THIS & THAT  #19

LEARN TO RELAX,

HAVE NO FEARS.

DURING TRUMP’S

UPCOMING YEARS

We have received numerous phone calls, emails from around the world, and in-person messages of despair regarding the outcome of the election.

IF YOU ARE DOWN 

If you are down and want to dissipate those D.J. blues, these simple Oy Way exercises may be what you need to use. They could help you to get you into a better mood over the next four to eight years — Oy Vey!

IF YOU ARE PLEASED 

For those of you who are pleased with the election results, you might want to (1) share these exercises with your dejected friends, and/or (2) use the exercises yourself, when campaign promises that you welcomed, are not kept.

EASY-TO-DO EXERCISES 

When friends and relatives are confused about the results (and life itself), you might start by asking questions of them (and yourself). Just go to the FARSHTEYSTU? and NU? exercises, by going to this link.

When you are overwhelmed by what’s happening in the world, go to the OY VEY! and the GENUG IZ GENUG helpful duo, which you will find here.

You could next go here to the GEY AVEK! and the KUM AHER! set for a different perspective on the situation.

Finally, take a positive step by trying the HU HA and the AT AZOY easy-to-do exercises found here.

These and other worthwhile exercises and stimulating philosophies are found in The Oy Way book, by going here.

THERE'S MUCH MORE 

You can also find many other essays on this site, such as a look at the devastating Oakland warehouse fire, or who was to blame for the election results. It’s easy to do, just go to the top of this page, and in the right hand corner, click on Blog Archive, and check out #18, and also the year 2016.

THIS & THAT #2

FOUR JEWISH BOYS FROM "THE HOOD"

In 1950, the City of Detroit’s population was at its highest, with 1,849,568 people, and 83.68 percent were white.

By 1960, the population had dropped to 1,670,144, and it fell each year until it had plummeted to 713,777 in 2010. That year, the black population represented 82.69 percent of Detroit’s residents.

In the 1950s when I was in high school, inner-city Detroit basketball players reflected the population as a whole, and were mainly white.

Those who lived in Detroit’s Jewish neighborhoods were most likely to attend Detroit Central High, Cass Technical High, or Northwestern High. Each year, Jews moved further north, trying to escape the inevitable, and the upstart pink and blue Mumford High became the public school to attend. This was just before the Jewish exodus to the safety of the near suburbs and beyond.

Among those high school basketball players who happen to be Jewish, were the Four Gees.  Those of you from the Detroit area were sent an email letter with clues, and now we will make it easier for you by telling a story about each of them.

If you have any recollections of your own, send them our way. The winning entry will receive the admiration of all of the other Detroit-area recipients, along with a special prize — two tickets to the next Saturday matinee at either the Dexter or Avalon movie houses.

THE FOUR GEES

Ralph Goldstein played for Central High, and was a First Team PSL member. He was captain of the University of Detroit Titans in 1955-56. He died on June 30, 1988 at the age of 53.

Jerry Greenberg played for Central High from 1949-1952, and was a Third Team PSL selection in 1952. He was a member of the Wayne University Tartars (now the Warriors), who won 17 and lost only one game in the 1955-56 season. The team made it to the sweet sixteen before losing to the University of Kentucky.

Fred Goldberg was a varsity basketball and baseball player at Northwestern High, and was awarded a scholarship to Detroit Institute of Technology. He became a coach and an athletic director, and died in Arizona.

Walter Godfrey played basketball and baseball for Cass Tech, and was a Second Team All-State basketball selection in 1952.  He was a starting guard for Michigan State University from 1954-1956. He was also the starting pitcher on the Spartan's Big 10 championship baseball team in 1954.

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When you want to relax, try the calming exercise movements while learning Yiddish, found in his book The Oy Way — Following the Path of Most Resistance, by going here. Then click on YOU TUBE on the left side, and you will begin to find di zakhtkayt — tranquility.