50 newyork| february17–march1, 2020
IRENEFREEDLAND
97 , FormerExecutiveSecretary
the look book: the hebrew home
SALVADOR GONZALEZ
77, Former Barber
EILEENNAGLE
79,FormerCustomer-RelationsAgent
ALFREDSCHWARTZ
93,FormerSchool-BusOwner
SHIRLEY KLEINBERG
95, Former Accountant
ZELDA FASSLER
87 , Former EventPlanner
(^) What’s
your average
day? Oh God,
there’s no such
thing. Today,
art therapy,
enamelware
class at 1:45,
chair yoga at
2:15, a cere mony
with the rabbi.
He plays the
guitar for us.
KELLEY DIXON
79, Former Insurance Broker
IRVINGBARASH
93,FormerHigh-SchoolTeacher
(^) Who do you
sit with at meals?
Rich, who’s a
drummer. We talk
about a variety of
things, everything
from the stars
in the universe to
music. He’s a
very talented guy,
and he dresses like
a 1960s beatnik.
You were a
teacher? Yes, in
various schools
in Queens and
Manhattan.
In the early
’50s, one of my
colleagues was
a gentleman
named Carroll
O’Connor.
Yes: Archie
Bunker himself.
I ate lunch with
him every day
fora year.
LUCIE STEINHAGEN
98, Former Bookkeeper