New York Magazine - USA (2020-02-17)

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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.