The Joy of Connections by Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer

**_This program is only open to members of the JCC and/or 60 & Better
Center._**_ You can learn more about our 60 & Better Center
_(https://mayersonjcc.org/60-and-better/) _ or contact Melissa
Shrimplin at _513.761.7500 ext. 1218.

When Dr. Ruth Westheimer heard the Surgeon General declare an epidemic of
loneliness in this country, she knew she could help. She experienced
loneliness early in life after being orphaned by the Holocaust at age ten, and
again at age 20 when she was seriously wounded in a bomb blast in Palestine.
Her height of 4’7” also set her apart and added to feelings of isolation.
Drawing on these life experiences and her training as a sex therapist, she
later became New York State’s first Ambassador to Loneliness. From that work
came her book The Joy of Connections.

With 100 practical ideas, the book is both a guide to overcoming loneliness
and an invitation to build deeper, lasting human connections.

Purchase your book (https://bookshop.org/shop/mayersonjcc)

_Made possible through a generous grant from the_ _Foundation for Cincinnati
Jewish Seniors. In partnership with the Jewish Book Council._

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