Seniors
South Bay orgs raise money for impoverished Holocaust survivors
With an estimated 150 Holocaust survivors in Silicon Valley living in poverty and unable to pay for necessities, the local Jewish federation and Jewish…
Seniors
As we age, a night of good Z’s isn’t as easy as A-B-C
Sleep is essential for life. Every species in the animal kingdom sleeps, though with different patterns. Although adult humans ideally should get eight…
Theater
Local treasure Naomi Newman: 90 years old and still acting
Ask Naomi Newman what it’s like to hit the big 9-0, and she gives a straight answer. “It feels similar to 89,” she says dryly. “The experience is quite…
Bay Area
Staff at SF senior home battle Covid as new cases continue to appear
Early in December, the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living learned that four residents in one wing of its skilled nursing facility had tested positive…
Bay Area
On the front lines with workers at S.F.’s largest Jewish senior home
As Covid continues its deadly rampage, nursing homes and other long-term senior care facilities continue to be the hardest hit, accounting for…
Act Two
I think like a journalist, and maybe that’s my problem
Sixteen years after I retired as senior editor, I’m back as a regular J. columnist. It’s a homecoming of sorts, and I know all too well what it’s like to…
Bay Area
Coronavirus outbreak grows at S.F. Jewish senior home
The San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living continues to experience a widespread outbreak of coronavirus just days before vaccines are to be administered…
Seniors
East Bay artist celebrates her ‘Charmed Life’
Don’t call her a survivor. She doesn’t like the term. Yet it certainly applies. Many times over. She says instead that she was “lucky.” That she’s lived…
Health
Heavy drinker? Try to put a cork in it – for your health’s sake
I recently treated a middle-aged man who was discharged from the hospital after he had a stroke. He also had hypertension and kidney failure, and I…