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Matzah ball soup. It’s nutritious, it’s delicious, and there are about as many opinions on how to make them as there are people here at the Jewish Home! This Passover, we made a special video about our thoughts on matzah ball soup. We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it!

Los Angeles Jewish Home residents to star in play assuming roles of historical figures as they debate forces that influenced President Franklin D Roosevelt’s policies RESEDA – Marking the 75th anniversary year of the ill-fated SS St. Louis voyage, and the annual U.N. International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, residents of the Los Angeles Jewish Home will perform “The Trial of Franklin D. Roosevelt,” a play that debates the controversial policies of FDR’s administration relating to the plight of Jewish refugees. The SS St. Louis was a German ocean liner that set sail from Hamburg, Germany in 1939 destined for Cuba to find safe haven for 937 Jewish refugees. The ship was denied entry to Cuba, as well as the United States and Canada. It was forced to return to Europe where 254 passengers perished in the Holocaust with the remainder finding their way to England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Coordinated by the St. Louis Legacy Foundation, the performance is underwritten by Jewish Home supporter Betsey Roberts whose parents, John and Ruth (age 15 and 13 respectively), were passengers on the SS St. Louis. Interestingly, they didn’t meet on the ship, but at the Childrens’ Homes in France where they were sent upon their return to Europe. Eventually both left Europe through Casablanca. John’s family settled in Champaign, IL where they had relatives and Ruth’s family settled in New York City. John served in the US Army and kept in touch with Ruth. They began dating on weekends while John was stationed at Fort Dix, NJ. Then in 1947, upon completion of John’s graduate studies at Cornell University, they were married and moved to Ithaca, NY. Never before performed on the West Coast, “The Trial of Franklin D. Roosevelt” was written by playwright and documentarian Robert Krakow. The tragic historical event was the basis of the book and movie “Voyage of the Damned.” The Jewish Home serves 4,300 seniors annually. Approximately 60 residents are Holocaust survivors. After the performance there will be a panel discussion with Ruth Kalish, associate director of the St. Louis Legacy Foundation. The panel will discuss the moral, ethical and political issues raised in the play. Founded in 1912, the non-profit Los Angeles Jewish Home is among the largest providers of senior healthcare services in Los Angeles. Each year, more than 4,300 seniors benefit from the Home’s community-based and in-residence programs. Community-based programs include the Brandman Centers for Senior Care (BCSC), a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Jewish Home Care Services, Skirball Hospice, Jewish Home Center for Palliative Medicine, the Ida Kayne Transitional Care Unit, the Auerbach Geriatric Psychiatry Unit and community clinics. Two village campuses in Reseda serve seniors with independent living accommodations, residential care, skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitative care, and Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care. The Home recently announced plans to build the Gonda Healthy Aging Westside Campus in Playa Vista, CA. Further information regarding the Jewish Home can be found online at www.lajh.org or by calling (818) 757-4407.

