2018

Dear Friends,
Beading with Bette will take place on Monday, February 5th at 2 pm. These classes fill up fast, so
register in the office at your earliest convenience.
Our Book Club discussion group will meet this month to discuss “Before We Were Yours” on
Monday, February 12th at 2 pm. Zumba Gold with Denise will run concurrently.
This month’s Chair Massages will be held on Tuesday, February 13th and Monday, February 26th
at 1:50 pm. Register in the office to secure your appointment slot.
Zumba Gold with Denise will run concurrently on the 26th at 2 pm.
Celebrate our February birthdays at our Birthday Party on Wednesday, February 14th. Don’t forget
to enter to win birthday pastries, a Moriah cap or a Moriah T-shirt!
In honor of the winter Olympics, Music Monday with Cantor Eric S. Freeman “Goes for the Gold”
on February 19h at 2 pm, presenting songs about sports and sportsmanship.
Laugh Café with Ruthy will tickle your funny bone on Wednesday, February 21st at 2:45 pm.
Bring a joke to share with the group.
Our annual Pre-Purim Masquerade will take place on Thursday, February 22nd. This year will
feature an Asian theme, with Asian inspired food and entertainment. See attached flyer for details.
On the Fast of Esther, Wednesday, February 28th at 1:15 pm, Moriah will be distributing a
bagged, TAKE HOME LUNCH.
Please mark your calendars in advance that Moriah will be CLOSED on Thursday, March 1st, in
honor of the holiday of Purim. We will REOPEN for lunch on Friday, March 2nd.
Please sign up for your PESACH FOOD PACKAGES in February, to receive a bag of provisions for
the period we are closed for Passover. Quantities are limited, so register with Ruthy in the office
at your earliest convenience.
Moriah thanks the following people for their generous donations to our Center:
Mrs. Adele Fulda in appreciation for snow day meal deliveries Mrs. Erika Bauer in honor of the birth of a great-granddaughter
Mr. Jacob Lowenthal Mrs. Ilse Gruenspecht in honor of Freda Birnbaum Mrs. Susan Berlin
Mrs. Blanche Breidenbach Mrs. Ellen Oppenheimer Mrs. Inge Katzman Mr. & Mrs. Herman Gershon
Mrs. Olga Levy Susan Stoll and J. Randy Rosen in memory of Paul Stoll Ms. Clara Galvano
Mrs. Dorothy Kestenbaum Mrs. Charlotte Moeller in appreciation for Moriah’s Craft Classes Mrs. Edith Boley
Mrs. Edith Erlbach in honor of the birth of a great-granddaughter

IN MEMORY OF ROSE SALIK

Mrs. Hilda Kromnick

We Welcome Our New Members!

