Category: Families & Loved Ones

A Community of Compassion

September 26, 2024

By John Moskin It is a relationship that started with heartbreak. The all-volunteer Excelsior Community Food Pantry lost its location. With hundreds of local families struggling through food insecurity, this vital, service-based non-profit no longer had a place to distribute their life-sustaining essentials to the neediest among us. Amelia Zimmermann Wolff and the other cofounders were […]

A Message from Rabbi Kohn

Dear Friends, As the Jewish High Holidays approach, I want to reflect on this meaningful time of year and invite you to join us in our celebrations. The 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are commonly referred to as the Days of Awe  In Jewish tradition,  this is a time for introspection, renewal, and […]

Food for Thought: The Power of Food for People with Dementia

August 22, 2024

We see it often here at SFCJL: a family member or friend brings in a special meal or treat to share with their elder living on campus, eliciting joy, appreciation and a flood of wonderful memories and stories. Can something as commonplace as dinner bring back memories for people experiencing cognitive decline? Researcher, actor and […]

One Family’s Story of Survival, Endurance & Optimism

March 14, 2024

Deborah Estreicher has become a familiar face on campus. Apart from an auto malfunction and two days of illness, she has driven here every day from Redwood City, to visit her 97-year-old father, Henry Estreicher. Deborah knows the nursing staff, the activities directors, the social workers, the physical therapists, the kitchen staff, the custodians, and […]