The Herb Mendelson Story

This podcast tells the story of the life of Herbert Mendelson. Herb was born in 1933 in the Dexter-Cortland Jewish ghetto of Detroit, in 1933, and overcame a childhood of poverty and hardship to build a successful career as an orthopedic surgeon and a legacy as a father, husband, and person who has dedicated his life to providing and caring for his family and for those in need. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Episode 7: The Long Goodbye

October 18, 2022 • 71 mins

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 5: The Next Generation (Part 1)

April 28, 2021 • 38 mins

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 6: The Next Generation (Part 2)

April 28, 2021 • 25 mins

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 4: Father Herb

December 8, 2020 • 32 mins

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

October 11, 2020 • 32 mins

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

July 3, 2020 • 30 mins

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 Hosp...

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Episode 1: The Early Years

May 14, 2020 • 28 mins

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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The Herb Mendelson Story

Episodes

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Episode 6: The Next Generation (Part 2)

Episode 4: Father Herb

Episode 3: The Practice

Episode 2: Medicine Man

Episode 1: The Early Years

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