Tag: Ageism

Dan Levitt, British Columbia's new seniors advocate, recently traveled to the United Nations to advocate for the rights of Canada's growing population aged 65 and over.
In this article, the author examines the dilemma of how to navigate the issue of aging and cognitive decline in the context of Jewish values and politics.
The article discusses the controversy surrounding Senator Dianne Feinstein's reluctance to step down due to her age and potential cognitive decline.
Photographer Naomi Harris pays tribute to the bygone era of Miami Beach's affordable winter destination for low-income Jewish snowbirds in her new book "Haddon Hall," which features portraits of Holocaust survivors, pensioners, and widows she lived among from 1999 to 2002.
"The Tunnel" by A.B. Yehoshua tells the story of Zvi Luria, a retired engineer in his seventies who is diagnosed with incipient dementia.