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Janet Silver Ghent dances with her father, Robin Martin Silver, at her first wedding in 1965. (Courtesy)
Posted inAct Two

My return to Judaism was a matter of joy and pride, not crises

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent February 12, 2025February 12, 2025
Diplomats, elected officials and community members attend a ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, 2025, at the Holocaust Memorial at the California Legion of Honor in San Francisco. (Courtesy Teresa Drenick/AJC)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

I found the hope I need right now in the founding of the War Refugee Board

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz February 4, 2025February 5, 2025
From left, Susanne Batzdorff, Evelyn Gurevitch and Edith Newman have been friends and Congregation Beth Ami members for decades. (Ron Batzdorff)
Posted inSeniors

‘Temple is people, and I need people’: Three women over 100 find joy in Santa Rosa synagogue — and each other

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz January 31, 2025February 4, 2025
Residents and a staff member at the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living make challah during High Holidays 2024. (Courtesy)
Posted inLocal Voice

Redefining normal: We all need to challenge our ageist beliefs

Dr. Adrienne Green (Paige Green) by Dr. Adrienne Green January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
A Thanksgiving greeting card from 1908
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Reality gobbled up our plan to host Algerian tourists for a holiday meal

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz December 30, 2024December 30, 2024
torso of a male doctor with stethoscope and crossed arms
Posted inHealth

I made a diagnostic error, and my patient reported me

by Dr. Jerry Saliman December 27, 2024December 27, 2024
photo of a person leaning on wooden window
Posted inAct Two

Facing a holiday alone? Sometimes you just need to swallow your pride

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 17, 2024December 18, 2024
And old man and and old woman sit smiling on a couch, holding up a black and white photo of their wedding
Posted inLifecycles

Bernie Arfin says he’s ‘feeling fine’ — which is no small feat at 100 years old

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 15, 2024November 15, 2024
torso of a male doctor with stethoscope and crossed arms
Posted inHealth

Doctors need to practice listening — it could save lives

by Dr. Jerry Saliman November 5, 2024November 5, 2024
and old woman holds up small artworks of a sun and a christmas tree
Posted inArt

For seniors at Campus for Jewish Living, art is solace, relief and ‘happy place’ 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 29, 2024October 29, 2024

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