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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Spring at the Home
Heaven is under our feet
as well
As over our heads ~Thoreau
At the 2012 Largest Mother's Day Celebration in the World, Jewish Home resident Ella Kalan, 101, read a touching poem that melted the hearts of everyone there. We just had to share.
Spring at the Home
Slowly, I walk along the rainbow colored
garden paths
Still sparkling with early morning dew
My heart leaps with joy and
AWE—
At the magical sights I view.
The trees are dripping pink blossoms on
growing things below
The roses are all in full bloom
bursting with love
and perfrume
setting one's soul aglow.
Intoxicated with the fragrance
The bees are buzzing wildly
among the purple lavenders
they kiss and sip the nectar
like greedy scavengers.
I watch a pair of humming birds
dancing from tree to tree
They do some pirouettes - then fly free
to rest at the bubbling fountain
nearby
"Tis there - behind the fountains rocks -
I spy
some frightened little dandelions.
I hold my breath and look up at the sky
As the gardener passes them by
Among the fleecy clouds I see
God smile
~Ella Kalan
as well
As over our heads ~Thoreau
At the 2012 Largest Mother's Day Celebration in the World, Jewish Home resident Ella Kalan, 101, read a touching poem that melted the hearts of everyone there. We just had to share.
Spring at the Home
Slowly, I walk along the rainbow colored
garden paths
Still sparkling with early morning dew
My heart leaps with joy and
AWE—
At the magical sights I view.
The trees are dripping pink blossoms on
growing things below
The roses are all in full bloom
bursting with love
and perfrume
setting one's soul aglow.
Intoxicated with the fragrance
The bees are buzzing wildly
among the purple lavenders
they kiss and sip the nectar
like greedy scavengers.
I watch a pair of humming birds
dancing from tree to tree
They do some pirouettes - then fly free
to rest at the bubbling fountain
nearby
"Tis there - behind the fountains rocks -
I spy
some frightened little dandelions.
I hold my breath and look up at the sky
As the gardener passes them by
Among the fleecy clouds I see
God smile
~Ella Kalan
Labels: Centenarian, Ella Kalan, Jewish Home Residents, Largest Mother's Day Celebration in the World, Mother's Day, Poems, Poetry, Spring, Thoreau
Friday, April 15, 2011
Jewish Home's Oldest Resident Turns 108
The Los Angeles Jewish Home is celebrating a very special birthday today! Shirley Strozenberg, our oldest resident, just turned 108. Yes, she is older than the Home itself.
Originally from Poland, Shirley is a long-time resident of Los Angeles, and recently moved into the Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer Medical Center.
Over the last 99 years, the Jewish Home has become world renowned for its quality of senior care. Our residents' average age is 90, and we're home to 31 centenarians. This is a testament to the Home's philosophy of caring for the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.
Originally from Poland, Shirley is a long-time resident of Los Angeles, and recently moved into the Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer Medical Center.
Over the last 99 years, the Jewish Home has become world renowned for its quality of senior care. Our residents' average age is 90, and we're home to 31 centenarians. This is a testament to the Home's philosophy of caring for the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.Labels: Aging, Around the Home, Birthday, Centenarian, Healthy Aging, Jewish Home, Oldest Resident, Poland, Remarkable Residents, Senior Care, Senior Living, Seniors, Staff, Strozenberg, Super Elderly