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Edith—Reporter
Meet Our Residents… By Edith Fiebach
VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 5
MAY 2012
RiverWalk & Talk
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Resident Spotlights 1
Trip Updates 2
Trip Updates 3
Monthly Calendar 4-5
Pet Love 6
Mother’s Day 7
From The Director 8
Francine spent two years in Italy before coming to the United States. When she arrived in America, she worked in the needle trade industry. She gained experience in working on coats from one a day to eight or
nine. She also attended night school.
Eventually, Francine was reunited with her sisters. She met her hus-band, Harry, through a group of friends and the happy couple were married a year after they met. They soon moved to the Bronx and started a family. Francine and Harry were blessed with two sons. Morris, lives in North Carolina and is a science professor. He is the proud father of two daughters, Sarah and Michelle. Their other son, William, is a Bell Lab manager and has two sons,
Adam and Scott.
Francine and Harry moved to Ardsley in Westchester County. They worked many long and very hard days at their popular Ardsley luncheonette. Sadly, after 60 loving years of marriage, Harry passed away. Francine moved to RiverWalk two months ago and we are thrilled she chose to join our family. We wish her good health and many
happy years with us.
Shep Naches: Lillian Zukowsky’s grandson, Richard Zukowsky, graduated from
the University of Michigan
The first thing I noticed in Fran-
cine Weinberger’s apartment was a striking, brightly colored sofa cover made up of 28 crocheted squares and beautiful needlework. Francine, an avid needle worker, is currently knitting a sweater for her
great granddaughter, Maya.
Francine was born in Nipipeno, Czechoslovakia. Her father was a hard working lumberman and her mother was an equally hard work-ing housewife. Francine comes from a large family. She is the fifth child of ten—eight girls and two boys. She has many happy memo-ries of sleeping three in a bed. De-spite being a good student, Francine did not attend high school. She has a fond memory of an uncle sending $100 for a camera and an aunt send-ing clothes for a photograph. Years later, that photograph would be-
come a family treasure.
Then World War II came with all of its atrocities. She remembers cat-tle trains, a death march to Tiro and days and nights in the forests. Fran-cine was in Dachau and Auschwitz where her parents were killed; at one time her sister, Hela, was “across the street” but neither one knew it. While in the camp, Fran-cine helped build barracks with bags of cement. Thankfully, the camp was liberated by American soldiers who threw chocolate bars
at the prisoners.
DAVID’S POOL
• Located in The Reingold
Building
• NY’s first warm water
swimming pool in a medi-
cal setting
• Features a whirlpool &
Badu-Jet
• Free swim, water walking,
aerobics & are offered
• See Katie for more infor-
mation
Francine
VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 5 PAGE 2
RiverWalk Happenings...
This year French botanist and artist Patrick Blanc took the 10th annual Or-
chid Show at The Botanical Garden
to new heights. The vertical gardens featured structures covered in orchids, ferns, exotic plants, and epiphytes freed from the constraints of gravity. The historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory was transformed into an exotic specta-cle that dazzled the senses. The visual beauty and luscious fragrances were breathtaking. We were thrilled to be part of this amazing display of beauty and talent of the botanical world! The Monet’s Garden should be equally beautiful.
Margot Rhoda
Lillian
Milton
RiverWalk takes over the Botanical Garden
Doris
Esther
Fran
Estelle Nikki & Thelma
Betty
Thelma
R IVERWALK & TALK PAGE 3
The Bronx Zoo is a wonderful place to spend a day. Our trip to the zoo was perfect. We were blessed with beautiful weather and wonderful company. The visit to the zoo also brought back many fond memories of visits
with children and class trips.
Roz
The art exhibit at the Andrew Freedman
Home on the Grand Concourse was amazing. The Home was built to be a haven, a para-dise, for the rich elderly who had lost their fortunes. Bequeathed by millionaire Andrew Freedman, the Home provided not only food and shelter but all the accoutrements of a rich and civilized life style. Referencing this quixotic history, This Side
of Paradise references the past and recon-nects the vision of Andrew Freedman to to-day’s Bronx and its realities. The exhibition draws together the economic and social his-tory of the Home with the present day reali-ties of the Bronx and its residents.
Jack
Milton
Betty
Jerry, Edith, Shirley & Milton
Gold Ceiling
RiverWalk at the Freedman House
Roz & Milton
Carpet—art installation—made of assorted house hold
items.
