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In Memory of Harriet Cooper:

Community Volunteer
By Hanna B. Smith

From its beginning, the Lexington
Jewish community has been fortu-
nate to have many members dedi-
cated to the community’s welfare.
These men and women have given
of their time, energy, and talents to
create a vibrant Jewish life during
their lifetimes, and to ensure that
the community and its institutions
continues to be there for future
generations. Harriet Cooper, who
died on October 28, 2014, was one

. of those wonderful people.
Harriet, husband Leon, and two of their children arrived in

Lexington from Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1958. Their
third child was born in Lexington.

Harriet graduated from Radford College, Radford, Virgin-
ia. and she held a teaching certificate. Like most married

women of her generation, she was expected to devote her

energies exclusively to her family. In later years, though,

she worked as a research assistant, model, and operated a

business together with her friend, Barbara Derer.

In spite of the social restrictions laid upon women of past
generations, many of these women, Harriet among them.
worked as volunteers to support and to improve the com—
munities in which they lived and raised their children.

We have to thank our mothers and grandmothers for many
1 of the cultural, social and legal institutions in our com-
munity that make our lives easier, and that we take for
granted.

Harriet‘s neighbor, Judy Saxe, herselfa tireless commu-
nity worker, describes Harriet’s great love for the Jewish
community. According to Judy Harriet’s commitment and
hard work made Harriet a force in the Lexington Jewish
community. Harriet was involved in the local chapter of
the National Council of Jewish Women, Hadassah, the
Jewish Community Association Forum Series, Ohavay
Zion Synagogue, Camp Shalom, and the Central Ken—
tucky Jewish Federation (now Jewish Federation of the
Bluegrass). (continued, page 2)

Jewish Studies Program of the
University of Kentucky announces
March programs

This spring, the “Year of the Middle East" continues at the
University of Kentucky. The program, a part of the Col-
lege of Arts and Science’s “Passport to the World” series,
highlights the region of the Middle East through a num—
ber of exciting events. March features two noteworthy
readings sponsored by The Jewish Studies program. All,
including students, faculty, and community members—are
welcome to partake in events that will prove to be both
engaging and enlightening.

“A Reading and Conversation with Emily Raboteau”
March 26 @ 7pm — Niles Gallery

The American Book Award winner Emily Raboteau will
read from and discuss her most recent work, Searching for
Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora. The
event is sponsored by the Jewish Studies, African Ameri-
can & Africana Studies, English Creative Writing, and
Social Theory programs. (continued, page 5)

 

CAMPAIGN NEWS

For Women Only — An evening of vintage
dance, dinner, wine and friendship.

Please join us on Thursday, March 19, 5:30 pm at Ohavay
Zion Synagogue for a women’s night out. Leave work
and family concerns at home and enjoy a delicious dinner,
vintage wine and vintage dance. Our program of historic
dance, choreographed to music by Jewish composers, is
being brought to us by Lexington Vintage Dance. These
dancers have performed in theaters, museums, historic
homes, colleges, weddings, reenactments, and even the
White House. They will perform a number of dances from
periods beginning in 1800 through 1930 while wearing
authentic costumes of those eras. The program will be
narrated and accompanied by Dr. Lorne Dechtenberg.
Dancers are Michael French, Paula Harrison, Tim Lamm
and Barbara Ramlow. The buffet dinner will be catered by
Gayle Bourne and sons Will and Ian.

The couvert for the evening is $18 per person. A contri-
bution of at least $18 to the 2015 Women’s Philanthropy
Campaign of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass is
requested. For reservations and information,.please call
Judy Wortman at 268-0672 or email her at jfb@jewishlex-
ington.org.

 

   

  

(Harriet Cooper, continued from Page I )

The National Council of Jewish Women closed its
Lexington chapter in the 1970’s. In the 1950’s and
‘60’s, when the Coopers arrived, the NCJW chapter
was an active force in the Jewish as well as the general
community. A picture in the Lexington Herald Leader
of 1966 shows Harriet working on the Angel Ball, a
fundraiser to meet the needs of Lexington’s citizens.
Harriet co-chaired the planning committee, together
with Margaret Silbar. Other committee members were
Minna Bloomfield (in charge of programs) and Gloria
Katz (decorations chairperson).

According to the custom of that time, all four women
in the picture were identified by their husbands’
names. It took research to learn their own names, a
task that the author undertook gladly, in order to give
credit to these capable women.

