Photographs by Kyle Dorosz
SALMARKOWICZ
95,FormerPlasterer
Greatblazer.Yes,I like
to look good. Every
day, you can see I wear
nice shirts and jackets.
This one or my even
more elegant Yves Saint
Laurent one. I like to
be clean; you’ll never
see a spot on my pants.
In my room, you can see
a picture of me from
my wedding, in Belgium—
I was in a very nice suit.
You’re from Belgium?
I am from Poland.
In 1939, I went to the
concentration camps.
From 14 years old to
19, I moved from camp
to camp. Then Brussels
to Israel to Riverdale.
What’s a normal day
like for you here?
I play dominoes,
which I’m very good at.
I usually play with a
woman named Sandra.
We spend most of our
time together. We sit
together at breakfast
and lunchtime. We play
rummy and dominoes.
Then we go to s.
I like spending
with her. She likes
spending time with me.
the look book goes toTheHebrewHomeAnd the adjoining
RiverWalk apartments
and RiverSpring
Assisted Living in Riverdale,
the Bronx, where we
spoke,post-lunchtime,
totheresidents.
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