03
Dec
Wisdom Project | For Larry Schlesinger, 103, Education Is Paramount
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Pam Janis
Maybe you can’t control events, but at least you’ll have some vision about what’s going on.
01
Jul
Wisdom Project | Reggie Schatz, 98, Says “Family Is Everything”
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The Wisdom Project at Moment: Inspirational conversations with wise people who have been fortunate to live long lives
This week’s conversation is with Regina (“Reggie”) Schatz,...
01
Apr
Wisdom Project | Joseph Werk, 97
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Joseph Werk shares his story of escaping Poland during WWII and his involvement with the IDF’s volunteer service Sar-El.
01
Mar
Wisdom Project | Morris Waitz, 100, Keeps Thinking About Tomorrow
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A fortune teller predicted Morris Waitz would die in World War II. Now 100, he says he “beat that by a little bit.”
08
Jan
From the Newsletter | A Wise Person Once Said…What Exactly?
“Listening is much more important than speaking.” Participants in Moment’s Wisdom Project, which highlights stories of those lucky enough to have lived long Jewish lives, share their words of wisdom and pieces of advice as the year comes to an end.
06
Dec
Wisdom Project | Manny Lindenbaum on the Joy of Making a Difference
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My aunt couldn’t stop hugging me. I didn’t remember ever having been hugged in my life. I remember thinking, “This is kind of nice.”
01
Dec
Wisdom Project | Gloria Levitas, 92 and counting!
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Confidence also comes from the people who trust you; in my case, my parents, friends, bosses, students—they had confidence in me.
27
Sep
Wisdom Project | Harold Grinspoon Wants You to Discover Your Creative Side
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Jodi Blecker
Harold Grinspoon discovered his creative side in his 80s, and he wants to inspire you to discover yours.
Widely known as the founder of PJ...
14
Aug
Wisdom Project | Lucille Weener, 90
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My parents never spoke “Jewish” at home—they wanted their kids to be American. But the year the survivors lived with us, I learned Yiddish in teaching them English.
21
Jul
Wisdom Project | Edith Everett, 94
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Edith Everett’s days continue to be filled with endeavors to repair the world and she encourages others to do the same.
16
Jun
Wisdom Project | Agnes Biro Rothblatt, 90
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“There was no food, no heat. My mother scavenged for wood from bombed and abandoned houses to get heat. Eventually, the Iron Curtain closed the country. My parents felt that we had no future there. We were considered too bourgeois.”
09
May
Wisdom Project | Eleanore Carsons, 104
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The Wisdom Project at Moment: Inspirational conversations with wise people who have been fortunate to live long lives
This week’s conversation is with Eleanore Carsons, 104,...