Who Will Tell Their Stories?
At this year’s State of the Union Address, Holocaust survivor Ruth Cohen sat in the audience as a guest of Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. Cohen is 92 years old and spent time in multiple concentration...
Tag: Seniors
Expert Analysis
March 16, 2023
Helping Older Adults During Covid and Beyond: Service Coordinators
B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin talks with Michelle Missler, president and CEO of the American Association of Service Coordinators (AASC), who highlights the critical role service...
Expert Analysis
February 14, 2023
Disturbing Poverty Numbers for Seniors
Recent feedback in response to my latest blogs on inflation and social security underscores how older Americans are feeling the pinch. During subsequent research, I came across an article which...
Expert Analysis
January 17, 2023
In 2022 Inflation Took a Bite Out of Seniors’ Income
Although I am not a “senior,” I’m in my early forties, and it was hard to visit the supermarket last year and not notice the grocery bill. It’s difficult to believe, but a pound of butter cost $7...
Expert Analysis
December 14, 2022
Social Security COLA Hopes to Ease Burden on Seniors
In October the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that, starting in January 2023, recipients will receive an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Over the past 20 years, the COLA has...
Media Releases
December 12, 2022
B’nai B’rith Leadership Forum Focuses on Anti-Semitism and Resilience
U.S. Anti-Semitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt Featured Speaker Global anti-Semitism, Israel on the world stage, disaster relief efforts, mental health and aging, and domestic and international policy...
Expert Analysis
October 28, 2022
President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Lifts Debt Burden For Many Seniors
Recently, President Joe Biden announced the Department of Education will forgive $10,000 in student loan debt from most federal borrowers. Obviously, this will have a big impact on young people...
October 14, 2022
Addressing Mental Health Among Vulnerable Populations
B’nai B’rith CEO Dan Mariaschin interviews the Honorable Calvin Johnson, Interim Executive Director for the New Orleans affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI New...
September 22, 2022
It’s Been a Long Time Coming
Sometimes things in Washington, D.C. move at a glacial pace. It can take years for Congress to pass legislation, and significant time after that for the law’s provisions to be implemented, making the...