In 1966, the women of the NCJ W chapter surveyed
Lexington’s service agencies and then developed a
volunteer bureau to direct volunteers to areas where
they were most needed. A second project in 1966 was
the Council’s involvement in the Suitcase Theatre.
The purpose of the project was to bring live dramatic
productions as an educational tool into elementary
schools in Fayette and surrounding counties.

An undated picture from the Herald Leader shows
Harriet helping to plan for the Jewish Community
Association Forum Series. JCA presented a variety
of notable speakers and programs, among them the
famous scholar, Dr. Abraham Heschel, professor of
Jewish Ethics and Mysticism at the Jewish Theologi-
cal Seminary in New York.

Harriet was hospitality chair of the JCA. Others in
the picture were Freda Lerner, chairwoman, Michael
Baer, member of the speaker selection committee, and
Robert S. Miller, treasurer.

In June 1971 , the Lexington chapter of Hadassah

and the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler
Medical Center celebrated the 10th anniversary of the
connection between the AB. Chandler Medical Center
and the Hadassah — Hebrew University Medical Cen-
ter at Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.

Both medical centers had opened in 1961. Under
Marilyn Moosnick’s leadership, Hadassah had spon-
sored a ball in 1961 to forge a relationship between the
two medical centers. Marilyn’s husband, Dr. Franklin
Moosnick, was a well-known Lexington physician.

Harriet co—chaired the 10th anniversary ball, together
with Marilyn Moosnick. Elli Norton, wife of Dr.
Louis Norton, was general chairwoman.

Guest of honor at the ball was Dr. Kalman J. Mann,
head of the Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical

 

    

Leon Cooper, Harriet Cooper, Irwin Cohen, Gail Cohen, Ellie
Norton, Louis Norton. Staff photographer: Bill Hickey, Lex.
HeraId Leader. June 1971.

Center. According to Gail Cohen, who was president
of the local chapter of Hadassah at that time, the gifts
which Dr. Mann presented to the AB. Chandler Medi-
cal Center are still on display there.

Among local dignitaries at the ball were former Gov-
ernor A.B. Chandler and his wife, and the president
and vice-president of the Chandler Medical Center
and their wives. A picture, taken by Bill Hickey, staff
photographer of the Herald Leader, shows the three
women, Harriet, Gail, and Ellie, flanked by their hus—
bands, looking radiant.

Harriet and Marilyn Moosnick cooperated also in
other enterprises. Marilyn, who worked in television,
also wrote and produced skits for Hadassah and for
Ohavay Zion Synagogue. Harriet assisted with the
production and acted in them. An undated picture,
taken at the WLEX-TV studio, shows Harriet, together
with Leon, Myron Katz, and Sheldon Derer, acting

in a Purim play. This production was part of a series
of Jewish holiday telecasts, produced under Marilyn
Moosnick’s direction.

Leon and Harriet were active as members of Ohavay
Zion Synagogue, and in her later years Harriet concen-
trated her volunteer efforts mainly upon OZS. No job
was ever too big or too small for Harriet. She served
twice as Sisterhood president, raising funds for the
religious school. She helped prepare food for various
Synagogue events, and her challahs became famous.
Harriet’s tayglach recipe made it into the food section
of the Jerusalem Post of December 1975. On Sunday
mornings Harriet could be found in the 028 gift shop,
where she worked until ill health made it impossible to
continue.

In 2004, Ohavay Zion Synagogue honored Leon and
Harriet with a dinner for their many years of service.
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Sheldon Derer in a Jewish holiday teIecast of Purim. The telecast
was done at WLEX—TV studio under the direction of Marilyn
Moosnick adn Ted Friedman, and sponsored by Oha vay Zion
Synagogue.

made speeches praising the couple for their commit-
ment to the Jewish community, and expressing their
love and admiration for Leon and Harriet as parents,
grandparents, friends, and community workers.

In 2005, Harriet was one of the two President’s Award
recipients at OZS.

