february17–march1, 2020 | newyork 51
MOHAMEDEDRIS
65,FormerSalesManager
BLONDELLANTON
78,FormerPainter
NORMALMILLER
95,FormerMold-Maker
GLORIAHARNEY
90,FormerTelephoneOperator
OLGA ROSENSON
92, Former Model and Factory Worker
LARRY PERKINS
76, Former Truck Driver
BURTON LIPSKY
79, Former Junior-High-School Teacher
(^) Youwere
an actress?When
I firststarted,I was
veryyoung,16,
in DieFledermaus
in Florida.
ThenI wentonto
New York,which
wasthrilling.I was
in GigiandLa
CageauxFolles.
I was an understudy
for Carousel.
I loved to sing and
act. Just hand me
a microphone,
andI’ma real ham.
SHIRLEY WEINTRAUB
89, Former Broadway Actress
HELEN WEISS
97, Former Bookkeeper
(^) Where are
you from?
Czechoslovakia.
In 1939, my father
put me into the
home of a lovely
Catholic family,
who knew I was
Jewish. But
eventually, I was
caught and taken
to a concentration
camp in Slovakia.
You never know
where you’ll
endup.America
wasthefurthest
dreamfor my life.