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OBITUARIES/WELLNESS JHV | July 22, 2021 | 11
MARTIN OPPENHEIMER
Martin Oppenheimer, 77, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021.
Born in New York, Marty was a 60-year resident of Akron, Ohio. A proud veteran, Marty served as a first lieutenant in the Vietnam War.
For 26 years, he was a senior marketing manager at Babcock & Wilcox and also taught math at both the University of Akron and Kent State University. He was a board member and past president of Beth El Congregation (Akron) and a member of Park Synagogue (Pepper Pike). In addition, he proudly served as a volunteer counselor at Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE) and as a board member of The American Heart Association.
Marty was preceded in death by his parents, Doris and Siegfried Oppenheimer. He was a devoted husband to Joyce Oppenheimer for 55 years. His children, Dr. Michelle Oppenheimer Eisenberg (a member of Congregation Beth Yeshurun), Bonnie Zeichner (Larry), and son Kenneth (Emily) meant the world to Marty, but his seven grandchildren (Jacob, Gabriel, Jayden, Evelyn, Juliya, Clayton and Aryana) were the lights of his life.
Mr. Oppenheimer was a brother of Irene Wiener (Stan), Linda Durst (Richard); brother-in-law to Cantor Martin Leubitz (Lisa), Barry Leubitz, the late Phyllis Leubitz Teichman; uncle to Brian (Robyne), the late Jonathan Pfeffer, Alana Teichman Frezel (David) and Kayla, Ari, Benjamin and Daniel Leubitz.
Funeral services were held in Akron. A shiva minyan will be held Wednesday, July 28, 6-9 p.m. (service promptly at 6:30) at Dr. Eisenberg’s home. Please call Beth Yeshurun, 713-666-1881, for information.
To honor Marty’s life, the family requests donations be made to the Taussig Cancer Center at Cleveland Clinic, the Vasculitis Foundation or the synagogue of your choice. �
I am lost! Where’s my GPS?
Summer! A season that evokes feelings and memories of spending time with loved ones, slow-moving summer days, long summer evenings, water play and fun.
This summer is quite different from last. There are social media posts filled with campers going off to overnight camps, end-of-year graduation ceremo-nies and wedding photos. With great thought, caution and care. things seem to be moving in a direction to a new normal.
Here in Houston, reentry is studied extensively. NASA has devoted millions of hours and billions of dollars to research reentry. Beyond earth, astronauts report space can feel lonely and isolating. While in orbit, they yearn to be around people.
Reentry to earth has many challenges for which even the tiniest of malfunctions can alter everything. For more than a year, we have been orbiting in our own bubbles and our return, or reentry, is challenging for us with dichotomous feelings.
Half of the population is uneasy about readjusting to the new normal or post-pandemic life. You are not alone if you are experiencing feelings of uncer-tainty and doubt about the transition.
Judson Brewer, a neuroscientist who has researched and written extensively about anxiety and stress, relates the human brain does not like change because it does not like uncertainty. It is natural to feel nervous and uncertain about change.
The human brain stem automatically processes information about immediate threat and danger. It is the fight-flight, or freeze, portion of our brain. Our feelings of fear are natural as they are the way our brains are wired. Human beings also have higher-order processing and, in some cases, we create unrealistic expectations and judgments of innate feelings.
In our lifetimes, we have gone through challenges and have had to make life-changing decisions. Do we take a new job, move to a new city, have children or get married? Life is full of forks in the road and different labyrinthian paths we must follow. During those times, what has helped us? What bridge did we use to connect us from the yesterday of our lives to the tomorrow?
There are three things that assist us in passing through uncertainty and decision-making times. Time is a key factor: Giving ourselves the right amount of time to process our thoughts and feelings and allowing ourselves the gift of time and not being rushed into our decision.
Support is something else that helps us. Things are much easier when we have support from friends, family, rabbis and community.
The third imperative is to take care of ourselves during the process. Start your day by asking yourself, “What is one wonderful thing that I am going to do for myself today?” End your day by noting and paying attention to how you felt when you took care of yourself.
The last few months did have some positive aspects and things we feel uncer-tain about letting go. What are some of your COVID keepers? Make a list and hold on to them as we transition. Our new normal may mean letting go of differ-ent things, but we do not have to give up all the positive additions about our COVID experiences.
When venturing forth, it is best to start soon and to start small. Do something small that takes you past your comfort zone. Find a friend who will do this with you – someone you can process feelings with and find comfort. Most importantly, do not judge yourself for your feelings; reframe thoughts from a point of judgment to curiosity. Challenge yourself with thinking about why you feel a certain way, instead of judging yourself for feeling that way.
Looking forward to orbiting near you soon.
Gittel Francis, LMSW, is a Behavioral Mental Health Service Community Intervention specialist at Jewish Family Service. In her role, she hosts trainings and lectures on a range of topics to increase mental health literacy and decrease stigma. Francis manages the Jewish Family Service Mental Health First Aid program and holds the title of national instructor in Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid. �
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