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Continued from Page 19 Touro from college through her professional training.

“I knew going into college that I wanted to do something with the medical field,” Laks said, “and continuing with Touro for dental school was the right decision for me.”

Laks has a special connection to Touro: Her father, Arthur, was part of Touro College’s first graduating class 46 years ago. All four of her older siblings went there, too.

At Lander College for Women, Laks began shadowing dentists in various specialties. She graduated with an honors biology degree, worked for her alma mater’s dean for a year and then started at Touro College of Dental Medicine, which just graduated its inaugural class. Located at the Westchester County campus of New York Medical School, it’s the first new dental school in New York to open in 40 years.

Amid the pandemic this spring, the dentistry program along with all

CRAZY

that most other shows fail to capture well: mental illness. As the plot develops, Rebecca goes through intense manic episodes followed by periods of depression. She’s eventually diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.

As Rebecca grows to understand her mental health, she helps her new friends in their own growth, and that aspect of the show is especially touching right now. The global health crisis and growing economic recession have sent many spiraling, in search of a feeling of kinship as they struggle with social of Touro’s other programs went online.

“Since the advent of COVID-19, we have not missed one class,” Kadish said. “We have successfully transitioned nearly 3,000 classes, including labs, to an online environment.”

Despite the economic downturn that has accompanied the pandemic, health care remains one of the nation’s fastest-growing and most employable professions.

“Our med school graduates are receiving outstanding residencies, and our health science students are experiencing 100% employment,” Kadish said. “Providers look for Touro grads because they are highly trained and represent quality and integrity. We are so proud that our system is set up to make the dreams of so many for medical and healthcare careers a successful reality.”

This story was sponsored by the Touro College and University System, which supports Jewish continuity and community while serving a diverse population of over 19,000

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students across 30 schools.  isolation.

And yet, despite the strain we’re all under right now, our culture remains insistent on shoving depression under the rug, or depicting mental illness as a negative character trait. Bloom’s realistic portrayal of someone with mental health issues is a comfort for those struggling in this moment.

There’s only one warning to be given: heed the title. I once recommended the show to a friend, but she returned having failed to get through the first episode because, in her words, “[Rebecca]’s just too crazy!” 

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A Candy Bar With A Jewish Identity Crisis

By Abby Sher

Other than Hanukah gelt, there isn’t too much candy renowned for being Jewish.

But Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews are one. Introduced in 1917 by the Goldenberg Candy Company as a protein-rich ration for WWI troops, they later became a popular snack for civilians. Starting with 19thcentury Romanian immigrant David, the company passed from Goldenberg to Goldenberg until 2003, when the family decided it was done devoting its energies to one bar of nuts.

They sold their product to Just Born, Inc., the candy company behind Mike & Ike and Peeps. Just Born changed Peanut Chews’ secret recipe and logo, and perhaps most significantly, they struck the familiar “Goldenberg’s” from the packaging. The New York Times surmised it was because the name was “too homespun for a national player.”

Sales plummeted. People either didn’t like the new taste or didn’t trust that these were authentic Goldenberg’s. So the marketing team went back to the original vision: simple and sweet–and with Goldenberg’s pack on the label. A series of funny commercials released after the 2011 rebranding showed people transported back in time by the familiar taste. They also closed with a hip spokesman saying: “Now that’s chewin’ it old school:”

Moral of the story: Don’t potchki with the Peanut Chews. 

Best Wishes to all of my friends in the Jewish Community. Thank you for your continued support. Charlie Kerner Justice of the Peace Jefferson Parish 3rd Justice Court

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