Speaking at the dinner in 2004, Simone Salomon,
Religious School director, best summarized Harriet’s
personality and her influence in the community. In
Simone’s words: “Harriet has been a role model, a
teacher, for me and so many other women. I saw a
mother and business woman who always found time
for the Synagogue, and to help others, while looking
great and seemingly having some fun at the same time.
You will still see Harriet in the gift shop, or the kitch-
en, or staffing the office with volunteers on Sunday
morning. Then there is all the other stuff that maybe
you don’t see, how she always welcomes newcomers,
invites people home for a Shabbat or holiday meal,
finds time to bake an extra challah, is on the phone or-
ganizing meals for those who are sick, is in the kitchen
of someone’s home preparing the meal while they are
at a funeral.”

Harriet is survived by her husband Leon, three chil—
dren, and six grandchildren. May her memory be for a
blessing.

(With many thanks to Leon Cooper, Susan Caller, Gail
Cohen, Simone Salomon, Judy Saxe)

 

 

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Editorial
Barbara L. Goldman

  

How many of you have had
to take a stand against cyber
bullying that uses an anti—
Semetic platform within
social media? This new and
mainstream form of anti-
Semitism has crept up on
many of us but is nothing
new to teenagers within our
own community. It is not
uncommon for today’s
youth, most especially those who utilize social media,
to witness many different forms of bullies daily. Ac-
cording to a report conducted by the Anti Defamation
League, between July 2013 and February 2014, over
1.09 Billion people in the world harbored anti—Semitic
attitudes.

On a particular Monday morning in early February,
the BBC caught my attention when it reported that
anti—Semitic incidents had reached a record level in the
UK last year, according to the Community Security
Trust. The Trust is known as a security “watchdog”
for Britain’s anti-Semitic incidents. The report stated
the number of incidents had more than doubled to
1,168 in 2014, the highest figure reported since the
monitoring of these incidents began by the trust in
1984.

It is easy to read these statistics and react with aware-
ness, but are we truly responding in a way that only
emotional awareness speaks? It is this attitude that has
allowed events in history to happen, and if we do not
become more actively involved emotionally, history
will repeat again.

Although the Jewish community is diverse and multi—
faceted, the state of the world and the rise of anti—Sem-
itism throughout the world has raised insecurities and
fear for Jews and non—Jews. Anti-Semitism continues
to linger and rise not only in British society but across
Europe and America. These incidents have increased
more so throughout Europe, however, it goes without
saying that this is not just a European problem, or
even just a Jewish problem. If we are to ensure that all
minority communities continue to thrive, we must take
a good look at the mentality and state of society. These
communities are a reflection of the mental health of
society and particularly the condition and treatment of
the Jews in society.

One suggested solution to this increasing trend has
been to ban social media users who spread racial
hatred on sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Social

3 media is a complicated free-for-all, (cont, page 5)

 

 President’s Message
Michael Grossman

Je suis Charlie.’
Je suis Juif!
We are all Moaz/

There seems to be no limit
or end to the shocking news
of the day. Already 2015
witnessed the Charlie
Hebdo massacre in Paris,

 

the murdering of innocent Jewish shoppers in a
kosher supermarket, ISIS beheadings, the brutal
execution of a Jordanian pilot, indiscriminate killing
of civilians by Boko Haram, and attacks on French
soldiers guarding Jewish sites in France. Even an
official Palestinian newspaper has been accused by
Muslim extremists of publishing a cartoon of the
Prophet Muhammad.

One might ask how the Jewish community in France
got wedged between Charlie Hebdo’s Muhammad
bashing and the terrorist’s barbarism. Anti-Semitism
in France, and elsewhere in Europe, has risen to
alarming levels, while Islamic extremism has reas-
serted itself as a threat in the heart of the West. The
vast majority of Muslims reject the violence in their
midst, but hate paints in broad colors and blurs all
lines. Tensions threaten to escalate, and the Jewish
community is an easy target.The Jews of France are
living in fear. Some are looking to immigrate to other
countries. Many are feeling betrayed by their own
country.

Meanwhile, in Germany huge protests have gathered
to protest immigration. Over 25,000 Germans gath-
ered in Dresden to protest what they call the “Islami-
sation of Germany.” Not coincidentally, Dresden

is the home to one of the largest Neo-Nazi political
parties in Germany. In France and the rest of Europe,
many moderate Muslims worry that non-Muslims
will have trouble distinguishing between them and the
extremists.

 

Wherever they have been welcome, Jews have car—
ried the banners of morality, honesty, education and
culture, following Isaiah’s teaching to be “a light unto
the nations.” No people are perfect, but it is toward
those ideals that we have always striven. Nowhere
better exemplifies our contributions to society than the
United States which benefits immeasurably from our
influence, whether on stand-up comedy or the Su-
preme Court.

