Elderly

The woman behind Melabev: Leah Abramowitz, powerhouse Israeli who transformed eldercare

The Magazine recently met with Leah Abramowitz at her home to talk about her life since retiring from Melabev in 2008.

LEAH ABRAMOWITZ – born Lotte Froelich in Germany in 1935 – was recognized as a 2008 Yakir Yerushalayim.
Close up of a senior couple's hands holding.

Eleanor and Lyle Gittens are the world's longest married couple after 83 years

Stuart E. Eizenstat speaks during the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

German government pledges record $1 billion in funding for Holocaust survivor home care

 Adele Samuelson

Israel's oldest person, Adele Samuelson, passes away at 111


73-year-old mother, 51-year-old son found dead in Haifa apartment

Another body of a 60-year-old man, who lived on his own, was discovered in his apartment in the Katmon neighborhood of Jerusalem, about two weeks after he passed away.

 ZAKA volunteers take care of man found in Jerusalem apartment in state of severe decay

Nurse cut off dying man’s foot for taxidermy display

The hospice nurse claimed to have amputated the foot to make the patient more comfortable, although her coworkers testify otherwise.

 Medical Care” geriatric hospital

Childhood lead exposure could lead to lower cognitive ability in old age- study

Juvenile exposure to lead can permanently harm the central nervous system, impairing cognition defined by metrics such as IQ.

 A sign warns against drinking the water in the men's restroom at the Thousand Islands welcome center in Orleans, New York, February 23, 2016.

Japanese man pushes wife into sea to her death, says he was 'tired'

Hiroshi Fujiwara, 81, reportedly said he was "tired" of taking care of his disabled spouse, 79-year-old Teruko, and admitted to pushing her off a pier.

 Police officers inspect the site where a stabbing incident happened at an entrance gate of Tokyo University in Tokyo, Japan January 15, 2022

Sabar Health President: Health system must expand home hospitalization

"Does sleeping in a hospital improve their condition? Absolutely not, and the opposite is the case. We know hospitalization in old age is dangerous," said Dr. Itamar Offer.

SABAR HEALTH president and chairman Dr. Itamar Offer with Keren Uzan.

Why does Israel discriminate against elderly olim? - opinion

It hurts me that the country I love can treat elderly immigrants in this manner. Israel was established as a haven for all Jews, irrespective of race, country of origin, or age.

 The writer poses with her husband and children. ‘An agent acknowledged that the roadblocks were intentional, to keep the elderly from making Israel their home, and presumably becoming a drain on resources,’ she says.

This week in Jerusalem: American Promenade

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 GOOD NEWS for the city’s seniors (Illustrative).

Therapeutic games, weak brain stimulation slow cognitive decline - study

Weak brain stimulation and therapeutic games are not just a way to pass the time, according to British, Canadian and Italian researchers

Mental health [illustrative]

This is why you shouldn't bring strippers to a nursing home

After causing an uproar on the internet, the organizers apologized and said that they were shocked at what they heard and "did not expect this to happen."

 Illustrative image of a nursing home.

Love your memories: The things in your life that can never come back - opinion

To those of you still young, sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Things end, but memories last forever! 

 So many photos of people I loved, whom in this world I will never meet again (Illustrative).