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Janet Silver Ghent sporting her new look. (Photo/Courtesy Silver Ghent)
Posted inOpinion

Thanks to the pandemic, I’m finally learning to live with my gray hair

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 11, 2020December 11, 2020
Irmi in the driver’s seat as a young mother in France. (Photo/Courtesy Veronica Selver)
Posted inSeniors

‘I choose to live’: ‘Irmi’ tells story of triumph out of tragedy

Laura Pall by Laura Paull November 4, 2020November 4, 2020
Hilda Richards, now on the cusp of 103, married Paul Richards on April 18, 1948. (Photo/Courtesy Richards)
Posted inSeniors

Party on! How this 102-year-old San Franciscan keeps busy and stays optimistic

by Liz Harris October 21, 2020October 21, 2020
(Photo/JTA-Jeffrey Greenberg-Getty Images)
Posted inSeniors

How curing loneliness can increase longevity and health

by Dr. Jerry Saliman October 13, 2020May 27, 2022
“Fragile,” blown and sandblasted glass, by Carol Roseman.
Posted inSeniors

After long, eclectic career, her creative drive is a ‘volcano’

by Liz Harris October 8, 2020October 14, 2020
the hands of an elderly man
Posted inSeniors

Honor thy parents, and the frontline workers helping them

by J. Editorial Board October 1, 2020
The entrance to Rhoda Goldman Plaza in San Francisco. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inNews

At least one Covid-linked death reported at SF Jewish senior residence

by Gabriel Greschler September 30, 2020September 30, 2020
Rhoda Goldman Plaza in San Francisco. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inSeniors

Steep rise in coronavirus cases at S.F.’s Rhoda Goldman Plaza

by Gabriel Greschler September 25, 2020September 25, 2020
The Rhoda Goldman Plaza reported new cases of coronavirus among its staff and residents this week. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inSeniors

New coronavirus cases reported at two S.F. Jewish senior homes

by Gabriel Greschler September 18, 2020September 25, 2020
Florence Metz with her granddaughter and several great-granddaughters. (Photo/Carolyn Metz)
Posted inSeniors

Florence Metz, 105 and still going strong, to be celebrated

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 17, 2020September 18, 2020

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