As disheartened as I am reading about these horrify-
ing events, I draw strength in the knowledge that our
community manages to balance the needs of tradition
and continuity with an ever—changing world. Like all
our local Jewish organizations, the Federation creates
opportunities to participate and celebrate in Jewish
life, to connect with the community and Israel. We
help children understand Judaism—its values and
traditions—through formal and informal educational
opportunities. We connect Jewish families of all
religious backgrounds to each other and to our com-
munity, and we instill pride in youth of all ages.

Though we reject violence, we too wish cycles upon
society—cycles of tolerance, cycles of forgiveness,
cycles of compassion and hope. After all, Judaism

is in some measure the continuum of souls who have
walked its footsteps and sought to fulfill its teachings.
Words become true because of the actions behind
them; therefore, our dignity as a people proves the
veracity of our laws.

L’hitraot,
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Her book takes
readers on one
woman’s journey
for a place to call
her home. At the
. age of twenty—
. three, Raboteau
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to visit her childhood friend. While her friend ap-
peared to have found a place to belong, Raboteau
could not yet say the same for herself. As a biracial
woman from a country still divided along racial lines,
she’d never felt at home in America. But as a reg-
gae fan and the daughter of a historian of African-
American religion, Raboteau knew of “Zion” as a
place black people yearned to be. She understood it as
a metaphor for freedom, a spiritual realm rather than a
geographical one. Now in Israel, the Jewish Zion, she
was surprised to discover black Jews. More surprising
was the story of how they got there. Inspired by their
exodus, Raboteau sought out other black communities
that left home in search of a Promised Land. Her ques—
tion for them is the same she asks herself: “have you
found the home you’re looking for?”

Emily Raboteau teaches creative writing in Harlem
at City College, and has had her fiction and essays
widely published.

— Reading of A Far Piece to Canaan with Sam Halp-
ern — March 30 @ 7pm — Multipurpose Room 8108C,
W. T. Young Library

. , Inspired by Sam

” Halpem’s childhood
in rural Kentucky, A
Far Piece to Canaan
tells the story of
Samuel Zelinsky, a
celebrated but trou—
bled former profes—
‘ r" ’ ’7 sor who, after his
wife’s death, reluctantly returns to the Kentucky hills
where he lived as a child in order to reconnect with
long-buried memories and make good on a forgotten
promise.

    

Halpem was born in Kentucky to an immigrant J ew-
ish family. He attended the University of Kentucky

for undergraduate school, and then the University of
Louisville for medical school. After time in the Navy
during the Vietnam War, he practiced medicine. Fol-
lowing that, he became a professor at the University of
California. His publishing history is primarily medical
literature, but he has been writing for pleasure since
childhood. A Far Piece to Canaan is Halpern’s debut
noveL

   
 

(Editorial, continued from page 3)

open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is no lon—
ger just for the journalist, broadcasters, and paid press.
For the first time in history everyone has access to
participating in the social media.

Free speech is and remains a vital part of who we are
as American citizens. Without the multitude of voices
longing to be heard we lose our checks and balances.
But with this freedom comes a set of responsibilities.
When these responsibilities are forgotten, displaced or
abandoned freedom is abused and tolerance becomes
anarchy.

If we are to strengthen our freedom and address

these ever increasing incidents, we must stand up

and educate ourselves and our fellow citizens on the
complexities and language of anti—Semitism. Dialogue
both online and offline is important, but the grow—

ing anti—Semitism in social media is a concern that
must be addressed immediately. Casual thoughtless
remarks and the rise of hate speech online have set a
new standard of normal that did not exist even just 10
years ago. Hate speech against minorities only creates
a lethal environment in which negative sentiments
escalate and boundaries are breached.

This is an opportunity for each of us to stand up as a
society and refuse to tolerate hatred and discrimination
being thrust into our faces, and educate people. Where
do we draw the line as a people when we stop allow—
ing freedoms to disintegrate into anarchy?

Note: Social media platforms such as Twitter and
Facebook are free and easy to follow. Users sign—

up directly on the websites http://wwwfacebook.
com or http://twitter. com. Readers can follow events
and groups more easily and actively become more
involved. The Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass in
addition to many area organizations and groups have
pages, links, and active voices within social media.

