The Unexpected Journey

“There was something tragic about a man who had devoted himself to the intricacies of tax law for thirty years, who now couldn’t collect the simple change for a twenty-dollar bill.” For nearly thirty years, Moish and Hennie Friedman lived the perfect life—Moish worked as a successful CPA and taught a morning class about the Talmud. Hennie worked as a nurse for the Hebrew Academy for Special Children. Together they raised eight wonderful children. In 2008, at the young age of 57, Moish was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, and everything changed… for Moish, for Hennie, and for their entire family. The Unexpected Journey tells the poignant story of a man who headed a loving and energetic Brooklyn family… and the remarkable woman who held his hand and guided him through every step of this terrible ordeal.