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Jewish values infuse practice of local physician turned author By Toby Tabachnick | Senior Staff Writer
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The design was Copeland’s second entry in the competition. In 2011 the selftaught milliner was asked by museum to submit a hat. In response, I sent in a “very large and pink” hat, she said. “It was, I think, more of what people consider of traditional Derby hats. It had a large brim with little sequins and a large bow.” That submission, which did not win, came from Copeland’s Squirrel Hill studio and by her own admission, “wasn’t [specifically] made for the competition.” In contradistinction, this year’s entry was designed and crafted with a specific purpose in mind: the museum’s 2018 fashion exhibit, “It’s My Derby.” “As an artist, your ideas change and grow, so this one was a lot different,” said Copeland. Copeland estimated that the piece took a “minimum of 16 hours” to complete. Spending such time on a creation is not uncommon, as factors such as the
hen Jonathan Weinkle opted to go to medical school instead of becoming a rabbi, he struck an internal bargain. “I made an agreement with myself that I wasn’t going to be a professional Jew, but I was going to be a Jewish professional,” said the primary care physician and author of the newly released book “Healing People, Not Patients” (Healthy Learning, 2018). “And I was not just going to be a professional who happened to be Jewish; I was going to be a professional Jewishly — ‘Jewish’ was my adverb.” Jewish values permeate the practice of Weinkle, a Pittsburgh native and physician at the Squirrel Hill Health Center: the notion that everyone is created in the Divine image and deserves to be heard and respected as an individual. In his book, Weinkle offers suggestions on how to form deep connections between patients and doctors, so that patients become more than just “the 3:15 or Room 3307,” he said. After 10 years of treating people from all walks of life, Weinkle has created a guide that he hopes will help to improve not only the doctor/patient relationship, but other types of relationships as well. The kippah-wearing physician, who often can be seen leading the congregation in prayer at Congregation Beth Shalom, said he had “three audiences in mind” when writing his book, which is chock full of stories and anecdotes gleaned from his
Please see Hat, page 16
Please see Weinkle, page 16
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Milliner Jennifer Copeland stands alongside her creation at the Kentucky Derby Museum. Photo by Benjamin Copeland By Adam Reinherz | Staff Writer
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ip your cap to Jennifer Copeland. The local milliner is a winner of the 2018 Kentucky Derby Museum Hat Contest. Copeland’s selection, along with those of 20 others, was preceded by a request from the Louisville, Ky., museum to professional and amateur hat makers for entry into this year’s competition. “The hat contest is a signature element of the exhibition which strives to capture the spirit associated with the landmark sport and cultural event that is the Kentucky Derby,” noted the museum. Copeland’s piece, a “balibuntal straw beret,” paid homage to the fashion-forward Derby “with its repurposed horse bridle and red silk rose detail,” explained Copeland. “Each element of this hat has been handcrafted, from the blocking of the hat form, to constructing the silk flowers and hand stitching each piece of fabric and straw.”
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