The Herb Mendelson Story

Episode 7: The Long Goodbye

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT

In the final episode of The Herb Mendelson Story, Herb's granddaughter, Hannah Levine, revisits the most important and meaningful moments and people in Herb's life. We hear from Herb's children and other relatives and many friends about what made Herb special and about how much they miss him since his passing two years ago.

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Episode 6: The Next Generation (Part 2)

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:00:00 GMT

In Part 2, we hear from Herb's great grandchildren Arielle & Jacob Cohen, and from his grandchildren Shira Mendelson, Miriam Levine, Zoe Mendelson, and Hannah Levine about their favorite memories of "Zadie Herbie", what they learned from him, and what he meant to them.

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Episode 5: The Next Generation (Part 1)

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we hear from Herb's grandchildren about their favorite memories of "Zadie Herbie", what they learned from him, and what he meant to them.

Part 1 features Ben Mendelson, Carl Levine, Ella Mendelson, and Faye Mendelson.

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Episode 4: Father Herb

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 21:00:00 GMT

Herb Mendelson was an unconventional person, an unconventional physician ... and an unconditional dad. In this episode we explore Herb's unusual approach to parenting, and what it was like to have Herb as a dad.

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Episode 3: The Practice

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT

In Episode 3, Herb begins to find success and grows his practice. But challenges abound: the devastating death of Herb and Phyllis' second-born son, Richard ... Herb's first partner, Dick Hall, being racked by illness ... and new partners causing all sorts of trouble and heartache.

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Episode 2: Medicine Man

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:00:00 GMT

In the second episode of The Herb Mendelson Story, Herb goes to medical school ... Herb and Phyllis get married and start a family spend a year in Ann Arbor and start a family ... Herb meets Dick Hall, who introduces him to the working world of orthopedics and becomes a friend, mentor, and eventually partner ... Herb moonlights at several small, "one-horse" hospitals until he lands a staff position at St. Mary's Hospital, in Livonia ... Herb and Dick start their own practice.

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Episode 1: The Early Years

Thu, 14 May 2020 20:00:00 GMT

Episode 1 of The Herb Mendelson Story focuses on Herb's boyhood years growing up in the Dexter-Cortland section of Detroit. Faced with an unsettled family life and constant financial stress, Herb develops an incredible work ethic, discovers a love and aptitude for all things mechanical, begins dating his wife-to-be, Phyllis, and as a muscular, powerfully built young man earns a reputation as a guy nobody wanted to mess with.

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