Betty, Esther, Roz S, Roz B &
Jack
Snake
Sea Lion
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
1 9:30 Knitting w/ Alice
10:00 News Currents w/ Linda
11:00 Exercise w/ Laura
1:00 New York Times w/ Beth
2:00 Women’s Group w/ Beth
3:30 RW University w/ Mike
“MGM Lost Treasures” Pt. 1
8:15 Evening Film
2 10:00 Exercise w/ Laura
10:30 Museum at Eldridge Street
11:00 Bible Study w/ Alisa
11:00 Fundamentals of Jazz w/ Rob
12:00 Bingo w/ Linda
1:15 Mad Men w/ Beth
3:30 Happy Hour w/ Robyn
8:15 Evening Film
6 10:00 Card Making w/ Robyn
11:00 Get Fit w/ Eva
1:00 Lunch at Temple Beth
Abraham
2:30 Movie
2:30 Concert at HHAR
4:00 Trivia w/ Robyn
8:15 Cabaret Night— David Lahm
7 9:30 Tai Chi w/ Domingo
10:45 RW University: “A
Touch Away” w/ Val
12:00 Belly Dance 4 Fitness
1:15 Music, Music w/ Len
3:00 Brainstorming w/ Doug
4:00 Lawn Dice w/ Robyn
8:15 Evening Film
8 9:30 Knitting w/ Alice
10:00 Intergenerational Program
10:30 Trip to Wave Hill
11:00 Exercise w/ Laura
1:00 New York Times w/ Beth
2:00 Women’s Group w/ Beth
3:30 News Currents w/ Robyn
8:15 Evening Film
9 10:00 Exercise w/ Laura
11:00 Bible Study w/ Alisa
11:00 Fundamentals of Jazz w/ Rob
12:00 Bingo w/ Linda
1:15 Mad Men w/ Beth
3:00 RW University w/ Prof. Peritz
8:15 Evening Film
13 10:00 Beading w/ Robyn
11:00 Get Fit w/ Eva
1:00 Trivia w/ Robyn
2:30 Movie
2:30 Concert at HHAR
8:15 Cabaret Night— Maurie &
Molly Stern
Mother’s Day
14 9:30 Tai Chi w/ Domingo
10:45 RW University: “A Touch
Away” w/ Val
12:00 Belly Dance 4 Fitness
1:00 Birthday Party w/ Tuvia
3:00 Brainstorming w/ Doug
4:00 Afternoon Chat w/ Robyn
8:15 Evening Film
15 9:30 Knitting w/ Alice
10:00 Intergenerational Program
11:45 Exercise w/ Elena
1:00 New York Times w/ Beth
2:00 Women’s Group w/ Beth
3:30 RW University w/ Mike
“Bing Crosby”
8:15 Evening Film
16 10:00 News Currents w/ Linda
10:30 Shopping TJ Maxx
11:00 Bible Study w/ Alisa
11:00 Fundamentals of Jazz w/ Rob
12:00 Exercise w/ Elena
1:15 Mad Men w/ Beth
3:00 Talks w/ Charlie
8:15 Evening Film
20 10:00 Card Making w/ Robyn
11:00 Get Fit w/ Eva
12:30 Piano Concert w/ Eliot
2:30 Movie
2:30 Concert at HHAR
3:00 Week in Review
8:15 Cabaret Night—David Lahm
Jerusalem Reunification Day
21 9:30 Tai Chi w/ Domingo
10:45 RW University w/ Val:
The Renaissance to the
Pre-Raphaelites
12:00 Belly Dance 4 Fitness
1:15 Music, Music w/ Len
3:00 Brainstorming w/ Doug
4:00 Lawn Dice w/ Robyn
22 9:30 Knitting w/ Alice
10:15 Bingo w/ Linda
11:00 Monet’s Garden Trip
11:45 Exercise w/ Elena
1:00 New York Times w/ Beth
2:00 Women’s Group w/ Beth
3:30 Bocce w/ Robyn
8:15 Evening Film
23 10:00 News Currents w/ Linda
11:00 Bible Study w/ Alisa
11:00 Fundamentals of Jazz w/ Rob
12:00 Exercise w/ Elena
1:00 Violin Concert w/ Albert
3:00 RW University w/ Prof. Peritz
8:15 Evening Film
27
9:00 Morning Services
1:00 Trivia Challenge w/ Robyn
3:00 You Be the Judge w/ Robyn
4:30 Oneg
Shavuot—First Day
9:06
28 9:00 Morning Services
9:30 Tai Chi w/ Domingo
10:45 RW University
w/ Val: Art History
11:00 YIZKOR
1:30 Mincha
3:00 Brainstorming w/ Doug
Shavuot Second Day
Memorial Day End 9:07
29 9:30 Knitting w/ Alice
10:30 Bingo w/ Linda
11:45 Exercise w/ Elena
1:00 New York Times w/ Beth
1:15 Water Fitness
2:00 Women’s Group w/ Beth
3:30 Trip Meeting w/ Robyn
8:15 Evening Film
