Film Library: Elderly

WELL OF MEMORIES (00:05:19)

• JUNE 2007

Nothing brings back the spirit of youth and joy like music. Spend an afternoon with Charles Annenberg Weingarten and the elderly Alzheimer's patients at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, where all it takes is a cherished song to energize the room and bring the crowd to its feet.

ARCTIC WISDOM (00:07:13)

• SEPTEMBER 2007

In traditional Inuit culture, tribes relied upon the knowledge of the elders for survival. But the nomadic Arctic culture has undergone significant changes in a very short span of time. Now, the first non-nomadic generation of elders faces difficult language and cultural barriers with the younger members of the community. How can their wisdom survive?