Workshop Series for Welfare Professionals Aging Well, Living Fully: Addressing “Optimal Aging”

May 22 2025

ECJC Members Exclusive!

๐„๐‚๐‰๐‚ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‰๐ƒ๐‚ Europe are pleased to invite you to a three-part online workshop series addressing one of todayโ€™s most urgent challenges: how to age well in a rapidly changing world. This series of 3 sessions aim to address the urgent challenges of aging well in a rapidly changing world and will open a broader conversation on how Jewish communities in Europe can better support older adults.

Why should you join?

With rising antisemitism in Europe, elderly populations, especially Holocaust survivors and their children, face increased vulnerability and social isolation. This workshop offers tools for professionals to respond with empathy, insight, and readiness, providing meaningful opportunities for connection and reassurance. The workshop will be facilitated by leading experts ๐‹๐ข๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐จ๐ง representing ๐‰๐ƒ๐‚-๐„๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฅand ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐™๐š๐œ๐ก from ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ .

More about the Organizations

๐‰๐ƒ๐‚-๐„๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ: JDC-Eshel is a non-governmental organization (NGO) with over 35 years of experience in planning and developing services for the elderly in Israel. Operating under the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), it brings together stakeholders and professionals to plan and initiate pilot projects for older citizens. JDC-ESHEL has developed services in both community and institutional settings, contributing to manageable rates of nursing home care.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ซ๐š๐ž๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ : The Judith Morton National School for Optimal Aging was jointly established by JDC-Eshel and key Israeli government ministries. The institute serves as a groundbreaking platform for training and knowledge development in the field of aging, promoting optimal aging through preventative, person-centered practices. Workshop Dates: Please hold these times!

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐‚๐„๐“ “Optimal Aging as a concept and policy” – Introducing the concept of Optimal Aging as an organizing model for planning aging in the community presented by ๐˜๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข ๐‡๐ž๐ฒ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ง CEO, ๐‰๐ƒ๐‚-๐„๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐‚๐„๐“ “Retirement as a turning point – Introducing “Up 60+” centers” โ€“ These centers operate as guidance and support for older adults around the point of retirement, focused on self-management and planning the retirement process presented by ๐•๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐ข๐›๐จ๐ฏ-๐ˆ๐ญ๐ณ๐ก๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฒ, Head of Up 60+ Centers, ๐‰๐ƒ๐‚-๐„๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ

๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ–, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐‚๐„๐“ “Aging in the community โ€“ introducing “Supportive Communities” – Creating community services that enable and support options for aging at home, presented by ๐˜๐ž๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ, Head of Supportive Communities in Israel, ๐‰๐ƒ๐‚-๐„๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