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Miriam Groman, who turned 100 on April 5, with Rachel Freeman, whose grandfather is Groman's partner, in 2018. (COURTESY FREEMAN)
Posted inCalifornia

Woman Zooms to 100 with virtual birthday party

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 10, 2020April 10, 2020
Jay and Phyllis Koppelman were among the first Californians to test positive for Covid-19. (COURTESY JAY KOPPELMAN)
Posted inNews

Local Jewish couple in their 70s recounts battle with Covid-19

by Gabriel Greschler April 3, 2020April 14, 2020
Rita Semel at home in San Francisco, where she has devoted herself to public service for decades. (Photo/Norm Levin)
Posted inTrailblazers

Rita Semel, 98, is a tireless leader and ‘interfaith bridge’

by Liz Harris April 2, 2020May 21, 2026
Harriet Weiss greets neighbors during the daily "Moldaw wave." (FRANK WEISS)
Posted inSeniors

A daily wave keeps spirits up for quarantined seniors

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 2, 2020April 2, 2020
Hilda Namm, 94, survived Kristallnacht and the Shanghai ghetto before coming to the U.S. (Photo/Liz Harris)
Posted inHonoring the Survivors

A post-Kristallnacht escape by ‘the bravest person I know’

by Liz Harris March 26, 2020March 31, 2020
Rebecca Calahan Klein of Lafayette held a neighborhood drive for masks, gloves, toilet paper and non-perishable food outside her home over the weekend. (REBECCA CALAHAN KLEIN)
Posted inHealth

Jewish senior facilities seek masks, other protective supplies

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 25, 2020April 2, 2020
Helen Fixler at home in Oakland, with her certificate of recognition from the state Legislature. (MAYA MIRSKY)
Posted inHonoring the Survivors

She spent the war in hiding, from a forest bunker to a haystack

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 19, 2020March 19, 2020
Nir Berenzovsky, an Urban Adamah volunteer, drops off fresh produce at the home of Lorelai Kude. (LORELAI KUDE)
Posted inSeniors

Urban Adamah makes house call with produce for seniors

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 18, 2020
Reutlinger Community President and CEO Jay Zimmer (left) and Board President Jordan Rose at a Nov. 5, 2019 hearing about the management agreement between Reutlinger Community and Eskaton. (Dan Pine)
Posted inSeniors

State AG approves deal between Reutlinger and Eskaton

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 16, 2020March 19, 2020
(From left) Fredi, Frida, Zdenka and Filip Levy. (Photo/Courtesy Zdenka Ruchwarger Levy)
Posted inHonoring the Survivors

Zdenka’s story of WWII survival in Croatia and Italy: ‘Others had it worse’

by Gabriel Greschler March 10, 2020March 10, 2020

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