Seniors
Walking for a good cause — at age 99
A few physical setbacks earlier this year landed her in the hospital and required some rehab. But 99-year-old Nita Juelich had participated in the AIDS…
Seniors
Palliative care program seeks volunteers
A Jewish Family and Children’s Services program that offers support for chronically ill seniors who need help navigating the complexities of everyday life…
Seniors
‘Ayuda’ for seniors can trace its roots to Mitzvah Days
Looking for senior-friendly activities in the Bay Area that all family members, caregivers or friends — no matter their age — can also enjoy? Ayuda Care,…
Seniors
At 94, Stanford economist is still at the front of his class
Why, at age 94, would one choose to relax over a good mystery novel or a Netflix series when there is so much to learn and research and impart to others…
Family Matters
My grandmother was booted from her nursing home. What can I do?
Dear Rita: My 88-year-old grandmother, Francine, has been staying in a rehab center in Southern California since fracturing her pelvic bone in a fall.…
Music
At 66, her Ph.D. on Jewish music in Poland is dream come true
Many 50-somethings are counting the years to retirement, socking away as much as possible for the days when they can loll on the beach with a book, travel…
Books
How a ‘Red Diaper’ baby grew into a full-spectrum activist
When Laura Bock was a child growing up in a radical, secular Jewish household in San Francisco in the late ’40s and ’50s, the conversation was always…
Local Voice
We need Jewish spaces built for intergenerational interaction
California is like America, only more so. — Wallace Stegner When I moved to California, I wanted to see the future. I was overcome by what the West might…
Seniors
Litquake puts lives of elders on paper
For the physically active and financially solvent, the Bay Area is a wonderland of cultural and recreational opportunities. But what about those who are…