Mr. Daniel Lipsman Mr. Vicente Fernandez
Shuli Gutmann, Director
Chani Hilewitz, Bookkeeper Ruthy Feigenbaum, Program Assistant
Moriah is funded by the NYC Department for the Aging and your generous contributions.
A project of Agudath Israel of America, Community Services Inc.
Afraid of Falling? For Older Adults, the Dutch Have a Cure
LEUSDEN, Netherlands — The shouts of schoolchildren playing outside echoed through the gymnasium
where an obstacle course was being set up. There was the “Belgian sidewalk,” a wooden contraption
designed to simulate loose tiles; a “sloping slope,” ramps angled at an ankle-unfriendly 45 degrees; and
others like “the slalom” and “the pirouette.” They were not for the children, though, but for a class where the
students ranged in age from 65 to 94. The obstacle course was clinically devised to teach them how to
navigate treacherous ground without having to worry about falling, and how to fall if they did.
“It’s not a bad thing to be afraid of falling, but it puts you at higher risk of falling,” said Diedeke van Wijk, a
physiotherapist who teaches the course three times a year. The Dutch, like many elsewhere, are living longer
than in previous generations, often alone. As they do, courses that teach them not only how to avoid falling,
but how to fall correctly, are gaining popularity.
This one, called Vallen Verleden Tijd course, roughly translates as “Falling is in the past.” Hundreds of similar
courses are taught by registered physio- and occupational therapists across the Netherlands. Certain forms of
Dutch health insurance even cover part of the costs.
While the students are older, not all of them seemed particularly frail. Herman van Lovink, 88, arrived on his
bike. So did Annie Houtveen, 75. But some arrived with walkers and canes, and others were carefully guided
by relatives.
Falling can be a serious thing for older adults. Aging causes the bones to become brittle, and broken ones do
not heal as readily. Today, 18.5 percent of the Dutch population — roughly 3.2 million people — is 65 or
older, according to official statistics. In 1950, about the time some of the younger course participants were
born, people 65 or older made up just 7.7 percent of the population. Across the Netherlands, 3,884 people 65
or older died as result of a fall in 2016, a 38 percent increase from two years earlier.
Experts say the rise in fatalities reflects the overall aging of the population, and also factors such as the
growing use of certain medications or general inactivity. “It’s same as with young children: More and more
old people have an inactive lifestyle,” said Saskia Kloet, a program manager at VeiligheidNL, an institution
that offers similar courses. Even inactivity in one’s 30s or 40s could lead to problems later in life, she noted.
Like many people her age, Hans Kuhn, 85, worried that her daily routine — and the ability to live alone —
would end if she ever lost her balance and fell. She has lived in her house for decades, and alone since her
partner died years ago. Its steeply winding staircase is equipped with a motorized chair on a rail to help
reach upper floors. “I only use it when I have to bring lots of heavy things upstairs,” said Ms. Kuhn, herself a
retired physiotherapist. Ms. Kuhn’s entire house is a study in efficiency and simple modifications that can
make all the difference for an older person. Hand grips are installed in just the right places, as well as ramps
to accommodate her two walkers. There is a stationary exercise bike to keep her moving, and a weight
machine made from a big can of beans and string to maintain her upper body strength. Even as she feels
herself grow frailer and less flexible, she knows how to stay fit. “My main problem is I’m very afraid of
falling,” she said. So she joined the course, which meets twice a week. On Tuesdays, the students build
confidence by walking and re-walking the obstacle course. Thursdays are reserved for the actual falls.
In order to learn, the students start by approaching the mats slowly, lowering themselves down at first. Over
the weeks, they learn to fall. But there is also a very important social aspect. Indeed, seeing one another
helplessly sprawled across the gym mats gave way to giggling and plenty of dry comments, knowing jokes,
general ribbing and hilarity. “Stop your chattering,” Ms. van Wijk warned a group of well-dressed women who
were supposed to be concentrating on the correct way to let themselves fall onto the foot-thick blue mat. “I
would,” said Loes Bloemdal, 80, laughing. “But I have no one to talk with all day.”
In preparing their bodies for a possibly apocalyptic event, the students appeared to forget about their age.
Mr. van Lovink, the cyclist, asked if they would learn standing on one leg. “Why would you want to do that?”
replied Ms. van Wijk. “To be able to put on my pants,” Mr. van Lovink said seriously, but to the amusement of
his classmates. Ms. van Wijk advised them all to always sit when putting on their pants. “That’s the power of
physiotherapy with geriatrics,” she said. “You practice the things you know you can do, and not the things
you can’t.”
Copyright 2018 The New York Times Company (excerpted)
 Book club
Discussion
Group
Come join the group on Monday, February 12th at 2 pm,
as we discuss Lisa Wingate’s bestselling novel
Before We Were Yours
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For readers of Orphan
Train and The Nightingale comes a “thought-provoking
[and] complex tale about two families, two generations
apart . . . based on a notorious true-life scandal.”
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four
younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s
Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must
rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is
left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched
from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee
Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are
assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—
but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the
facility’s cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and
brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty.
Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford
seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiancé,
and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her
father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable
questions and compels her to take a journey through her family’s long-hidden
history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.
Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals—in which Georgia Tann,
director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor
children to wealthy families all over the country—Lisa Wingate’s riveting, wrenching,
and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can
lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong.