 
     
   
       
   

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 Ask a Rabbi—
Rabbi Sharon
Cohen

“Why is this night dif-
ferent from all other
nights?” Traditionally,
this question is a start-
ing point at the seder as
we observe the holiday
of Passover. However,
one of my teachers and
colleagues, Rabbi Ed
Feinstein, suggests that
’ this question is also the
perfect way to approach the holiday of Purim which
we celebrate this month. How is Purim different from
all other Jewish holidays? An intriguing question!

 

There is no doubt that Purim, often seen as merely a
“kids holiday,” is unlike any other holiday on the Jew-
ish calendar. On all other occasions, Judaism compels
us to penetrate our facades -- to take off the masks that
hide who we really are inside. On Purim, however,
we don masks and costumes and we pretend to be who
we are not. Year—round, we generally search for a
clear appreciation of life and an unaltered perception
of good and evil that exists in the world. On Purim,
however, we are allowed to imbibe — enough to con—
fuse the evil character Haman from the righteous hero
Mordecai.

Year—round we pray with great joy and celebration —
yet often balanced by a modicum of decorum — and we
study the Torah and other holy texts with a desire for
insight and wisdom. On Purim, however, decorum is
tempered by pure celebration. We interrupt the read—
ing of the Megila with noise from the gragger, and we
playfully mock one another. The common conven—
tions of the synagogue service are joyfully overturned,
becoming what I like to call “organized chaos.”

Megilat Esther (the Scroll of Esther), upon which the
holiday is based, tells the story of the evil Haman who
plots to kill the Jews of Persia. Ahasuerus, the King of
Persia, banishes his queen, Vashti, for disobeying his
order to appear before him naked. He then declares
that all wives must obey their husbands from here on
out. Meanwhile, the king gives Haman the freedom to
do what he wants, without even asking Haman’s plans.
PURIM (lots) are drawn to decide which day the Jews
would be killed, hence the name of the holiday and

the date v the 14th of Adar. Esther, a Jewish woman,
wins the beauty contest held to select a new queen.
Mordecai, Esther’s uncle (some say cousin), must
convince Esther that she alone can save the Jews by
talking to Ahasuerus and averting the decree. Morde-
cai reminds her of her identity as a Jew and that she

would not be spared from Haman’s decree just be-
cause she is queen. Esther asks the Jews of the city to
fast on her behalf. She holds a party inviting the king
and Haman and wines and dines them. Eventually,
Esther reveals to the King that she is a Jew and that
Haman planned to kill her and all her people.

In the end, Haman is hanged — or impaled — the fate
he had hoped to give Mordecai. The Jews are allowed
to attack their enemy, causing all of Persia to shudder.
Mordecai takes Haman’s place as the King’s Viceroy,
and Esther and Mordecai live happily ever after — but
not before declaring a festive holiday on the same day
originally chosen by Haman for the Jews’ demise.

Some read this fantastic story as a farce, as a tale

of irony that may rank right up there with some of
Shakespeare’s best! Think about it: The King throws
out his queen Vashti in order to keep all the wives of
Persia obedient to their husbands. So, what could be
more funny than a group of men issuing a decree that
they must be obeyed by their wives?! And how per—
fectly ironic it is to have the evil Haman be given the
task of leading Mordecai through the town on a royal
horse — something Haman suggested be done as a
reward for himself, certainly not his arch—enemy! In a
further twist, it is Mordecai who takes Haman’s place
as the King’s advisor. The ultimate insult seeded in
irony. King Ahasuerus? Read the story! I guarantee
you won’t find a weaker or, quite frankly, more stupid
king in ancient literature than Ahasuerus. The guy is
a drunkard who can’t make a decision on his own and
simply agrees to whatever Haman or his other atten—
dants want.

In addition to the story’s farcical nature, many Bibli-
cal scholars point out that very little of the text can

be corroborated by reliable historical evidence. As a
result, some scholars view the story as either a folktale
or a parody of the course of Jewish history and the
persecution of our People. How often have we Jews as
a People failed to overcome the evil intentions of oth—
ers who wished to destroy or oppress us (enslaved by
Egypt, slaughtered by the Amalekites, conquered by
the Babylonians and later by Rome, persecuted dur-
ing the Crusades, decimated by the Nazis)? Despite
its use of irony and humor, the story of Esther could
be seen as a source of inspiration for the oppressed
and a message of identity and pride in being Jewish.
No matter what the age, there will always be Hamans
— individuals, people or societal problems — which
require us to stand up for who we are as Jews, as well
as demand we live up to our Jewish values and fight
against tyranny, injustice and hate in our world.

