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...
Summer camps prepare for an uncertain season
By Eric Schucht and Jesse Berman
Last summer left many would-be campers stuck at home as COVID regulations caused overnight camps to close. As camp...
Camp forever
When my mother dropped me off for the first time at Herzl Camp in Webster, Wis., I was 9 years old and 1,200 miles...
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...
Seniors spend quarantine putting memories on paper
During quarantine, people have had a lot more free time, and a lot more time to think.
Some members of Congregation Beth El of Montgomery...