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03 Dec

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Wisdom Project | For Larry Schlesinger, 103, Education Is Paramount

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Pam Janis

December 11, 2024

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Maybe you can't control events, but at least you'll have some vision about what's going on.

01 Jul

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Wisdom Project | Reggie Schatz, 98, Says “Family Is Everything”

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Pam Janis

October 11, 2024

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The Wisdom Project at Moment: Inspirational conversations with wise people who have been fortunate to live long lives This week’s conversation is with Regina (“Reggie”) Schatz,...

01 Apr

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Wisdom Project | Joseph Werk, 97

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Pam Janis

April 1, 2024

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Joseph Werk shares his story of escaping Poland during WWII and his involvement with the IDF's volunteer service Sar-El.

01 Mar

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Wisdom Project | Morris Waitz, 100, Keeps Thinking About Tomorrow

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Pam Janis

March 1, 2024

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A fortune teller predicted Morris Waitz would die in World War II. Now 100, he says he “beat that by a little bit.”

08 Jan

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From the Newsletter | A Wise Person Once Said…What Exactly?

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Jennifer Bardi

January 24, 2024

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"Listening is much more important than speaking." Participants in Moment's Wisdom Project, which highlights stories of those lucky enough to have lived long Jewish lives, share their words of wisdom and pieces of advice as the year comes to an end.

06 Dec

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Wisdom Project | Manny Lindenbaum on the Joy of Making a Difference

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Pam Janis

December 15, 2023

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My aunt couldn’t stop hugging me. I didn't remember ever having been hugged in my life. I remember thinking, “This is kind of nice.”

Gloria Levitas—an olive-complexiond elderly woman with short gry hair and purple earrings sits on a bench in front of a large body of water.

01 Dec

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Wisdom Project | Gloria Levitas, 92 and counting!

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Pam Janis

December 8, 2023

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Confidence also comes from the people who trust you; in my case, my parents, friends, bosses, students—they had confidence in me.

27 Sep

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Wisdom Project | Harold Grinspoon Wants You to Discover Your Creative Side

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Jodi Blecker

October 18, 2023

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Harold Grinspoon discovered his creative side in his 80s, and he wants to inspire you to discover yours. Widely known as the founder of PJ...

14 Aug

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Wisdom Project | Lucille Weener, 90

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Pam Janis

August 16, 2023

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My parents never spoke “Jewish” at home—they wanted their kids to be American. But the year the survivors lived with us, I learned Yiddish in teaching them English.

21 Jul

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Wisdom Project | Edith Everett, 94

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Jodi Blecker

July 25, 2023

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Edith Everett’s days continue to be filled with endeavors to repair the world and she encourages others to do the same.

16 Jun

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Wisdom Project | Agnes Biro Rothblatt, 90

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Pam Janis

June 19, 2023

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"There was no food, no heat. My mother scavenged for wood from bombed and abandoned houses to get heat. Eventually, the Iron Curtain closed the country. My parents felt that we had no future there. We were considered too bourgeois."

09 May

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Wisdom Project | Eleanore Carsons, 104

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Pam Janis

June 16, 2023

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The Wisdom Project at Moment: Inspirational conversations with wise people who have been fortunate to live long lives This week’s conversation is with Eleanore Carsons, 104,...