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Holocaust survivor Chana Sandouvsky shows her A-14147 number tattoo from Auschwitz in her home in Kiryat Bialik on April 16, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
January 27, 2026, 6:35 pm
Survey: Technological and other gaps leave more Holocaust survivors forgoing medical care
CEO of nonprofit LeMa’anam says 28% of Israel’s 110,000 survivors are housebound and have difficulty coordinating and reaching services, compounded by Israel’s digital transition
By Diana Bletter
Gabi Arnovitz (center) with David Suraqui (L) and Uriel Shuraki. (Courtesy)
May 12, 2020, 5:43 pm
Now in English, project teaches seniors new ways to keep in touch by smartphone
Some 1,500 people joined original Hebrew language course launched by three Jerusalem social entrepreneurs to help elderly master Zoom, WhatsApp during COVID-19 lockdown
By Sue Surkes
Gabi Arnovitz (center) with David Suraqui (L) and Uriel Shuraki. (Courtesy)
April 6, 2020, 9:03 am
Seniors stuck amid lockdown learn to operate smartphones with online course
Over two weeks, more than 1,000 join free course designed by 3 social entrepreneurs that aims to help elderly keep in touch during coronavirus; plans to launch English version soon
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 image of elderly hands (Pablo K, iStock by Getty Images)
December 27, 2017, 4:10 pm
Israel sets up first innovation lab to boost tech for elderly aid
Simulated living space will enable startups to test their technologies in real-life scenarios for senior citizens
By Shoshanna Solomon
Nino Ransenberg on an Atto Mobility Scooter (Courtesy)
January 31, 2016, 8:04 pm
Israeli polio victim builds a scooter for the disabled
The Moving Life Atto Freedom Scooter folds up, is light and easy to move around with — and it looks cool, says its creator
By David Shamah
Runners in the Jerusalem marathon on March 25, 2011. (Kobi Gideon/Flash 90)
July 24, 2015, 2:18 pm
Are we getting older faster than we think?
Israeli scientists take part in study measuring aging process in youth, opening a door to prevent age-related diseases
By David Shamah
E2C screenshots (Photo credit: Courtesy)
March 1, 2015, 5:36 pm
A phone interface the elderly can relate to
Israeli start-up makes smartphone capabilities more accessible to older users
By David Shamah
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