30 10:00 News Currents w/ Linda
10:30 Shopping at Fairway
11:00 Bible Study w/ Alisa
11:00 Fundamentals of Jazz w/ Rob
12:00 Exercise w/ Elena
1:15 Mad Men w/ Beth
3:30 Bocce w/ Robyn
8:15 Evening Film
VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 5 PAGE 4
Thursday Friday Saturday
3 10:00 Intergenerational Program
11:15 Folksbiene Concert
1:00 Horticulture w/ Cathy
2:00 Writing Workshop w/ Beth G
3:00 Flamenco Fitness w/ Paco
4:00 Acting Class w/ Alison
4:00 Parsha of the Week
8:15 Evening Film
4 9:30 Tai Chi w/ Domingo
9:30 Conversations w/ Bobbi
10:45 Bingo w/ Linda
12:00 Get Fit w/ Eva
1:00 Ballroom Dancing w/ Irene
2:30 RW University w/ Prof. Peritz
4:30 Kabbalat Shabbat w/ Rabbi
Light Candle: 7:37
5 Shabbat Shalom
9:00 Morning Services
12:00 Koffee Klatch w/ Beth
12:45 Famous American
Trials w/ Beth
1:45 Men’s Group
3:00 Bridge Players Meet
8:15 Evening Film
Ends: 8:39
10 10:00 Intergenerational Program
11:15 Shopping at Lord & Taylor
1:00 Horticulture w/ Cathy
2:00 Writing Workshop w/ Beth G
3:00 Flamenco Fitness w/ Paco
4:00 Acting Class w/ Alison
4:00 Parsha of the Week
8:15 The Really Terrible Dixieland
Jazz Band
11 9:30 Tai Chi w/ Domingo
9:30 Conversations w/ Bobbi
10:45 Bingo w/ Linda
12:00 Get Fit w/ Eva
1:00 Ballroom Dancing w/ Irene
2:30 RW University w/ Prof. Peritz
4:30 Kabbalat Shabbat w/ Rabbi
Light Candle: 7:44
12 Shabbat Shalom
9:00 Morning Services
12:00 Koffee Klatch w/ Beth
12:45 Famous American
Trials w/ Beth
1:45 Men’s Group
3:00 Bridge Players Meet
8:15 Evening Film
Ends: 8:46
17 10:00 Intergenerational Program
11:30 Scrabble
1:00 Horticulture w/ Cathy
2:00 Writing Workshop w/ Beth G
3:00 Flamenco Fitness w/ Paco
4:00 Acting Class w/ Alison
4:00 Parsha of the Week
8:15 Evening Film
18 9:30 Tai Chi w/ Domingo
9:30 Conversations w/ Bobbi
10:45 Bingo w/ Linda
12:00 Get Fit w/ Eva
1:00 Ballroom Dancing w/ Irene
2:30 RW University w/ Prof. Peritz
4:30 Kabbalat Shabbat w/ Rabbi
Light Candle: 7:51
19 Shabbat Shalom
9:00 Morning Services
12:00 Koffee Klatch w/ Beth
12:45 Famous American
Trials w/ Beth
1:45 Men’s Group
3:00 Book Club Meeting
8:15 Evening Film
Ends: 8:52
24 10:00 Intergenerational Program
11:30 Scrabble
1:00 Horticulture w/ Cathy
2:00 Writing Workshop w/ Beth G
3:00 Flamenco Fitness w/ Paco
4:00 Acting Class w/ Alison
4:00 Parsha of the Week
8:15 Evening Film
25 9:30 Tai Chi w/ Domingo
9:30 Conversations w/ Bobbi
10:45 Bingo w/ Linda
12:00 Get Fit w/ Eva
1:00 Ballroom Dancing w/ Irene
2:30 RW University w/ Prof. Peritz
4:30 Kabbalat Shabbat w/ Rabbi
Light Candle: 7:57
26 Shabbat Shalom
9:00 Morning Services
12:00 Koffee Klatch w/ Beth
12:45 American Trials w/ Beth
1:45 Men’s Group
3:00 Bridge Players Meet
8:15 Evening Film
Erev Shavuot 9:05
31 10:00 Intergenerational Program
11:30 Scrabble
1:00 Horticulture w/ Cathy
2:00 Writing Workshop w/ Beth G
3:00 Flamenco Fitness w/ Paco
4:00 Acting Class w/ Alison
4:00 Parsha of the Week
8:15 Evening Film
R IVERWALK & TALK PAGE 5
Pool Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 9:00—10:30 am Water Fitness: Tues. & Thurs. 1:30 pm
Music Concerts, Wednesday, 2:30—HHAR HHAR Copper Enameling: Tues. Evenings Salon Hours: Thurs. & Fri. 8:30—3:30
*Calendar Subject to Change*
Happy Birthday:
Beatrice Lorell 5/4
Joseph Arvatz 5/8
Laura Vogel 5/10
Miriam Gross 5/10
