Senior Living

Meet the Duckpin Bowling League With 65-Year-Old Jewish Roots

For over 65 years, the Tuesday Night Bowling League has been meeting up regularly to play duckpin bowling matches. Having started out as the Baltimore...

Jerry Izenberg, Who Worked as a Reporter for 72 Years, Publishes New Memoir

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Over the course of an illustrious 72-year career as a newspaper reporter, Jerry Izenberg has just about seen it all. The longtime columnist for The...

Matzah Balls, Four Questions and a Postwar Celebration: Seniors Recall the Passover Seders of...

The matzah ball debate was alive and well at Bill Fox’s childhood seders. The matzah balls were either called feathers — the light, fluffy kind...

Heart Health: Improving and Maintaining the Health of Your Body’s Engine

Imagine you were getting your car tuned up for a long road trip: You’d add oil, washer fluid, coolant, maybe rotate or replace the...

Managing Heart-Attack Treatment and Follow-Up Care for Older Adults

Family Features As the proportion of older adults in the United States continues to increase, appropriate care for older people becomes increasingly important. In fact,...

Israeli Researchers: Aerobic Activity Can Reduce Risk of Metastatic Cancer by 72%

A new study at Tel Aviv University found that aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%. According to the researchers,...

Seven Tips for Caring for a Loved One From Afar

Caring for a senior family member, friend or loved one with a serious health condition like Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be a big undertaking,...

How Cold-Weather Activities Can Impact Heart Health

Clearing sidewalks and driveways of snow may be essential to keep from being shut in; however, it’s important to use caution when picking up...

There’s no age limit to hobbies

Stefanie Smith | Special to the JT If you’ve retired from a full-time job, you may be at a loss for what to do to...

Area congregations join in nightly menorah-lightings for residents

Members of several synagogues in the Baltimore area spent time this past week at Lorien Harmony Hall, an assisted-living facility in Columbia, to light...