The desire for intimacy is timeless. It begins when we are young and continues throughout our lives. Sex is only one part of intimacy, but the topic is taboo for many of us, especially as we age. It is not always easy for people, especially those in later life, to talk with a friend, a…
Our Local Survivors
Visions of Remembrance, Voices of Hope is a photographic documentary celebrating local area Holocaust survivors. Dara Rosenwasser’s portraits and the oral histories that accompany them are a testament to the prevailing spirit of these individuals. Their journeys help us better grasp the atrocities of the past – to understand not only the trauma borne from the…
It’s Not a Choice
According to the World Health Organization, mental disorders affect 1 in 4 people. That means if you are not affected, most likely someone in your family or social group is. And yet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that only 25 percent of people with mental health issues feel that people are compassionate and…
Seniors Helping Seniors
Food insecurity among the United States’ elderly population is a growing crisis. One in six older Americans lives in poverty. Those experiencing food insecurity consume fewer overall calories than their counterparts who are food secure, and they consume 10-24% less of major nutrients like protein, iron and calcium. Often, seniors have to make a choice…
Ethical Wills
“I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.” – Eartha Kitt The late actress and cabaret singer was not the first to see the similarities between life and school. We begin learning at birth and continue throughout our lives. But if our diploma is a stone monument, what happens to the knowledge…
Forged in Adversity
Everything is on the line. Know it or not, our very survival hangs in the balance. With a few meager possessions we hurry out the door, running to an unknown destiny. Every year we are told to see ourselves as if we are leaving Egypt. The desert to which we fled isn’t just a wilderness…
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