrocle, Moderator

. Great Artists

John Shaak, M.FA.

Spring came and passed,How fast, how fast,

Summer is here at last.Tempus Fugit.

Cowboys Star in Premiere Course

L by Judy Mednick

ike it or not, to many foreigners the American cow-boy epitomizes who we are. American Cinema-the Western, premiering this summer, examines how

this image evolved in film and fiction.Taught by Greg Janke, the course focuses on the timeless

iconography of a film geure that Clint Eastwood considersone ofonly two* art forms indigenous toAmerica. It featuresthe best westems by the greatest directors, traces the historyofthe westem, examines it as an intemational phenomenon,and speculates on its future. The final class will be a movie

the class chooses.Janke,s background explains his passion for westems. Watching TV westems was

'.the nightly family entertainment," and every Saturday he was at the movies watch-

ingmore.His B.S. in criminal justice from Califomia State University, Long Beach; M.P.A.

in urban, state and federal govemment from Golden Gate University; and twenty-nineyears in law enforcement tumed him into an educated aficionado ofthe westem.

Since retiring in 2004 as chiefofpolice from the City ofCalistoga, Janke has beenteaching sociology and criminaljustice at Chapman University and the University ofPhoenix. About a year ago he began teaching at OLLI and to date has taught Sociol-ogy and Sociology and Current Events.

In his 66spare" hours, Greg Janke is remodeling his house, studying conversationalSpanish, and pursuing a second career in management consulting. He is constantlyenriching his knowledge of the American westem by reading, traveling to filminglocations and westem film festivals, and watching restored westems at the great filmpalaces ofLos Angeles.

Janke believes '6westems will live on forever." Although his wife Ann just 6.toler-ates" them, he says she is leaning to appreciate the westem as good cinema 66ratherthanjust another horse opera."

Showtime for your weekly westem is Tuesdays at 4:45 p.m. Munch on free popcomthe first few classes. Thereafter, Janke will pass around the ten-gallon hat to start a..popcom kitty." He promises not to use any ofit to fund his next trip to explore the

Old Tuscon Studios.*The other isjazz or blues. tea

Presidentls Comer

Carl Curtis

A by CarlCurtis

t present we are happily seeing progress toward reaching some of the goals of ourThree-Year Strategic Plan. The lecture classroom has been turned around andthe..Smart Room" audio-visual equipment has been installed. We now have a much easier-

to-operate AV system and an improved sound system which includes ten assisted listen-ing devices for the hard of hearing. In addition, the heavy old tables have been replaced and astorage cabinet for the East wall is to be added soon. A new and improved school office isalso in the works.

Some of the money for these improvements came from the Osher Foundation Grantswhich had a budget for these types of expenditures. Most of the money, however, camefrom a generous donation of Sl500 from the Alumni Association (for the cabinets) and from

some extremely munificent donations from our members (for the..Smart Room"). While our members do not wish tobe recognized publicly, their contributions are hereby acknowledged with grateful appreciation. Thank you! !

To some, it may seem strange that we need to depend on donations inasmuch as we recently received an endow-ment gift from the Osher Foundation totaling nearly a million dollars. The reality is that the conditions under whichthe gift was given (and accepted) prohibit our accessing any of the principal of that gift - we can only utilize sQmgof the interest which is earned from its investment. To date, we have not received any distributions. When we do

(probably in August), the monies received will be less than 40O/o of the annual income we have been receiving inGrant Funding from the Osher Foundation over the past three years. An a,c/ Aoc committee (comprised of the three

past presidents) is presently studying this shortfall and should have some recommendations for handling this crisisready for Goveming Council consideration soon.

Moving forward is sometimes not easy! tac

ln the Spotlight

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indy Smith. our new Office Administrator, is really enjoying her new position at OLLI.She is extremely grateful to Jean Lowe and Karin Covey) who have spent a tremendousamount of time explaining the office operation and procedures. Our thanks to these two

volunteers for doing an excellentjob oforienting Cindy to her new position.BIG NEWS, BIG NEWS-The editor of our award winning newspaper, Jack Blecher, and

Renee Simon, former councilwoman and long-time member of OLLI, had a fabulous springwedding. Congratulations and mazel tov.

If you walked down the hallway on a Wednesday aftemoon last semester, you would haveheard lovely voices coming out ofthe classroom. The folk music class, led by Allan Katz, wassinging folk songs from all over the world. It was truly a joy. We hope many of these studentsenr_oll Tn chorus) the new class led by Louise Wilde. Sy

Open House on March 2lsl was a smashing affair. Students, instmctors and old friends came together. Well over onehundred attended.