Estelle Chaiken 5/19
Martha Isaak 5/23
Claire May 5/23
Bernice Zahm 5/25
Ethel Rothman 5/26
Annie Katz 5/26
Elsa Murcia 5/28
5961 Palisade Avenue Riverdale, NY 10471
718.581.1298 (Concierge) 718.581.1003 (Fax)
718.581.1694 (Activities) 718.581.1548 (Hair Salon) 718.581.1460 (Garden
Market)
VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 5 PAGE 6
When Amy Jung of Stur-geon Bay, WI adopted two cats from a shelter, she had no idea the decision would save
her life.
Jung wasn’t planning on coming home with a cat, let alone two cats. She and her son Ethan had stopped by the Door County Humane Society to play with the homeless fe-
lines.
But Pudding, an orange and white cat, caught Jung’s at-tention. The two made a con-nection and Jung decided to adopt him. Pudding and an-other cat, Wimsy, were brought to the shelter together when their owner died a month earlier. Jung, not want-ing to separate the two cats,
adopted both.
The pair of felines made themselves at home right away and all seemed well. Later that night when Jung, who has been diabetic since
c h i l d -h o o d , went into a diabetic seizure in her sleep. T h a t ’ s when the n o rma l l y
laid-back Pudding took ac-tion. Jumping on Jung’s chest, Pudding began to nudge and bite at her in an apparent at-tempt to rouse her. Jung said the 21 pound cat on top of her woke her long enough to call
to her son for help.
When the sleeping Ethan did not hear his mother’s cries, Pudding raced into Ethan’s room and jumped on him, waking him up in time to get medical help for his
mother.
Jung and her son are amazed and grateful to Pud-ding. “If something or some-one hadn’t pulled me out of
that, I wouldn’t be here,” Jung told the Green Bay
Press-Gazette.
Carrie Counihan, Door County Humane Society ex-ecutive director, described the giant cat as very laid back and relaxed. To jump up on some-one like he did to Jung was not his normal behavior, mak-ing it all the more believable that he knew something was amiss. "That, for me, makes the story really stand out," she told the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "That he was sensing
something and reacting to it."
At the suggestion of her doctor, Jung registered Pud-ding as a therapy cat. Pudding now sits by Jung’s side and meows if he senses her blood
sugar may be low.
This is just another example of how important animals are
to our well being.
Woman Saves Cat’s Life; Cat Returns the Favor By Caroline Golon of halopets.com
Pudding
the Roman Senate in order to
honor them.
In May we celebrate things like tennis, eggs, salad, aspara-
gus, reading and herbs.
May is also the month aware-ness is raised on skin cancer prevention, arthritis, high blood pressure, physical fitness,
May’s birthstone is Emerald, a symbol of success in love and
the flower is Lily of the Valley.
May, the third month of the Roman calendar, is thought to be named after the goddess Maia, the deity of growth and increase. Another theory is that the month was named after Majores, the older branch of
stroke, and women’s heath care. May is National bike, egg, photo, hamburger, herb salsa, meditation, motorcycle safety, vinegar, tennis and smile month. May is the month we show our apprecia-tion to members of the mili-tary, older Americans and our
Mothers.
