Thursday, July 31, 2008

All pink, all the time

By Molly Binenfeld, Contributing Writer

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Geriatric love, (I.B.) Singer style

By Tom Tugend

To Max's surprise and delight, the bereaved widow proves quite amorous, insisting, as do his other female companions, that a man is never too old for. . .

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Falling dollar hurts seniors in former Soviet Union

By Grant Slater

After his wife died, the worker still came but less often, until global economic pressure forced the JDC to scale back operations for the "least. . .

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Memoir recalls educator’s hardships, success in Iran

By Karmel Melamed

Treating him like a rock star, the crowd mobbed 70-something Eshaghian, seeking an autograph or photo op during the May 20 launch party for his. . .

Thursday, June 19, 2008

The emotional landmines of family caregiving

By Dr. Rachelle Zukerman

A painful situation for the primary caregiver occurs when another close relative does little or nothing to help, but they are adored and praised by. . .

Thursday, June 19, 2008

The emotional landmines of family caregiving

By Dr. Rachelle Zukerman

A painful situation for the primary caregiver occurs when another close relative does little or nothing to help, but they are adored and praised by. . .

Thursday, June 12, 2008

One more time around

By Sharon Schatz Rosenthal

Finding love a second or third time is not always so effortless, but 52 percent of men and 43.5 percent of women remarried in 2004, according to a. . .

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Shoah survivors ‘graduate’ from New Jew

By Julie G Fax

New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS) awarded eight Holocaust survivors honorary high school diplomas last Wednesday night, symbolically handing. . .

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

AUDIO: Iranian American Jews —New mentoring program grooms tomorrow’s leaders

By Karmel Melamed

Young Iranian American Jewish professionals discuss their involvement with a new mentoring program for teenagers in the community.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

H.O.P.E. for the bereaved, even years later

By Jane Ulman

Four years after Shirley T.'s husband died, the anniversary of his death was more painful than she could have anticipated. She spent the day before. . .

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Newest mah-jongg players ‘crak’ stereotypes.  Bam!

By Jay Firestone

Elaine Sandberg fits the mold of what you would expect to encounter when you consider someone who plays American mah-jongg. She's Jewish and just. . .

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Life, liberty and the pursuit of beautiful language

By Peter L. Rothholz

For most of his 92 years, artist Sam Fink has been obsessed with the pursuit of freedom and the beauty of language. Even though he is a painter, he. . .

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Keeping the peace

By Yehuda Lev

In the 30 years that the author and his wife have been together, he has yet to be the target of a wielded tire iron, but says marriage to a political. . .

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Five ways to find your purpose after 50 or 60 or 70 or . . .

By David Corbett

But how does one find a new mission at age 50 or 60 or 80? A growing array of books, courses, programs and now Web sites exist to provide. . .

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Femarelle drug treats menopause onset osteoporosis sans hormones

By David Brinn

The connection between menopause and osteoporosis is well-documented. At the onset of menopause, following the decrease of estrogen in the body, the. . .

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Senior Comfort: Israeli start-up pioneers pelvic organ prolapse technology

By Hannah Meyers

An Israeli treatment that could alleviate discomfort for a quarter of women over 60 years old is currently undergoing clinical trials. Pelvic organ. . .

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Kirk Douglas packs 90 years of living into latest book

By Tom Tugend

Kirk Douglas is not done yet, not by a long shot. Just out is his ninth book, "Let's Face It: 90 Years of Living, Loving and Learning." It is a mix. . .

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Cutting someone out of will can leave a legacy of pain

By Soriya Daniels

Steve Kaplan had just finished sitting shiva for his mother when he was dealt another blow: He had been written out of her will.

Thursday, May 3, 2007

‘Undue influence’ is dangerous form of elder abuse

By Rachelle Zukerman

The elders in these scenarios do not have dementia. Most courts would find them competent. How then are they bamboozled into losing what has taken a. . .

Thursday, May 3, 2007

My second childhood

By Yehuda Lev

It took eight decades, but at last I know what is meant by "second childhood."

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Joe ‘Master Blaster’ Weider still going strong

By Robert David Jaffee

Even at 86 years old, Joe Weider gives you the sense he might have once been one of those Olympians. As he approaches the head of the table inside. . .

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Ladies, grab your coat and get your Red Hat

By Beverly Gray

The first fashion show by the Shayna Punims, a Red Hat Society chapter based at Jewish Home for the Aging's (JHA) Eisenberg Village campus, gave. . .

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Israeli firms get Michael J. Fox Foundation grants

By Laura Goldman

Two Israeli companies working on treatments for Parkinson's disease have been awarded grants by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Mud’s a dirty business but entrepreneur digs it

By Keren Engelberg

"My goal is to be able to support the community I live in and support the organizations that are working to protect the Copper River.... It supports. . .