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I just participated in my first virtual funeral. I’ve been to my share of funerals, of all shapes and sizes, but this was a unique experience. My grandmother, Rhoda Brand, died on April 8. She...
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On Friday, April 10, 2020, I learned that World War ll Army veteran Lillian Aronson had passed. At 102, she was just three months shy of her 103rd birthday. Lillian was born in Salem and...
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On March 31, Sylvia Hertzel, a resident at the Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody, turned 100. Although her family couldn’t physically be with her to celebrate due the current coronavirus visitation...
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Leon “Leo” Ditchek celebrated his 100th birthday on Feb. 27 at the Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Estates in Peabody. Leo was the center of attention at the party. It was attended by family members, staff,...
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MALDEN – It started nearly 50 years ago when a tight-knit, vibrant Jewish community lived in the Faulkner section of Malden. Bingo! It was a fun night out with sociability on tap and you, maybe,...
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When I arrived in Beverly around 1937 at the age of nine, a great many Jewish residents worked and carried on their professions within the city and the downtown areas. Residences tended to be located...
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Shapiro-Rudolph Adult Day Health Center, operated by Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, and Epstein Hillel K-8 School, joined together for a multigenerational volunteer event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The hour-long program brought together...
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PEABODY – Over 300 guests, including Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt, interfaith clergy from across the North Shore, and 14 young people who have committed to learning and sharing the messages of the Holocaust gathered at...
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PEABODY – For 95-year-old Aaron Wiseman, getting to spend some time each weekday with Roslyn, his wife of 70 years, means a lot. Aaron lives in the long-term care section of the Brudnick Center in...
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Photo Credit: Courtesy Kristen Donnelly Ruth Kreisman, Ottavia Turner, Charlotte Moses, Joan Goldstein, Ethel Coen and Charlie Kanters with items for veterans.
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