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German police search an elderly Jewish man at gunpoint in Kolo, Poland, circa 1941. (Courtesy of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum/ Instytut Pamieci Narodowej)
April 3, 2026, 2:58 pm
The elderly were among the most vulnerable in the Holocaust – and the most overlooked
‘Eldercide,’ on display at London’s Wiener Holocaust Library through April 30, explores how older Jews were especially unlikely to survive the Nazis, while those who did faced enormous challenges
By Robert Philpot
Elderly people work out with wooden dumb-bells in the grounds of a temple in Tokyo on September 17, 2012, to celebrate Japan's Respect-for-the-Aged-Day. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / AFP)
December 2, 2025, 7:23 am
Medical Holy Grail: Israeli researchers isolate elusive cells that may slow down aging
In peer-reviewed study, Prof. Alon Monsonego’s lab finds that ‘T helper’ blood cells, abundant in ‘super-centenarians’ in high-life-expectancy zone in Japan, may point the way to longevity
By Diana Bletter
Yael Eckstein holding hands of an elderly woman, Netta, in Israel. (Credit: Olivier Fitoussi)
October 20, 2025, 2:00 pm
Israelis’ life expectancy rises to 83.8, making it 4th among OECD countries
Report shows dramatic rise in life expectancy of both men and women from 2022 to 2023, despite Israel investing only 7.6% of its GDP in health
By Diana Bletter
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New luxury retirement complex currently under construction in Ashkelon, August 2022. (Courtesy: David Zwebner)
August 25, 2022, 8:42 pm
New Ashkelon retirement village promises beachside luxury living
Complex overlooking sea to offer 160 apartments for aging residents, complete with amenities and shared spaces; project modeled after US senior living facilities
By Danielle Nagler
Dr. Howard Tucker holds the Guiness World Records certificate recognizing him as the oldest active physician in the United States. (Courtesy Tucker/ via JTA)
July 19, 2022, 3:43 am
At 100, a Jewish doctor in Cleveland is the world’s oldest practicing physician
Dr. Howard Tucker earned the Guinness World Record distinction last year; after passing US bar exam at age 67 and while he still teaches medical residents, he’s got big plans ahead
By Kristen Mott
Magen David Adom workers outside a nursing home in Jerusalem on October 12, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 15, 2021, 6:12 pm
16 retirement home residents contract COVID-19, most of them vaccinated
All are currently asymptomatic; Health Ministry will investigate if the residents were infected with a variant strain
By ToI Staff
Two elderly women sit on a bench on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem, on October 26, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 16, 2020, 6:46 pm
92% of Israel’s COVID-19 fatalities had existing chronic diseases — report
Those aged 70 or older account for 80% of the 3,000-plus people who have died, with over a third aged 80-89, according Health Ministry figures reported by Haaretz
By ToI Staff
A man in isolation at home during the pandemic (PIKSEL via iStock by Getty Images)
November 5, 2020, 2:00 pm
Lockdown accelerates aging, causes ‘deterioration that can kill’ – geriatrician
Isolation is fast eroding cognitive function, memory and physical ability, says top Jerusalem doctor, urging government to overhaul attitude to elderly
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: An aid worker talks to an elderly woman before a test at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain, April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)
June 24, 2020, 2:45 pm
Why some countries suffer more from coronavirus: Israeli prof blames care homes
European countries experiencing high COVID-19 death rates have something in common, finds ‘stunned’ Tel Aviv University researcher; it’s where they house their elderly
By Nathan Jeffay
Rachel Kaufman with her mother Margarete. (Courtesy)
April 14, 2020, 4:48 pm
Amid federal test shortages, LA nursing home works with city to distribute kits
Even with a lack of crucial supplies, the Los Angeles Jewish Home takes early action to protect residents as 3 contract coronavirus; helps similar facilities cope
By Noam Haykeen
A Magen David Adom emergency services worker, wearing protective clothing, arrives to test residents of Jerusalem's Nofim home for the elderly for coronavirus, March 27, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 13, 2020, 10:30 am
Hospital director tapped by ministry to address COVID-19 nursing home fiasco
After 34 coronavirus deaths in homes, and under pressure from High Court, ministry announces that Sourasky head Ronni Gamzu will head virus management in elder care facilities
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative image of an elderly person with a cane. (oneinchpunch/ iStock by Getty Images)
April 1, 2020, 11:19 pm
COVID-19 is confining some of most vulnerable seniors indoors — at what cost?
CEO of JDC-Eshel, experts in the elderly population, sets out measures to protect susceptible population during and after the pandemic
By Sue Surkes
Retired seniors have so much expertise to pass on, says Esther Hershcovich, an immigrant to Israel from Canada, who is launching the SAGE platform. (Zinkevych/iStock/Getty Images)
March 25, 2020, 4:49 pm
Israeli app taps the wisdom of elders for those stuck at home
Esther Hershcovich designed her English-language site while in COVID-19 quarantine. ‘Elderly have so much to teach. We have so much to learn, and now we have the time’
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Elderly Israelis play cards at a coffeeshop in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, January 10, 2012. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90/File)
March 24, 2020, 6:13 am
Behavioral expert: Israelis will never stay at home, but the elderly might
Get most of the country back to normal, quarantine seniors, and take measures to prevent contact between them and younger people, says says Technion scientist
By Nathan Jeffay
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