Reseda, CA – February 5, 2014 — Sweetheart’s Day at the Los Angeles Jewish Home, one of the largest senior healthcare providers in the U.S., clearly demonstrates how falling in love and the desire for intimacy is ageless. Residents Jerri and Ray, Ira and Jeanette, and Tess and Arthur, senior citizens well into their 80s and 90s, found their late-in-life partners at the Jewish Home in Reseda, CA, a suburb of Los Angeles. Molly Forrest, CEO-President of the Jewish Home, says romance is one of the keys to living longer. “Many seniors have lost spouses. Without someone to love, aging can be more challenging and lonely,” she said. “Despite the fact many think those over 70 are ‘too old to fall in love and marry,’ that’s ridiculous! I am delighted to say the opposite is true among the couples I know here at the Jewish Home. They have proven to be as romantically involved as couples I know in their 30s and 40s.” Jerri, 88, and Ray, 93, found each other at the Home. Jerri arrived in 2008. Ray moved into residential care at Eisenberg Village in early 2013. He’d been living in one of the Jewish Home’s Neighborhood Homes (independent living) prior to that. His table in the dining room is across from Jerri’s, and this is where they met. They’ve been roomies for several months now. (View Jerri and Ray’s fun and loving courtship here.) Jeanette, 85, and Ira, 83, met as residents at the Home’s Eisenberg Village. She moved in several years ago after losing her husband. One day, a new resident was seated at her dining table. Jeanette noticed a sparkle in Ira’s eye even though he didn’t say much. Jeanette and Ira discovered how much they had in common including a love of watching basketball, and before they knew it, were spending nearly every moment together. Jeanette says, “Our children are so happy we’re here. They don’t have to worry about us now.” Tess, 86, and Arthur, 85, also met and fell in love at the Jewish Home. “She stirred something in me,” he says. Tess, who was widowed for more than 40 years, says that she met many men over the years, but there was always something missing…until Arthur came along. Arthur was single for 20 years. He said that he wasn’t looking for love when he came here, and then, “I saw Tess.” Seniors tend to shy away from new romances because of a spouse’s death or divorce. Statistics show, however, that single people tend to die earlier than those who are married or have a significant other. “Our motto here at the Jewish Home is ‘follow your heart,’” Forrest said. “With all their experience, seniors are probably better at finding the right person than the young.” About the Los Angeles Jewish HomeFounded in 1912, the non-profit Los Angeles Jewish Home is among the largest providers of senior healthcare services in Los Angeles. Each year, more than 4,300 seniors benefit from the Home’s community-based and in-residence programs. Community-based programs include the Brandman Centers for Senior Care (BCSC), a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Jewish Home Care Services, Skirball Hospice, Jewish Home Center for Palliative Medicine, the Ida Kayne Transitional Care Unit, the Auerbach Geriatric Psychiatry Unit and community clinics. Two village campuses in Reseda serve seniors with independent living accommodations, residential care, skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitative care, and Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care. The Home recently announced plans to build the Gonda Healthy Aging Westside Campus in Playa Vista, CA. Further information regarding the Jewish Home can be found online at www.lajh.org or by calling (818) 757-4407.

A play about a ship of Jewish refugees turned away by FDR in 1939 and returned to Europe, where many passengers would die in the Holocaust, brings back tamped-down memories at the L.A. Jewish Home. Read more › Author: Nita Lelyveld · Publication: Los Angeles Times · Date: February 2, 2014

A delightful new video from the Los Angeles Jewish Home is a reminder that love and romance are ageless.

How much: $15-million. Who got it: Los Angeles Jewish Home. Who gave it: Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer, president of Ben B. Eisenberg Properties, a real-estate management firm in Los Angeles. Read more › Author: Caroline Bermudez · Publication: The Chronicle of Philanthropy · Date: April 9, 2014

RESEDA >> Up to five generations of mothers and their offspring celebrated life, love and "nachas" — a Yiddish term for pride and joy — during the Los Angeles Jewish Home's 20th annual "World’s Largest Mother's Day Celebration" on Sunday. Read more › Author: Brenda Gazzar · Publication: Los Angeles Daily News · Date: May 11, 2014

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Jewish Home CEO-President Molly Forrest was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, from American Jewish University (AJU) at commencement ceremonies held Sunday, May 18, 2014. In presenting the award, Dr. Robert Wexler, President of AJU said, “Molly, the work you have done on behalf of our community is nothing short of remarkable. Step by step, you have made our local Jewish Home a model for communities around the country both through your creative planning and your careful management. “You have attained an important leadership position within our community, and we consider you a compelling role model of achievement, particularly for young Jewish women. By honoring you, we provide our students with an example of what we hope they might achieve in their own lives,” he added. Since her appointment as CEO-President of the Jewish Home in 1996, Molly has led the Home in expanding six-fold the number of seniors served, increasing the range of services offered, and creating innovative programs to meet growing senior healthcare needs. Today the Los Angeles Jewish Home is among the largest providers of senior programs, services and housing in Southern California. “I am incredibly touched and honored to receive this doctorate degree and thank the AJU for it,” Molly said. “I share the success of today with gratitude to many donors, staff, colleagues, volunteers and board members who give so much to make the Jewish Home what it is.”Founded in 1912, the non-profit Los Angeles Jewish Home is recognized nationally as a leading provider of senior healthcare services. Each year, more than 4,300 seniors benefit from the Home’s community-based or in-residence programs. Community programs include the Brandman Centers for Senior Care (BCSC), Jewish Home Care Services, Care Transitions for post-acute aid at home, Skirball Hospice, Jewish Home Center for Palliative Medicine, the Ida Kayne Transitional Care Unit, the Auerbach Geriatric Psychiatry Unit and community geriatric clinics. On spacious garden-filled campuses in Reseda, the Home serves seniors with a variety of choices to meet individual needs: independent living, residential care, skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitative care, and Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care. The Home recently broke ground for a new independent living center, Fountainview at Gonda Westside, a healthy aging campus in Playa Vista. ### CONTACT:Bonnie PolishukDirector of Marketing, Los Angeles Jewish Home(818) [email protected]

