I've lived in New Jersey for more than 40 years, but I'll never be a real New Jersey girl. I grew up in Pennsylvania where there was lots of snow, one traffic light in town, and 90 kids in my grade--from kindergarten through graduation. I didn't know anything about The Shore, or baked ziti, or Chanukah until I came to Jersey. But, I've come to love all of that and much more--especially the history. I now know about the Jersey Dutch, strawberry baskets, railroad suburbs, the bridge that saved a nation, and so much more. I've learned that to tell the local stories about regular people I need to read wills, estate files, census records, pension applications, letters, tombstones, newspapers, and anything else I can find. So, that's some of what I want to share with you!

Friday, May 31, 2013

Catherine Taub

History of the best kind requires passion.  Catherine Taub had that passion for Varian Fry and the example he set for all of us.  Fry went to Marseilles in 1941 with a few visas for artists stranded in Vichy, France and in danger of losing their lives.  In the end he rescued some 2,000 people.  Catherine, age 64, passed away this week after a brave fight with esophageal  cancer.  She lived her life to the last with passion, concern for others, and joy.  Her legacy includes that she told Fry's story and shared his lesson that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.   


 
Catherine Taub at the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Varian Fry's birth.

 
Thank you, Catherine.  Rest In Peace.
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