Information about the Month of May
R IVERWALK & TALK PAGE 7
Ten Famous People Influenced by Their Grandmothers Maya Angelou—African-American poet whose autobi-ographies include many sto-
ries told by her grandmother.
Hans Christian Anderson—19 century Danish author whose grandmother told him folktales that he included in
his stories.
Alex Haley—African -American author whose great-est success, Roots, was born of the genealogical history
recited by his grandmother.
Langston Hughes—Poet, writer and preeminent inter-preter of the African-American experience, who was raised by his grand-
mother.
Sir Walter Scott—his grand-mother entertained him as a child with stories of their an-cestral Scottish border coun-
try.
Eleanor Roosevelt—First Lady and activist for the poor, youth and minorities who was raised by
her grandmother.
James Madi-
son—4th presi-dent of the United States, was tutored until age eleven by his grand-
mother, Frances Madison.
Sir Isaac Newton—English scientist, astronomer and mathematician, described a
“one of the greatest names in the history of human thought,” who was raised by his grandmother from age
three to eleven.
Alexander I—Czar of Rus-sia, was taken at birth by his grand-mother to super-vise his prepara-tion to assume the
throne.
H i a w a t h a—fictional Ojibwa hero of a poem by
Henry Wadsworth Long-fellow, who was raised by Nokomis, his wrinkled and wise grandmother, “daughter
of the Moon.”
Mother – Mere – Mutter – Madre – Mãe – Mëmë – Nënë
moted the wearing of a white carnation as a tribute to one's mother, the custom developed of wearing a red or pink car-nation to represent a living
mother or a white car-nation for a mother who was deceased. Over time the day was expanded to include others, such as grand-mothers and aunts, who played mothering roles. What had origi-nally been primarily a
day of honor became associ-ated with the sending of cards and the giving of gifts, how-ever, and, in protest against its commercialization, Jarvis
Mother's Day is a holiday in honor of mothers that is celebrated in countries throughout the world. Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, whose mother had organized women's groups to pro-mote friendship and health, originated Mother's Day; on May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service at her late mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia. Within five years virtu-ally every state was observing the day, and in 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made it a
national holiday.
Although Jarvis had pro-
spent the last years of her life trying to abolish the holiday
she had brought into being.
Festivals honoring mothers and mother goddesses date to ancient times. The Phrygians held a festival for Cybele, the Great Mother of the Gods, as did the Greeks for the god-dess Rhea. Likewise, the Ro-mans adapted the practice to their own pantheon. Some countries have continued to observe ancient festivals; for example, Durga-puja, honor-ing the goddess Durga, re-mains an important festival in
India.
Happy Mother’s Day!
A Note From The Director Dear Residents,
RiverWalk is located on some of the most beautiful property in New York. Our view of the Palisades, the Hudson River and Manhat-tan is breathtaking. I encourage everyone to take a walk on the path around the Great Lawn. It is the perfect way to get fresh air, a dose of vitamin D and exercise.
We are planning some wonderful events for the summer months—a carnival and music out door just to name two.
As always we at RiverWalk hope you enjoy everything we have to offer and to our Mom’s, a very Happy Mother’s Day.
Regina Wallace Director
If you would like an electronic copy of the Newsletter, please email
Created by Robyn DeLasho, Activity
Supervisor—RiverWalk. 718.581.1694
Coming Soon
Below are just a few items RiverWalk
will be offering you:
• Queens Museum
• Joyce Theater Ballet
• The Frick Museum
• The Jewish Museum
• NYC River Tour
• City Island
• The Planetarium
Educational Programs:
Current Events, Book Club, RiverWalk University for lifelong learning, Museum Art Lectures, Discussion groups to share experiences, Horticulture classes, Fa-mous American Trials, Judaic Museum Presentations
and Art Lectures, Acting and Computer Classes
Wellness Programs:
Fitness center, varied lively fitness workouts: cardio, Tai Chi, Belly Dance, Flamenco Muscle Memory, strength
training, balance exercises, etc.
Cultural Programs:
Kabbalat Shabbat to welcome the Sabbath, Parsha of the Week, Bible Study, Yiddish Songs and Stories, Cabaret
Series: Live music concerts
Just for the Fun:
Bingo, Trivia, Word Games, Scrabble, Bocce, Lawn Darts, Lawn Dice, Shuffle Board, Monthly Birthday Par-ties, Trips to various events, Arts & Crafts: tile work, beads, copper enameling, knitting, crocheting, painting
and card making
RiverWalk Program Offerings
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