Seniors

Jews passed through Beverly on their way to somewhere else. That changed in 1898 with the arrival of Nicholas and Bessie Zelinsky, who settled into their home at 71 Park St. They were followed by...

For the last month, the new normal for Nicole DeMayo’s workday is nothing she could have imagined. DeMayo, a registered nurse at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center at NewBridge on the Charles, has been part of a...

I just participated in my first virtual funeral. I’ve been to my share of funerals, of all shapes and sizes, but this was a unique experience. My grandmother, Rhoda Brand, died on April 8. She...

On Friday, April 10, 2020, I learned that World War ll Army veteran Lillian Aronson had passed. At 102, she was just three months shy of her 103rd birthday. Lillian was born in Salem and...

On March 31, Sylvia Hertzel, a resident at the Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody, turned 100. Although her family couldn’t physically be with her to celebrate due the current coronavirus visitation...

Leon “Leo” Ditchek celebrated his 100th birthday on Feb. 27 at the Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Estates in Peabody. Leo was the center of attention at the party. It was attended by family members, staff,...

MALDEN – It started nearly 50 years ago when a tight-knit, vibrant Jewish community lived in the Faulkner section of Malden. Bingo! It was a fun night out with sociability on tap and you, maybe,...

When I arrived in Beverly around 1937 at the age of nine, a great many Jewish residents worked and carried on their professions within the city and the downtown areas. Residences tended to be located...

Shapiro-Rudolph Adult Day Health Center, operated by Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, and Epstein Hillel K-8 School, joined together for a multigenerational volunteer event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The hour-long program brought together...

PEABODY – Over 300 guests, including Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt, interfaith clergy from across the North Shore, and 14 young people who have committed to learning and sharing the messages of the Holocaust gathered at...