Like many, sometimes, I struggle with the often
glossed—over details of Megilat Esther: Haman’s im-
palement and the violence and killing wrought by the

 Jews at the end. Yet, despite these troubling aspects
of the Purim story and the important values of identity
and of fighting oppression which we might argue are
found in the text, I firmly believe that the holiday of
Purim as it evolved wasn’t really meant to be about
serious themes; it is actually about the spirituality

of laughter. As a holiday that is “different,” Purim
gives us the opportunity to let loose from some of

our inhibitions, to look at life with all of its joys and
happiness, and to liberate our minds and souls from
the challenges of the real world. Purim teaches us that
Jewish spirituality is much more than solemnity, quiet
ritual. decorum, and serious study of serious texts.
Laughter, humor and pure celebration are just as vital
to our spiritual health.

The Rabbis of the Talmud taught that when the Mes—
sianic Age arrives all of the Jewish holidays would no
longer be observed — except for Purim. The message
is that even a world that is perfected needs laughter,
joy, and celebration in it. Happy Purim — May it be
for all a day of laughter, happiness, and good spiritual
health!

 

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Monday, March 9, 2015 . 7:00 PM

This program is free and open to the community, but registrations are required.
To register, visit www.aipac.org/Lex2015.

Temple Adath Israel
124 North Ashland Avenue . Lexington, KY 40508

For additional information, please contact Todd Young at 678—254-2627 or tyoung@aipac.org.
About Our Speaker

Leslie Mirchin is the Director of the AIPAC Israel oflice. Prior to that role, she was the AIPAC Israel
oflice Director for Policy and Research. Having previously worked as a lobbyist in AIPAC’s Washington
headquarters and on Capitol Hill Leslie has a keen understanding of the workings of both Washington
and Jerusalem. As Israeli’s high tech industry was beginning to blossom in the late 1980’s, she
established and served as the Director of the US. office of HK Strategies, an Israeli—based consulting
firm for hi-tech Israeli companies intent on exporting products to the US. market. She also worked at
the Jewish Women’s Archive in Boston and is the founder of several organizations that serve children
with special needs.

 

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ASK JFS
Mimi Kaufman

Warning Signs Your
Older Family Member
Needs Help

Changes in physical and
mental abilities that some—
times occur with age can
be difficult to detect for
older adults and their fam—
ily members, friends, and
caregivers. Here are some

common warning signs of behaviors that may indicate
the need to intervene.

 

Has your loved one:

1. Changed eating habits, resulting in losing weight,
having no appetite or missing meals?

2. Neglected personal hygiene, including wearing
dirty clothes and having body odor, bad breath, ne-
glected nails and teeth, and sores on the skin?

3. Neglected their home, with noticeable changes in
cleanliness and sanitation?

4. Exhibited inappropriate behavior, such as being
unusually loud, quiet, paranoid, agitated, or making
phone calls at all hours?

5. Changed relationship patterns, causing friends and
neighbors to express concerns?

6. Decreased or stopped participating in activities that
were once important to them, such as bridge or book
club, dining with friends, or attending religious ser-
vices.

7. Exhibited forgetfulness, resulting in unopened
mail, piling papers, missing appointments, or not fill-
ing prescription medications.

  

8. Mishandled finances, such as not paying the bills,
losing money, paying bills twice or more, or hiding
money?

9. Made unusual purchases, such as buying more
than one subscription of the same magazine, entering
an unusually large number of contests, or increasing
purchases from television advertisements.

Problem solving through the options of how to help
your older relatives stay independent can be slightly
overwhelming. It is important to discuss these behav-
iors with their primary care physician if you can. This
can be difficult, but hopefully, very helpful in the long
run. Sometimes getting just a little bit of help in the
home is all that is needed for a person to continue to
live independently.

Where can you go for help? Feel free to call the JFS
office (859)269-8244 for some guidance and help with
problem solving. Also, here are a few resources that
are valuable when looking into care for your elders:

Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging
699 Perimeter Dr., Lexington, KY 40417
(859) 269-8021 or 1-866-665-7921

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