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Category: Northwest Jewish Seniors

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Better together
January 28, 20150

Teens who hang with seniors: We are all better together

By Maya Pogrebinsky, Special to the Jewish Sound When was the last time you paid a visit to a resident of an assisted-living center? When was your

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Havana home
January 7, 20150

Fleeing Cuba was the third narrow escape for a doctor from Transylvania

By Dan Aznoff, Jewish Sound Correspondent For one Bellevue retiree, President Obama’s decision to restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba rekin

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Ike Azose
November 14, 20140

Closing the circle: Seattle’s Sephardic liturgy is complete

By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Looking back on the past 84 years, Isaac Azose is most proud of the family he built. Next,

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September 3, 20140

Our bridge across generations

By Anne Boher, Special to the Jewish Sound Note: This piece complements Erin Pike's story, The Jewish capacity for love. Recently, Emily Ziskind

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September 3, 20140

The Jewish capacity for love

By Erin Pike, Special to the Jewish Sound Note: This story complements Anne Boher's story Our bridge across the generations. Love has been on my

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August 7, 20140

Insights form a new guide for senior living

By Rabbi Jack Riemer, JNS.org Sara Davidson’s “The December Project” is a new book that should be read by all senior citizens, and by those who hope

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June 6, 20140

US National Tennis title rekindles love set for 90-year-old champion

By Dan Aznoff, Special to The Jewish Sound Mercer Island resident Alan Woog had some unfinished business. Five years ago, Woog shared the Northw

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May 6, 20140

Finding heroes: Bellevue veteran compiles database of Jewish military yahrzeits

By Marilyn Corets, Special to the Jewish Sound Following the death of my mother, Roberta, on May 9, 2011, my father, Ellis Corets, started to dedic

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April 10, 20140

Men, age-ing and sage-ing, seek authentic selves

In 1995, Renewal Judaism founder Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi published his book “From Age-Ing to Sage-Ing,” based on his studies of world religions

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March 6, 20140

How can you get ready for something you refuse to even think about?

By Rabbi Fred Grossman, Special to JTNews That's the question I'm always coming up against in my work as a hospice chaplain. It's my job to help pe

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Maxine Dovere
January 9, 20140

Living life to the fullest: Getting frank with Dr. Ruth

By Maxine Dovere, JNS.org

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Courtesy University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division, Jewish Archives Collection
January 9, 20140

This month in history: January 1916

By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, JTNews

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December 11, 20130

Facing retirement in a changing world

By Dikla Tuchman, JTNews Correspondent

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December 6, 20130

Should emerging markets be part of your retirement plan?

By Aaron Katsman, Special to JTNews

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October 30, 20130

The struggles of a holier-than-thou husband

By Leonard Felson, JTA World News Service

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October 9, 20130

Retirees: Adjust your fixed-income portfolio

By Aaron Katsman, JTNews Columnist

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October 9, 20130

Upcoming senior events

By , JTNews Correspondent

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