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Learn about our featured guest, Ashton Applewhite
Anti-ageism activist; author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism
Ashton Applewhite asks us to question the status quo and challenge the economic and social forces that frame some lives as more valuable than others.
Ashton Applewhite is a leading voice in an emerging movement dedicated to dismantling ageism and honoring age as a vibrant and necessary aspect of diversity.
What if discrimination on the basis of age were as unacceptable as any other kind of prejudice?
An author and a TED mainstage speaker, Applewhite reveals the untapped possibilities of late life – in our communities, at work, and in ourselves.
This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism debunks the countless harmful myths and stereotypes about aging. It was listed as one of the “100 Best Books to Read at Every Age” by the Washington Post and named one of “10 Books to Help You Foster a More Diverse and Inclusive Workplace” by Forbes.
Applewhite has been recognized on the PBS site Next Avenue’s annual list of 50 Influencers in Aging as their Influencer of the Year. She has been recognized by The New Your Times, NPR, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism.
The Art of Aging is dedicated to the memory of Joan Sitver.
Joan was a beloved member and shining light of the Jewish community who left us too soon.
She was an integral part of the BJE’s Wise Aging program, both as a participant and planning the 2020 Wise Aging Celebration.
Over the years, Joan was active in so many communal organizations. She did all her community work with generosity and kindness. Devoted to Holocaust education, Joan had served as President of the Phoenix Holocaust Association and Chair of the annual Community Yom HaShoah Ceremony.
She was on the BJE Board, Brandeis National Committee Phoenix Chapter, a life member of Hadassah and a proud and active member of Beth El Synagogue.
Joan was a model Wise Ager. After teaching for over 30 years, she “Lived with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit”. The third chapter of her life was filled with family, music, books, Jewish learning and enhancing Jewish life. She enriched our Jewish community beyond measure.
We were blessed to have known her, and are better for it.