2010 Honorees
Anna Berger and Bob Malatzky (Credit: Gus Butera)
You would probably recognize Anna Berger and Robert Malatzky from the neighborhood. But you may also have seen Anna in one of the many films or television programs in which she has appeared. Her current project is “Absolutely Anna,” an autobiographical theatrical production. Before retiring and becoming the show’s production manager, Bob had a long career with the Department of Education, particularly in School District 3, and spent much of that time teaching and administering physical education and youth programs. Bob and Anna met when she began teaching an acting class to kids enrolled in a program of which Bob was the director.
Editor's note: Anna Berger passed away in 2014. Our sympathies go to Bob and her family.
Editor's note: Anna Berger passed away in 2014. Our sympathies go to Bob and her family.
From left: Arlene, Cherie, Ethel & Miriam (Credit: Gus Butera)
Gisele Hausman moved into her first apartment in the neighborhood when her daughter was born in 1943. She moved twice more within the building, once for each additional child. Her three children have provided her with many grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Gisele had a long career with the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, spending a great deal of time in Family Court with Judge Judy Sheindlin. She loves New York and especially our neighborhood.
Miriam Grosof has been a New York City resident her entire life. She moved to our neighborhood to accommodate her growing family’s need for square footage. A mother of two sons and grandmother of three, Miriam is a retired professor of mathematics, statistics and math education and a dedicated volunteer and champion of the Door, a social services agency for at-risk adolescent.
Arlene Isaacs lives in the very apartment to which her parents brought her upon her release from the hospital when she was born. She is currently president of Respectful Communications, a company she founded, which provides corporate consulting and executive coaching. In addition, she works with disadvantaged children to polish their communication skills. She has worked as a journalist, an opera singer and an art dealer.
Ethel Marks was introduced to our neighborhood as a teenager on the first day of 1941 and has lived here ever since. She worked as a dental hygienist and teacher of dental hygiene at a vocational school. Recently, she’s tackled the project of making a movie of the first 70 years of her personal history drawing on her archive of photographs. She’s got 65 years down with five more years to go.
The Tredanari family moved to W. 103rd Street in 1954. Cherie Tredanari and her husband Len, who visited all 50 states in three months during his work on JFK’s presidential election campaign, raised their two children, Gregory and Adriana, right here on our blocks. Cherie is an accomplished artist—you can see one of her works on the median at the intersection of Broadway and 106th Street—and was among the founders of the Block Association.
Editor's note: Cherie passed away in 2015; we send sympathies to her family.
Miriam Grosof has been a New York City resident her entire life. She moved to our neighborhood to accommodate her growing family’s need for square footage. A mother of two sons and grandmother of three, Miriam is a retired professor of mathematics, statistics and math education and a dedicated volunteer and champion of the Door, a social services agency for at-risk adolescent.
Arlene Isaacs lives in the very apartment to which her parents brought her upon her release from the hospital when she was born. She is currently president of Respectful Communications, a company she founded, which provides corporate consulting and executive coaching. In addition, she works with disadvantaged children to polish their communication skills. She has worked as a journalist, an opera singer and an art dealer.
Ethel Marks was introduced to our neighborhood as a teenager on the first day of 1941 and has lived here ever since. She worked as a dental hygienist and teacher of dental hygiene at a vocational school. Recently, she’s tackled the project of making a movie of the first 70 years of her personal history drawing on her archive of photographs. She’s got 65 years down with five more years to go.
The Tredanari family moved to W. 103rd Street in 1954. Cherie Tredanari and her husband Len, who visited all 50 states in three months during his work on JFK’s presidential election campaign, raised their two children, Gregory and Adriana, right here on our blocks. Cherie is an accomplished artist—you can see one of her works on the median at the intersection of Broadway and 106th Street—and was among the founders of the Block Association.
Editor's note: Cherie passed away in 2015; we send sympathies to her family.
Alice Mitchell (Credit: Gus Butera)
Alice Mitchell moved to our neighborhood directly from Hungary in 1958. She had worked as a math teacher and applied her skills by conducting a study of 200 bus drivers for Mt. Sinai Hospital and then tackling computational projects for New York State. She loves the water, and was once an avid swimmer. Her son Peter is a doctor who works for New York State overseeing psychiatric facilities in state hospitals.
Editor's note: Alice passed away in 2014 after celebrating her 100th birthday.. Our sympathies go to her family.
Editor's note: Alice passed away in 2014 after celebrating her 100th birthday.. Our sympathies go to her family.
