Penny Schwartz

A veteran of the some of the fiercest fighting of World War II, Forman was also a recipient of the Purple Heart and France’s Legion of Honor.The …

Born into a musical family and gifted with perfect pitch, Slavkin led the choir at his childhood synagogue and later became the organist for servic…

At age 26, Konrad Hawkins fled her native Hungary with only the pack on her back in order to pursue advanced studies in the United States.The pos…

Glenn produced paintings in a variety of styles and published a novel in her 90s.The post [Sylvia Glenn, 98, painter who befriended Margaret Mead…

After losing her husband to pneumonia last year, Becker was determined to follow through with plans to move to Washington, D.C.The post [Carolyn …

Sanderson couldn’t get enough of old episodes of “I Love Lucy,” and “Leave it to Beaver,” and loved little more than an outing to the park …

As a young lawyer in the 1960s, Kozol oversaw the implementation of the Supreme Court decision barring prayer in public schools.The post [Lee Koz…

A veteran of the Korean War, Siegal would place flags on the graves of Jewish war veterans on Memorial Day.The post [Hyman Siegal, 90, taught yo…

Cohen delighted in outfitting her third-floor attic with sleeping bags for out-of-town guests.The post [Meryl Cohen, 84, hosted epic family Thank…

Penny SchwartzApril 29, 2020

BOSTON – Nearly three decades ago, Burton Rose, a highly regarded kidney specialist and professor at Harvard Medical School, turned a rejec…