Dr. Judith Tyner, retired professor ofgeography at Califomia State University, Long Beach, gave a wonderful presenta-tion entitled..Millie the Mapper." The talk was about women cartographers during World War II.

Long Beach City Council has announced that Douglas Park will be renamed 66Rosie The Riveter Park" in honor ofthewomen who took over the work ofthe men serving overseas during World War II.

Yours tmly and Dolores Volpe, a member ofOLLI, attended the Washington Institute in D.C. under the auspices oftheNational Council ofJewish Women. The purpose ofthe Institute was to meet with our congressional representatives to draftlegislation to enhance the lives of families, women and children. We retumed feeling both enlightened and empowered.

Congratulations to Dr. Bill Younglove, another member ofour university, whose article 66Holocaust Literature" has been

published in the new edition ofthe EncJ/a/OPeC7l'clJovchal.ccl, a massive work hailed in the scholarly community as "one ofthebest reference works ever compiled." See page 4 for more information.

Enjoy a summer ofsunshine and good health. tee

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u_a |IUr DaTUque

P by Syd Benowitz

rofessor John Shaakwill retum this summerto teach Great Artists:

l475-l675, a subject he is intenselyinterested inand is acknowledgedasa respected authority. This will bethe fourth consecutive summer thatShaak will continue to enlighten us,and judging by the many retuming

JJi"i Shaak students he has influenced and in-spired, we have much to anticipateand lean.

Professor Shaak has been fascinated with art all hislife and has a particular interest in Italian artists-theirlives and works, including sculptures, paintings andarchitecture. He has traveled all over the world to fulfillhis strong desire to be personally involved in the studyof the history of art and its ramifications.

The class will focus on the Baroque period of arthistory starting with an introduction to the life andworks of Michelangelo. Other important Italian artistsincluding Caravaggio and Bernini will be discussed atlength. Shaak will also explain the influence of politicsand religion on the art ofthe time and vice versa.

The Italian Baroque period will be followed by anintroduction to Dutch painting in thel7th century featuring the lives andworks of Rembrandt and Vermeerand other important artists of theGolden Age. Shaak is an accom-

plished photographer and will utilizephotos, videos and exhibits in hispresentation and share his experi-ences and feelings with his students.

Born and raised in Penn-sylvania, Professor Shaak 3a,id - i.1minigraduated from Penn State with aBachelor of Science degree and received his Master ofFine Arts from Columbia University. He has lived andstudied in London, Paris and Rome (the latter being hisfavorite). He has been on the faculty of Califomia StateUniversity, Long Beach for over thirty years teachingart-related subjects.

He retired two years ago but is still actively pursuinghis lifelong artistic interests and eagerly sharing hisexciting adventures with others. His goals for the class? ''Iam seeking to develop in my students new insights lea-ding to enrichment, understanding and deeper apprecia-tion of the Baroque period". My advice? GO FORBAROQUE. Period.ca

nealTh |art lIJeCISIOnSby Charlene Young

Making end of life de-cisions for yourselfor a loved one is notan easy thing to do or a task to betaken lightly. Throughout most ofour lives, medical decisions aresimple, but as our health declines,decisions become more complex.Patients with multiple medical

problems, the elderly or patientsICharleneYoung with terminal conditions face

difficult treatment choices. You owe it to yourself, yourloved ones and the medical personnel who service you toseriously investigate all treatment options available to youand to create adocument such as a Durable PowerofAttomeyfor Health Care, a Living Will, etc. You need to do this whilestill capable ofexpressing your wishes and desires in orderto ensure that you receive the kind ofmedical treatment youwish to receive at the most critical time ofyour life.

Do you want to be kept alive no matter what? Do youwant to have CPR and/or be placed on a respirator to assistyour breathing? Do you want a feeding tube inserted togive you fluids and sustenance? If you are in a vegetativestate, do you want nothing done, choosing to die quietlyand with dignity? These are but a few of the options toconsider; only you know what is in your heart and how youwant to be cared for.

Here briefly are the differences in these forms:

I A Living Will allows you to convey your wishesregarding treatment when those wishes can no longer bepersonally communicated.I A Medical Power of Attorney allows you to des-ignate someone to make health care decisions for you whenyou are unable.

You can go online and google Durable PowerofAttorneyfor Health Care or Living Will and access the forms youneed, fill them out, share your decisions with your familyand your health care provider. Be yourown best advocate. These forms need twowitnesses but it is not necessary to havethem notarized. Formore information, allhospitals have social workers availableto help.

Stay in good health. t*a;

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Health CareDiutive Kit

Charlene Young, RN, BSN is a member of the AdvisoryCommiiiee.

