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Seniors

An SFCJL resident using the memory care station. (Photo/Courtesy SFCJL)
Posted inBay Area

SFCJL’s virtual memory care earns recognition from Fast Company

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 17, 2022May 23, 2022
Jewish women protesting for abortion rights in the 1970s. (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Women International)
Posted inOpinion

Would my 1971 ‘missed abortion’ be criminal in a post-Roe world?

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent May 11, 2022May 12, 2022
Tony Bennett and Lady GaGa in 2015 (Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inSeniors

Reduce cognitive decline by engaging with music

by Dr. Jerry Saliman May 6, 2022
Twenty-two years after Judy Jacobs (far left) and Mary Garmo Gold (third from right) were bridesmaids at her wedding, Janet joins them every month or so for lunch in Alameda. (Photo/Cathleen Maclearie)
Posted inAct Two

That’s what old friends are for — especially as we age

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent March 17, 2022
Aviva Black founded Family Love Letters in 2018.
Posted inUncategorized

Oakland woman helps connect generations of families through letter-writing

by Flora Tsapovsky February 4, 2022February 7, 2022
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Posted inHealth

Advance health care directives are a gift to your loved ones

by Dr. Jerry Saliman February 3, 2022
Janet Silver Ghent and Allen Podell disembark at Montevideo for a city tour and tango performance.
Posted inAct Two

When CDC said ‘Don’t cruise,’ our sails were already up

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent January 13, 2022February 4, 2022
(Photo/Pixabay.com)
Posted inColumns

Over time, friends became more important than family

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz January 5, 2022January 5, 2022
two older people smiling
Posted inSeniors

Seriously: Laughter is good for your health and well-being

by Dr. Jerry Saliman January 3, 2022
(Photo/Pixabay CC0)
Posted inAct Two

Who needs a little Christmas? At one time, I did.

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 28, 2021

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