Seniors Recall the Passover Seders of Their Childhoods
Sheldon Goldberg’s early Passovers were filled with mystery.
Now 84, the Silver Spring resident remembers seders at his grandparents’ house in Detroit, where the afikoman...
In NoVa, different paths to becoming bar or bat mitzvah
Lisa Downing was raised as a Roman Catholic. But as an adult, she said, she could not find her footing in Christianity. So she...
The new Florida? Record number of U.S. retirees relocated to Israel in 2021
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TEL AVIV — A few weeks ago, Joel Tenenbaum, 81, and Marilyn Berkowitz, 84, arrived in Tel Aviv on an El Al...
New project to help seniors register for COVID vaccination
A few weeks ago, Dava Schub, CEO of the Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, had an idea that seemed out of reach. There was a...
Mollie Witow’s adventurous century
Mollie Witow has led a life filled with traveling and solar eclipses. She’s assisted German atomic scientists, worked as a librarian and volunteered with...
Smaller and older now, Beth Torah Congregation in Hyattsville retains its spark
Family-like. Welcoming. Diverse. That’s how people describe Beth Torah Congregation, which made its home for more than four decades in Hyattsville, Md.
However, the Conservative...
David Gamse, the CEO of seniors, readies for retirement
He was a student at the University of South Florida who initially wanted to be a psychologist. Then, David Gamse said in a recent...
Reading into Charles Rammelkamp
At 68, Charles Rammelkamp recently published his book of poems, “Catastroika.”
The Baltimore writer had always been a fan of good literature. In college, he...
7 ways to stay connected to Judaism
Seniors are one of the most susceptible groups to COVID-19. According to the CDC, the older the adult, the higher the risk for severe...
Tony Hausner’s genealogical journey
It was at a cousin’s son’s wedding in 1993 where Tony Hausner of Silver Spring learned he was related to a Hausner who entered...