Visit us on the Web - http:/fun"/.csulb.edu/centers/senior-university/

BestComputerCourses inTown

OLLl at Califomia StateUniversity, Long Beachoffers the best computer

classes especially crafted for se-nior citizens and taught by seniorcitizen volunteers.

The classes start with basicComputer/Keyboarding whichincludes mouse instmction. Thenext logical class for those newto computers is a class in fun-

by Dave Lowe

Wesley Peck

damentals of computer operations called My Very FirstComputer Class. Upon completing this class, the studentis ready for Computer Intermediate and more advancedclasses. These three eight-lesson classes may be the secretto our success.

But, as good as the introductory courses are, we canalso lay claim to the best more advanced courses in digital

photography9 Which teach how tO Process digital Photosto email, scrapbook, print for distribution to your friendsor for art contests. Other advanced courses focus onspreadsheets, slide presentations, the lntemet and moviemaking.

One ofour prized instructors is Wesley Peck. He spentmost ofhis adult life working in the world ofhigh tech, fromaircraft engines to aerospace systems and computers.He has been teaching at OLLI for over four years. \whenMicrosoft came out with Windows XP, Wesley was one ofthe instmctors to bring this to the students. He still teachesa Windows XP course each term. Since his arrival, Wesleyhas taught the course continuously.

But between each OLLI term, Wesley Peck is mostvaluable as the behind-the-scenes magician who re-moves unnecessary programs and data from the labcomputers. He then updates the software on all labcomputers, before freezing the hard drives to precludethe propagation ofstudent errors. This ensures that eachstudent computer is in top shape for the next class.

In order to get error-free textbooks from the localprinter, Wesley makes sure all are in the proper versionof the Portable Document Format. In his spare time(does he have any?)) Wesley rebuilds computers to bedonated to non-profit organizations.

He advises our computer committee on upgrades thatmay be needed for our computers when we install the newWindows Vista. When we do, I am sure that Wesley) ourtrail-blazer and behind-the scenes wizard, will be the firstto introduce this operating system to our students.nJIg

Publication Milestone SpeaksVolumestoToday,s\^/orld

by Judy MednickEncyclopedia Judaica, 2nd edition. 2;OOF

The first edition ofEncyclopediaJudaica was started

in Germany in the l920's.It stopped at letter'r whenthe Nazi rise to power madecontinuation impossible.

It was not until l97l-l972that it was first published in

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Encyclopedie Judaica

l6 volumes, in Jerusalem and in New York.Nowhere in those volumes would readers have found

entries on key people and events ofourtimes. In l97I TerrySeinfield was still in high school and Shawn Green wasn,teven bom. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was a law studentand Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not on the U.S. SupremeCourt. Califomia did not have two Jewish women, BarbaraBoxer and Diane Feinstein, in the U.S. Senate. Bob Dylanand Sandy Koufax were missing also although both hadalready made their mark.

Now we have the 2nd edition ofEmcJ/a/aped/'a Jwcrdl'ca, afully updated and much-expanded work that speaks to the2 lsl century.

The Executive Editor Michael Berenbaum, Holocaustscholar and professor at the University ofJudaism in LosAngeles and Fred Skolnik, the Jerusalem-based Editor inChief, note that over halfofthe original entries ofthe l972edition changed and 2650 entries were added. There is

greaterattention to Mideast affairs and to the roles and con-tributions ofwomen to Jewish history, life, and culture.

It took thirty-five years of US-Israeli collaboration andnearly I,200 world-renowned scholars and editors to com-plete a publication that has already won plaudits outsideofthe Jewish world. Hon'ors include the Dartmouth Medalawarded by the American Library Association in February2007 for the year's best reference project.

Available in print (26 volumes. leather-bound) and on CD-ROM, the E/has already been purchased by several majoruniversities and libraries, including the National Library ofJapan, the Vatican, the University ofNotre Dame, UCLA,and Texas A&M.*

Editor Michael Berenbaum says that such a refer-ence work carries a special weight. Unlike a bad filmor play which will just flop) an encyclopedia will be..out there for a generation. That's why you,ve got to

make a good one."*You can find the £J locally at the Lakewood branch of

the Los Angeles County Library. t*rft

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ScholarIThespian PIayswithRecorder CIass

Muriel, P¥?ld!eton

Sby Judy Mednick

o far Muriel Pendletonhas five academic de-grees. She is now working

on her second master,s, this timein history. Her ultimate educa-tional goal? 6To go on forever,"she says.

