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Holocaust Survivor Celebrates 103rd Birthday In Westchester — Here's His Longevity Secret
A 103-year-old Holocaust survivor marked a milestone birthday in Westchester County, celebrating with family, friends, and a bit of humor about the secret to a long life.
Kurt Goldschmidt, the oldest resident at Waterstone of Westchester in White Plains, turned 103 surrounded by loved ones during a celebration at the Bloomingdale Road senior living community on Monday, March 30.
Born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1923, Goldschmidt survived the Holocaust before eventually immigrating to the United States, where he built a life and career spanning decades.
After arriving in the US, Goldschmi…
Daughter Of 106-Year-Old With NY Ties Turns 100, Shares Longevity Secrets
Mary Brown has lived a century — and she still starts each morning with puzzles, paints watercolor birthday cards for friends, and does her own taxes. The 100-year-old Philadelphia woman says her longevity isn’t complicated:
“I’m not a saint. I believe in prayer, in staying active, and in living one day at a time.”
A Legacy Of Longevity
Born on March 7, 1925, in Union, South Carolina, Brown is the daughter of Jeanette Garnett, who lived to 106. “I’m a survivor,” she told Daily Voice in an exclusive interview. “My mother lived to 106, so I figure I have some good years left.”
She marri…
Exclusive: At 100, Navy Vet, Twin Bob Lucas Shares Longevity Secrets
Bob Lucas has lived a century — as a Navy veteran, engineer, twin, husband, and father. This summer, he turned 100, celebrating at Jenner’s Pond in West Grove, Pennsylvania, with multiple parties surrounded by family and friends. Now he's sharing his life story and secrets to such a long life with Daily Voice in an exclusive interview.
Growing Up In Stamford & Greenwich
Born in Stamford in 1925, Lucas grew up in Greenwich’s Lucas Point along Long Island Sound with his twin brother, William. Known as Bob and Bill, the brothers developed a love for sailing, fishing, and tennis. “My f…
Exclusive: 104-Year-Old Shares Longevity Secrets, Including The One That Surprised Her Most
At 104, Caroline Emplit still hits the gym, sews thousands of pillowcases, and keeps two books going at once. In an exclusive interview with Daily Voice, she revealed the simple motto she says has carried her through more than a century of life.
The Simpson Meadows resident, born in Delaware and longtime Pennsylvania resident, marked her latest birthday this summer with not one, but four separate celebrations. She was surrounded by family, neighbors, and old friends who gathered to honor her remarkable life.
But Emplit said her favorite birthday remains her 90th. Amosland Elementary in the …
