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Former Fort Lee Teacher, Mount Vernon-Born Barbara Rosen, 75, Remembered For Fortitude Former Fort Lee Teacher, Mount Vernon-Born Barbara Rosen, 75, Remembered For Fortitude
Former Fort Lee Teacher, Mount Vernon-Born Barbara Rosen, 75, Remembered For Fortitude A retired school teacher who taught nearly 1,000 students during her 38-year career in the Fort Lee, New Jersey school system, Barbara Rosen died on June 22.  Her greatest lesson came well into retirement when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer: She learned that strength comes not just from within but from those loved ones who surround you.  Born Oct. 24, 1945, in Mount Vernon, NY, Barbara Gail Schaeffer was the first child of Janice Taussig Schaeffer and Israel Richard Schaeffer. Barbara and her sister, Lori Schaeffer Cohen, spent most of their childhood in Washington Heights,…