Bom in Birmingham, England,Muriel saw her school damaged

by two incendiary bombs during the Blitz. Her familywanted to send her to the countryside to attend schoolin safety. Eleven-year-old Muriel insisted on staying,attending class in makeshift facilities forayearuntil herschool building was reconstmcted..

She eamed her diploma in performing arts from theBirmingham School of Speech and Drama and anotheras teacherofspeech anddrama from the Royal AcademyofMusic. Forfive years she acted, mostly atthe CrescentTheater, one ofEngland,s leading Little Theatres.

In l956 Muriel Pendleton came to the United States..intending to stay here fortwo years." But while taking

classes at Los Angeles City College she met Bill, nowherhusband, a retired philosophy professor. They havetwo children and two grandchildren.

Muriel continued per- -----forming, doing radio ( ...

presentations and pro-grams ofliterature read-ings for schools. Shewon national awardsfor oral interpretation inl965 and 1967.

Recorder Class

By l973 she had eamedherB.A. and M.A. in Englishliterature and language at CSULB. She also beganacting again, performing in over twenty plays at LongBeach City College.

Muriel has been teaching play the Recorderat OLLISenior University since 2002 when she took over theclass from Fran Harding. Recorder students fromHarding,s class, including Muriel, formed an ensemblewhich performs togetherat special occasions outside ofthe classroom, usually three times annually.

Muriel plays with the ensemble for the same reasonshe teaches Play the Recorder-she loves making

OLLI NationalConference

B by Carl Curtis

arbara McCIinton and Iwerethe66officiar delegatesfrom our OLLI to the Na-

tional Conference of OLLIs whichwas held at cfaa/ec,G/ i/c]w, Braselton,

Barbara McCllnton Georgia (a resort and winery about30 miles northeast ofAtlanta) Aprill8 - 20, 2007. Normally) only twopersons per OLLI are invited to at-tend these conferences. However,Diana Rodriguez was asked bythe National Resource Center to bea presenter at one of the break-out

sessions (hertopic was..Effective Uses ofVolunteers")so our OLLI had three attendees. Barbara also made apresentation on.6Intergenerational Leaming Opportu-nities.,' My role was to be a sponge and 66soak-up" asmuch as I could.

I leamed a number ofthings: there are now I 12 OL-LIs, an increase of43 since last year at this time. Theonly states with no OLLIs are Idaho and Rhode Island.As one of the 19 OLLIs that has received an endow-ment gift ofat least $1 Million, we are considered tobe among the c6Cadillacs in the fleet." There is muchto be leaned, however, from even the newest of theother OLLIs in terms of programming, marketing,and other "best practices."

The sharing of ideas at this conference was exhila-rating! Barbara, Diana, and I will compare notes andundoubtedlyhave many suggestions forourGovemingCouncil to consider in the near future.

MembershipMeeting

Pby Syd Benowitz

resident Carl Curtis convened the spring registra-tion meeting on schedule, welcomed the many firsttimers and invited them to become part ofthe Osher

Lifelong Learning Institute at Califomia State University,Long Beach.

Carl thanked outgoing President Harold Drab, andon behalf of the Goveming Council, presented him with acommemorative plaque and gavel, aclmowledging his greatcontribution to the university and his continued dedication.The audience respondedwith such huge applause that Haroldwas so moved he forgot to tell one ofhis trademarkjokes.

Curtis reiterated the importance ofvolunteers to the opera-tion and growth of our school and said "Could we borrowsome of your time? Our committees would welcome moremembers.,.

ComputerchairCon Rader showed an up-to-date video ex-plaining this summer's computer courses, including severalnew ones. He urged greater enrollment and encouraged stu-dent input. The popular open lab on Fridays will continue.

Don Friedman, our curriculum anchorman, outlinedthe courses for the next term noting some new and excit-ing subjects. Instructors present briefly described theirclasses. The summer schedule promises to be the mostsuccessful ever.

Our guest speaker was Fifth DistrictCouncilwoman Gerrie Schipske. Anative ofLong Beach, she has been ac-tive in public service most ofher life.She is a nurse practitioner, attomeyand university instmctor who recentlytaught graduate courses in public

Gerrie Schipske adm-inisrration and political sci:nee at

CSULB. She has served as member ofthe Long Beach CityCollege Board ofTrustees, L.B. Police Department, Women,sAdvisory Committee and the L.B. Board of Health.