RESEDA – The Los Angeles Jewish Home’s annual “Longest Day of Golf” fundraising event has been renamed “The Bill Belzberg Memorial Longest Day of Golf Benefitting the Los Angeles Jewish Home.” The 17th annual golfing event will take place on Monday, July 7, 2014 at the Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Rd, Woodland Hills, CA 91364, starting at 6:00 a.m. and wrapping up at sundown. The renaming of the event is a tribute to Bill Belzberg for his longtime commitment to the Home. He was an avid golf enthusiast as well as a noted philanthropist. He assumed leadership roles in, and financial support for, a wide variety of Jewish and non-Jewish causes in Los Angeles, Israel and Canada. With respect to the Jewish Home, Bill and his wife, Barbara, were charter members of the Marilyn and Monty Hall Statesmen Society and important sponsors of many Jewish Home events, including the “Longest Day of Golf” for previous years. The purpose of the Longest Day of Golf is to golf as many holes as possible and ask business acquaintances, friends and relatives to sponsor participants for a certain amount per hole or a flat donation. Every hole completed means additional funds to benefit the thousands of seniors the Home serves in the Los Angeles community. The all-day event has participants golfing from sunrise to sunset with a goal of raising funds based on the number of holes played. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Denise Horowitz at (818) 774.3324 or [email protected]. Founded in 1912, the non-profit Los Angeles Jewish Home is among the largest providers of senior healthcare services in Los Angeles. Each year, more than 4,300 seniors benefit from the Home’s community-based and in-residence programs. Community-based programs include the Brandman Centers for Senior Care (BCSC), a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Jewish Home Care Services, Skirball Hospice, Jewish Home Center for Palliative Medicine, the Ida Kayne Transitional Care Unit, the Auerbach Geriatric Psychiatry Unit and community clinics. Two village campuses in Reseda serve seniors with independent living accommodations, residential care, skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitative care, and Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care. The Home recently broke ground on the Gonda Healthy Aging Westside Campus in Playa Vista, CA. that is slated to open in 2016. Further information regarding the Jewish Home can be found online at www.lajh.org or by calling (818) 757-4407.

The way we access healthcare in the United States is changing rapidly. For seniors, their families, and medical providers, these changes can be challenging to understand. On Wednesday, June 18th, the Los Angeles Jewish Home hosted a training session to help geriatric social workers and nursing home administrators gain insight into California's Coordinated Care Initiative, or CCI. The initiative is being implemented across the state to integrate medical, behavioral and long-term care services for individuals who receive both Medicare and Medi-Cal, known as dual eligibles, and those with Medi-Cal only. The training session was opened by the Jewish Home's CEO-President Molly Forrest, who welcomed the attendees and spoke briefly about the Home and the impact of healthcare reform on seniors. Denny Chan, staff attorney for the National Senior Citizens Law Center, provided an overview of CCI. He reviewed the major changes brought about by the initiative, with the major difference being the integration of Medicare and Medi-Cal benefits into one managed care plan. "Most dual eligibles will have the option to join Cal MediConnect, which currently is offered through five managed care plans in Los Angeles County," he explained. When a person with dual eligibility receives notification that they must make a choice, they have three options: Opt-in (choose a Cal MediConnect plan)Opt-out (choose an alternative, such as a PACE program)Do nothing, which means the individual will be passively enrolled into a Cal MediConnect plan as chosen by the State. PACE, one of the alternatives to Cal MediConnect, is currently available at the Jewish Home's Grancell Village Campus. The Brandman Centers for Senior Care (BCSC) is a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE. The program offers adult day healthcare, including medical care, activities, physical therapy, meals, transportation and other personal services to seniors who are eligible for admission to a nursing home but have elected to remain safely in their own homes. Mari Abrams, director of marketing for BCSC, spoke about PACE and the benefits of participation.The training session came to an end with a lively question and answer session. What could be a difficult and dry subject was made understandable and even enjoyable by the speakers and their presentations.For more information about the Brandman Centers for Senior Care, please visit their website at www.brandmanseniorcare.org.