Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Co-op living, revisited

by Claudia Boyd-Barrett

Philip De Wolff had it all: Two houses, expensive cars, several profitable businesses, money to pay his children’s way through college.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Reliving the Holocaust

By Jane Ulman

"They’re going to come with the dogs. They’re going to start beating me.” Pola Lipnowski spoke in Yiddish, an expression of sheer terror on her. . .

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Senior camps turn active

by Debra Rubin, JTA

Not many people attend summer camp with their parents. Mindelle Pierce went with her mom when her mother was in her 90s.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Milt Okun’s wild ride

by Michael Aushenker, Contributing Writer

A few years ago, Rosemary Okun, wife of veteran music producer, arranger and singer Milt Okun, had an inspired idea: take a who’s who lineup from. . .

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Navigating the dating world: Women in the meet market

By Elyse Glickman

Women over 50 who are determined to settle down without settling can think of Marcy Miller’s memoir, “Rebooting in Beverly Hills: A Wise and Wild. . .

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Aging Creatively

by Ellie Kahn, Contributing Writer

As my friends and I navigate our 60s and 70s, we notice — with amusement and consternation — how our conversations have changed. Instead of. . .

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Tackling the Job Search

by Neil Rubin, JTA

After some 40 years in the business world, Gordon Steen never thought his morning would start outdoors with hyenas, elephants and monkeys.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Jewish communities grapple with baby boomer retirement boom

JTA

Every Jewish community wants more Raymonde Fiols among its active retirees. The question is whether those communities are prepared to meet the needs. . .

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Jewish groups worry about effect of sequestration cuts on elderly

by Ron Kampeas, JTA

Jewish groups that care for the elderly are looking forward to the election, and not because they favor a candidate or a party -- they want. . .

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Why the Wait?

by Sophie Golub, Contributing Writer

As bombs dropped over Germany, aerial photographer Arthur Oxenberg would lean out of a B-17 Flying Fortress with his camera to snap a photograph. His. . .

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

At 60 for Zikna

By Rabbi Laura Geller

The High Holy Day liturgy includes the poignant plea: "Do not cast me off b'eyt zikna," which is usually translated as "when I get old." It is a fear. . .

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

A Celebration of Dad

By Ellie Kahn

I called my 94-year-old father in Ohio on July 9. I told him how much I loved him, that he was the most wonderful father ever, that I would miss him,. . .

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Giving as a fountain of youth

By Rachel Heller

Al Azus has found his fountain of youth, and he’s not keeping it a secret. In fact, the 92-year-old philanthropist recently published a memoir. . .

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Torah of our lives: On writing the next chapter

By Rabbi Laura Geller

“Boomers [people born between 1946 and 1964] are the first generation in human history … to reasonably anticipate living well and wholesomely. . .

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Three generations will march, witness, remember

By Lee Barnathan

As the Germans marched toward the tiny French hamlet of Autrans, 10-year-old Eva Perlman (nee Gutmann) watched as an obviously frightened 17-year-old. . .

Thursday, January 26, 2012

It keeps you young

By Pini Herman

Jonathan, my older son, recently cradled our 7-year-old Cavadoodle in his arms and made dog-year calculations in his head. “I don’t think Pawsy. . .

Thursday, December 22, 2011

At 95, Kip’s Toyland owner ready for more fun and games

By Rachel Heller

On a chilly Monday morning in late November, the sunlit patio outside Kip’s Toyland in the original Farmers Market was awash in anticipation.. . .

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Powerlifting: She started late, but it was worth the wait

by Jonathan Maseng, Contributing Writer

Ellen Stein is 58 years old but says she doesn’t feel like it. Indeed, Stein is a woman who seems to defy age — a competitive powerlifter who. . .

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Author promotes moderate faith for Iranian Jews

by Karmel Melamed, Contributing Writer

After their immigration to Southern California more than 30 years ago, the majority of the area’s Iranian Jewish community poured their energies. . .

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Controlling who shall live and who shall die … and when

By Ellie Kahn

He sleeps while I sit by his side. Every so often, Dad wakes up, and looks with some confusion around his small room, at the hospital bed, the TV and. . .

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Am I still relevant at 60?

The evening began as the sunset performed like fine public art, sliding slowly behind a deepening blue and glowing orange Mediterranean Sea. Next. . .

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Spry centenarian reveals key to longevity

by Sophie Golub, Contributing Writer

Alfred Raider strolled up to the bimah when he was called for the third aliyah during a recent Shabbat morning service at Shaarey Zedek Congregation,. . .

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Leo Baeck’s community of elders bridges the generation gap

By Rachel Heller

About 40 seniors gathered in a sunny community room at Leo Baeck Temple on a Wednesday morning as Fredda Wasserman, adult program director of Our. . .

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

How lying down on the job pays off

by Sheila Appleby Williams

Can you put a price on a good night’s sleep? Earl Kluft thinks so. But it will cost you. Kluft, 62, is CEO of the family-run E.S. Kluft & Co., and. . .