Register in the office and receive a library copy for

advance reading.
See what everybody has been reading
and join in the discussion!
 Annual
Pre-Purim
Masquerade
Featuring Yoko Reikano Kimura
on the Japanese shamisen

Thursday, February 22nd

Special Themed Lunch at 1:15 pm
Entertainment at 2:00 pm
Wear a costume, funny hat or
mask and receive lunch for only
$1.00
 MENU ITEMS THURSDAY 2/1 FRIDAY 2/2

February 2018
Chicken Soup with
Mushroom Barley
Noodles
Soup
APPETIZER Apple Juice

Shepherd's Pie Baked Chicken

MAIN DISH
Mixed Vegetables
Ratatouille
SIDE DISH 1 Mashed Potatoes

Sliced Carrots Egg Barley

SIDE DISH 2

Whole Wheat Challah

BREAD
MARGARINE X X

Fresh Orange Diced Pears

DESSERT
on way out on way out
MILK

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 2/5 TUESDAY 2/6 WEDNESDAY 2/7 THURSDAY 2/8 FRIDAY 2/9
Mushroom Barley Consommé
Minestrone Soup Vegetable Soup Red Lentil Soup
APPETIZER Soup Orange Juice
Salmon with Eggplant Salisbury Steak
Pepper Steak Chicken
MAIN DISH Lemon Sauce Parmigiana with mushroom sauce

Green Beans Cauliflower Rice Pilaf Mashed Potatoes Carrot Tzimmes

SIDE DISH 1
Mixed
Potatoes Au Gratin Spaghetti Carrot Salad Couscous
SIDE DISH 2 Vegetables
Whole Wheat
Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Challah
BREAD (Alternate)

MARGARINE X X X X X
Unsweetened
California Fruit Salad Pears Orange Diced Peaches
DESSERT Applesauce

MILK with meal with meal on way out on way out on way out

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 2/12 TUESDAY 2/13 WEDNESDAY 2/14 THURSDAY 2/15 FRIDAY 2/16
Cream of Tomato Vegetable Soup Mushroom Barley
Split Pea Soup Consommé
APPETIZER Soup Orange Juice Soup
Breaded Pollock Veggie Pizza with Chicken with Meat Stuffed
Baked Chicken
MAIN DISH Tartar Sauce Peppers & Onions Tangy Orange Sauce Peppers
Baked Barley with
Cole Slaw Carrots Egg Barley Ratatouille
SIDE DISH 1 Mushroom & Carrots

Mashed Potatoes Broccoli Green Beans Sliced Carrots Roasted Chick Peas
SIDE DISH 2

Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Challah

BREAD

MARGARINE X X X X X
California
Cantaloupe Birthday Cake Peaches Mandarins
DESSERT Fruit Salad

with meal with meal on way out on way out on way out
MILK
 February 2018
MENU ITEMS MONDAY 2/19 TUESDAY 2/20 WEDNESDAY 2/21 THURSDAY 2/22 FRIDAY 2/23
Butternut Squash Chicken Soup with
Vegetable Soup
Lentil Soup Soup Egg Drop Soup Noodles
Orange Juice
APPETIZER Orange Juice Blended Juice

Chicken with Asian Beef Southern Baked

Cheese Blintzes Salmon
MAIN DISH Tangy Orange Sauce Stir Fry Chicken

Baked Potatoes in Baked Barley with

1 oz. Egg Salad Rice Noodle Pudding
SIDE DISH 1 Skin Au Gratin Mushroom & Carrots

Marinated Cucumber
Peas & Carrots Green Beans Broccoli Sliced Carrots
SIDE DISH 2 Salad

Whole Wheat Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat Whole Wheat Challah
BREAD (Alternate) (Alternate)

X X X X X
MARGARINE

Mandarins Fresh Apple Apricot Halves Fortune Cookies Banana

DESSERT

with meal with meal on way out on way out on way out
MILK

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 2/26 TUESDAY 2/27 WEDNESDAY 2/28

Lima Bean Soup
Vegetable Soup Split Pea Soup
APPETIZER Orange Juice

Eggplant Baked Fish Loaf Chicken in

MAIN DISH Parmigiana with Horseradish Mushroom Sauce

Cauliflower Brown Rice Roasted Chick Peas

SIDE DISH 1

Spaghetti Ratatouille Green Beans

SIDE DISH 2
Whole Wheat Whole Wheat
Whole Wheat
BREAD (Alternate) (Alternate)

X X X
MARGARINE
Unsweetened
Chocolate Pudding Cantaloupe Cubes
DESSERT Applesauce

with meal with meal on way out

MILK