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2012 Flashback: Neighbors Worth Knowing, Part I

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In 2012, our contributors wrote profiles of some wonderful people. We are proud to call them neighbors.

  • Renowned economist Alice Rivlin has spent the past 50 years in Forest Hills. She enjoys it just as much now.

  • You’ll often see our Ward 3 Councilmember, Mary Cheh, riding to work on a two-wheeler.

  • Documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner makes sure the stories of Jewish heroes and history-makers are not forgotten.

  • We’ve learned a lot about Forest Hills history from Margery and Mel Elfin.

    • Mary Beth Tinker in 1965, and today

  • Free-speech advocate Mary Beth Tinker was an unlikely Supreme Court plaintiff who now teaches kids how to stand up for their rights.

  • Athlete Bessie Stockard was a “poor country girl” who was determined to play tennis, and became a pro.

  • Artist Joan Danziger takes us to another world with her “beetle magic.”

  • Scott Seligman is a “nice Jewish boy” who fell in love with China.

  • Leading energy economist Adam Sieminski has channeled a great deal of his own energy into preserving and restoring Peirce Mill.

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