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David Fankushen and Judi Wyant
Posted inSeniors

They found love in their 80s: ‘Like a missing piece of a puzzle’

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 31, 2025January 8, 2026

Dating was the furthest thing from 88-year-old David Fankushen’s mind when Judi Wyant first reached out. Wyant, 83, sent a simple message five years ago on Facebook: “Do you remember […]

Participants in From Older to Elder's February 2025 retreat mug for the camera at Point Reyes National Seashore. (Courtesy Bruce Beron)
Posted inIdeas

Local program redefines what it means to age wisely — and Jewishly

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz May 30, 2025May 30, 2025
Sharon Herman with her dog visitor, Malua. (Courtesy)
Posted inBay Area

Therapy dogs bring unconditional love to seniors at home

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 25, 2025February 25, 2025
Morrie Markoff in 2023. (Photo/Courtesy The Brain Donor Project)
Posted inObituaries

Morrie Markoff, Jewish supercentenarian and oldest man in US, dies at 110

by Andrew Silow-Carroll June 13, 2024June 13, 2024
Executive Director Rabbi Matt Rosenberg in the dinning room at the Albert Einstein Residence Center in Sacramento, July 12, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

Sacramento Jewish community selling its low-income senior housing as Jewish population dwindles

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss July 20, 2023January 7, 2026
Inventor Eddy Goldfarb is the subject of "Eddy's World," a documentary  in the 2023 Legacy Film Festival on Aging.
Posted inTV & Film

Legacy Film Festival spotlights ups and downs of elderly Jews

by Liz Harris December 27, 2022December 30, 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
two older people smiling
Posted inSeniors

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

by Dr. Jerry Saliman January 3, 2022
Lynn Winter Gross (left) and Miriam Goodman producing their podcast “Not Born Yesterday.”
Posted inCulture

‘Not Born Yesterday’: Longtime friends team up to produce podcast on aging

by Liz Harris December 23, 2021
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Posted inAct Two

California’s broken nursing home system broke my heart

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

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