Seniors

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Coronavirus claims three more victims in Israel, all over the age of 80
March 26, 2020
As of Thursday, 39 people remain in serious condition and 68 in moderate condition with just 68 people having officially recovered from the illness, according to the Health Ministry.
A worker holds coronavirus test samples at Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem, March 26, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
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ICEJ sponsors aliyah flights to Israel, assists with caring for elderly amid virus threat
March 26, 2020
The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is working with other charities to pack and deliver food boxes to the doors of hundreds of Israeli seniors who must remain in their homes.
Ethiopian Jewish immigrants on a flight from Addis Ababa, sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, arrive in Israel in late February 2020. Credit: The Jewish Agency for Israel.
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Israel’s COVID-19 death toll rises to five, strict lockdown announced
Maytal Yasur Beit-Or, Ariel Kahana and JNS staffIsrael HayomMarch 25, 2020
So far, most of the fatalities have been elderly people with pre-existing medical conditions • Cabinet approves new, more severe restrictions on the public, with heavy fines and even imprisonment for violators.
Chevra Kadisha workers wearing protective suits at the Shamgar Funeral Home in Jerusalem carry the body of a man who died of COVID-19 complications, March 24, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Homebound seniors in Israel battle isolation, loneliness during pandemic
Shiryn GhermezianMarch 23, 2020
“We are hearing from many homebound seniors that they’re more afraid of loneliness than the virus,” said Yossi Heyman, executive director of JDC-Eshel.
A homebound elderly woman in Israel feeling the isolation. Credit: IFCJ.
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