North Shore Towers Courier n April 2016 37 Serious Discussion Hadassah hosts successful and informative talk on Alzheimer’s By Gloria Beck On February 24th, Migdal Chapter of Hadassah had as its guest speaker Connie Wasserman, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), a widely recognized expert in dementia. Currently she is the Associate Executive Director of Social Services of the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in Roslyn. Her talk, “Facts Conquer Fear: Is It Alzheimer’s or Just Normal Aging” was well attended and greatly received. Wasserman’s talk highlighted symptoms that we may recognize as having experienced at sometime, but pointed out the differences as to what is part of normal aging and when these symptoms may indicate something more serious. The PowerPoint presentation had a component of truths vs myths associated with older adults, such as difficulty adapting to change; irritated or angry most of the time; or no longer able to produce great works of art, science or scholarship. We learned that some of these symptoms, even if negative, could be ameliorated by social interaction and focusing on how to keep active in a healthy, challenging way. (l. to r.) Donna Shulman, Gloria Beck and Connie Wasserman Part of the presentation also pointed out the differences between depression and Alzheimer’s disease. Depression can sometime be diagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease and conversely Alzheimer’s disease can be misdiagnosed as depression. We learned there is no singular test that can definitely diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, although imaging technology designed to detect Alzheimer’s You’re cordially invited to attend UJA-Federation of New York’s North Shore Towers Israel Cabaret Night, celebrating Israel Independence Day Sunday, May 15, 2016 • 5:00 P.M. Towers on the Green 272-48 Grand Central Parkway Floral Park, New York Enjoy dinner and entertainment by Yosi Karavani. Please bring a kosher, nonperishable food item to the event. All food will be donated to the Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry at the Marion & Aaron Gural Jewish Community Center, a UJA-Federation beneficiary agency. Chairs: Eneas Arkawy and Simi Zwecker Cover: $150 per person $100 of your contribution per person—the value of the event—is not tax-deductible. Dietary laws observed. Please respond by Friday, May 6, 2016. For more information, please contact Irwin Gershon at 516.762.5818 or gershoni@ ujafedny.org. Photos by Dawn Steinberg plaques and tangles is rapidly becoming more powerful and precise. This is why, when there is a change in behavior, it’s prudent to discuss the symptoms with a physician who can recommend follow-up. At some point, even if a cause is not reversible or treatable, then the goal is to help the individual manage the symptoms through medical treatment or behavior management. Alyce Zaller opens the proceedings SFF@NST favorite to air on PBS It H ap pen e d i n HAVANA A Yiddish Love Story a film by JUDY SCHILLER by One of the most beloved movies of last year’s third annual SFF@NST (Short Film Festival at North Shore Towers) will be honored with an airing on PBS, on Thursday, April 14th at 10:30 p.m., with an encore showing on Tuesday, April 19th at 4:30 p.m. Written, produced and directed by Judy Schiller, “It Happened in Havana: a Yiddish Love Story,” tells the tale of Schiller’s parents—her mom, a Polish immigrant whose family moved to Cuba during World War II, and dad, a NYC native from the Lower East Side—through poignant home movies and candid interviews. “I’m thrilled with the upcoming showing on PBS,” Schiller said.
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