For four decades, Patricia Raskin has delighted in interviewing people and turning those interviews into columns and broadcast and internet radio shows. Raskin, who is a columnist for Jewish Rhode …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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12/2/22
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Here is some wisdom from guests on my “Positive Aging with Patricia Raskin” podcast that is well worth sharing:
Jeff Weiss, CEO of Age of Majority: “75% of all adults 55 and …
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Patricia Raskin
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11/3/22
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If you had the chance to go back to your senior prom, would you? About 60 Kosher Senior Café regulars and newcomers responded with a resounding “yes.” On Sept. 16, the first-ever …
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9/18/22
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"Oh, Neal? He’s a really nice guy.”
That’s what everybody says about Neal Drobnis, a soft-spoken 64-year-old with wavy hair and conspicuous height – and it only takes about five seconds in his company to see why. Niceness seems to emanate from Drobnis, along with pleasantries and avuncular chuckles. …
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ROBERT ISENBERG
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1/10/22
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For many families, it is the elephant in the room: the necessary but potentially awkward discussions between aging parents and adult children about issues like where the parents envision living as …
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1/7/21
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Many of us spent time during the High Holy Days reflecting on the previous year. But what if we went even further back and took an extended look into our past? What if this look back could provide us …
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SHANA PROHOFSKY and TARA WATKINS
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11/6/20
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Susan Bazar has been named executive director of Shalom and Shalom II Apartments, in Warwick.
Bazar is taking over from Bonnie Sekeres, who was the executive director for 41 …
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9/3/20
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On Oct. 13, National Commander Harvey Weiner met with members of the Rhode Island department Jewish War Veterans USA. He discussed his goals for the year, his vision for the future and offered …
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10/31/19
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We all know about saving for retirement, but how many of us plan for when we can no longer take care of ourselves? While many of us have concerns about health as we age, most of us simply do not …
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Jason Siperstein
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7/5/19
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Before Pesach last year, I wrote about how to best build the seder around an aging loved one. In retrospect, this was perhaps an overly child-centric approach. In my defense, most things …
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NAOMI FINK COTRONE
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4/4/19
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