An active council member, Schipske works on PublicSafety; Transportation and Infrastructure; Personneland Civil Service-to mention just a few. Her topic..'Senior Issues and the City)" was ofspecial interest to our

students. She noted the high percentage of older peoplein Long Beach and the great need for affordable housingand adequate health care facilities for seniors. Schipskesaid the city has serious infrastructure problems and thatthe city council is working on the many needs of oursenior citizens. She is in the forefront of such efforts. Heranswers to the many questions from the audience werethorough and comprehensive. She can be reached at LongBeach City Hall, (562) 570 - 6932. Ia)a:

A Chorus is ComingtoOLLI, Let,s Sing

by Sylvia Manheim

Louise Wilde is doing itagain.Not only has shebeen a member ofOLLI

since its very beginning? she has taughtdiverse classes` including Economics)Fun With Numbers and Linguistics.Now it,s Chorus.

This semester for the first timeLouise will offer an eight-week

I Louise\^/ilde mixed a cappella class. she will

teach four-part standard pieces such as..Finlandia,"I.America the Beautiful,".The Day Is Over and others as

time pe-its.Music has played a key role in Louise's life for many years.

She studied music during college and was the chorus directorat two high schools in Wisconsin where she taught. A LongBeach resident for over forty years, Louise has been a studentas well as a teacher at OLLI. Bridge was one of the coursesshe took that she enjoyed the most.

Another was ploy the Recorder which Louise took whenFran Harding was teaching it. Since then, Louise and severalother students from the same class have been playing therecorder together with Fran Harding as conductor. Besides

playing during special occasions at our school, the recorderensemble has performed at other venues such as at the Cali-fomia State University. Long Beach Kaleidoscope Festivaland Rancho Los Alamitos.

Louise says the chorus class will begin with a warmup-students producing different sounds just to opentheir voices and feel relaxed about singing. Then theywill work out the intexpretatjon of the music they wj]lbe singing and do skill-building vocal exercises. Afterstudents practice each part of the piece separately, theywill learn to sing together.

I:;_g')I :;i vw_an-t''JtovJhau:I:8a -come Torn-Tha-Ch-oTuJsunique and wonderful experience, this class will strikethe perfect note for you.

We are indeed fortunate to have a Renaissance woman,who can teach from the broad spectrum of knowledge-words, numbers and now, music.

Come andjoin the Chorus. co

In orderto have a chorusbalanced in tone and har-mony, Louise will needat least twenty students.She emphasizes thatmale voices are essen-tial. If you enjoy sing-

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Sydney BenowitzMax SlegersCon RaderDon Friedman

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Mary Jane PayanJean LoweJack BlecherBarbara KatzBarbara StevensGary GraysonHarold DrabBarbara McClintonDean Ronald VogelCarolyn Harris

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FIRST CLASS

It,s Here..A SaturdayGardening CIass

You asked for it and now it's here! A six-week Saturdaymoming gardening class from 9:30 to I I :00 will start on Julyl4, 2007. Gardening will treat a variety ofplanting interestspertinent to the Long Beach area: native plants, vegetables,drought-resistant plants, roses, orchids, fens and fuchsia.

The class will be moderated by Dawn Aulenbrock with theschedule as follows: Week One: Rose Society ofthe South Bay;Week Two: Master Gardener; Week Three: Meditenaneanvegetables; Week Four: Field trip to Sam Pedro for privateterrace gardening; Week Five: Pots and containers; Week Six:Herbs, with a speaker from the Huntington Gardens.Asurpriseawaits all students at the end ofthe class!

Dancing is Fun!by Linda Fuchik

What do the medical articles in popular magazines tell us over andover? people who socialize are happier and healthier. what activityis recommendedmore and more often? Ballroom dancing! What ifyou,ve neverleaned the basics? Join the Ballroom Dancing class this session! \what ifyoufeel as though you have c6two left feer? Don't worry about it!

Our instructor, Richard BIack, started dancing when he was thirteen yearsold and has continued to dance in many different places. He assures us that..themain word is FUN." Don't be intimidated-this isn't ''Dancing with the Stars"!This class will be simplified instmction with nothing complicated and nothingstrenuous.

The class will be held at the Senior Citizens Center at ll50 East 4th Street inLong Beach. Richard will be assisted by Hilda Chavez, who is also an experienced dancer and a volunteer at theCenter.

Now ifyou,re thinking that you can't make it to every class and that will put you at a disadvantage, here's more

good news: each class is basically an entity in itself. There will be eight different dances taught in eight sessions.Here's the lineup: Cha Cha, Waltz, Merengue, Swing (or Jitterbug), Rhumba, Samba, Polka, and Free Style.

One more question.. \who remembers Arthur Murray swirling his diminutive wife Kathryn around the floor ashe urged us to 6.put a littlQfuP in your life,'? That's rvhat Richard has promised-so give it a whirl on Friday