March 28, 2020

About Surviving Struggles

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Naomi Replansky (right) and her partner Eva Kollisch (left) are featured in this New York Times article, "They Survived the Spanish Flu, the Depression and the Holocaust" about coping with life's struggles.

"Two extraordinary women — one 101, the other 95 — lived through the worst of the 20th century. They have some advice for you."

"For most of us, it is almost impossible to comprehend the ferocity and regularity with which life was upended during the first half of the 20th century. Plague and conflict emerged on an epic scale, again and again. Loss and restriction were routine; disaster was its own season...."
Naomi was also interviewed for ABC News.

You can read the full poem "Housing Shortage," or listen to her read it here.