When the body starts to go is about when wisdom starts to come. In thirty-nine personal narratives, the storytellers in this book, ranging in age from 59-102 - talk tachlis (truth) about what age has given and what age has taken away. Through stories of loss - of faculties, of physical prowess, of spouses, of children - we see the strength and perseverance that comes with living through life's many challenges. And we see the appreciation that also comes for the simple joys in life - making new friends, baking, playing mahjong and canasta, starting a readers theater, adopting a pet, volunteering, learning, exploring faith, and enjoying grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. These thirty-nine unique voices come together in a colorful mosaic that illuminates older adulthood in an engaging, deeply touching and sometimes very entertaining collection.
Contributors: Larry L. Aronoff, Ada Bandalene, Shirley Benyas, Edith Birnholtz, Edith Blumer, Rose Cooper, Audrey Demak, Marilyn Dizik, Harry Doren, Toni Fontana, Shmuel Graybar, Harriett Hessenthaler, Bonnie Hubert, Eleanor E. Johnson, Bernie Jonas, Nancy Kalef, Ruthie Katz, Harriet Kovacs, Harry M. Krim, Ruthe Levy, Phyllis Lewkowicz, Edith Maniker, Carole Master, Deborah Merin, Jill Messinger, Adele Nodler, Diane Pliskow, Roz Rogers, Ilene Rubin, Terri Silberstein, Ann Spencer, Ann Torf, Regina L. Turner, Debbie Warner, Laura Watson, Sheba Zietchick, Millie Zivov, Al Zlatkin
Editors: Elizabeth Applebaum, Shari Cohen, Shelli Dorfman, Alan Hitsky, Nicole Lupiloff, Sy Manello, Hannah Moss, Wendy Robins, Beth Robinson, Jo Rosen, Phyllis Schwartz
