Two sisters, two worlds apart: How one survived the Holocaust the other knew nothing about | Commentary
Bea Lewis speaks with her sister, Evelyn, about her Holocaust survival story.
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Having a baby then and now: A conversation with my granddaughter | Opinion
Decades have passed and now in 2024, there is greater awareness — and acceptance — of single parenthood – and of mothers without husbands.
Teaching love in the classroom | Opinion
Ninety-five-year-old retired kindergarten teacher Evelyn Grapek visited Marsh Pointe Elementary School in Palm Beach Gardens to talk about antisemitism.
Resolve to improve your relationship with adult children | Opinion
With the start of 2024, we promise to do better in the New Year. How about resolving to improve your relationship with your grown children?
Family holiday fun – or not | Opinion
A school break “up north’’ means the vacationing kids and grandkids head south to descend upon the old folks for a week of sun and fun and family togetherness.
I’m turning 85: How did the years fly by? | Opinion
As a special gift to celebrate my upcoming 85th birthday, my daughters treated me to a glorious spa vacation. As we sat side by side in the sauna or splashed...
Who can remember? | Opinion
As people get older, changes occur in all parts of the body, including the brain. As a result, those like me, notice that it takes longer to learn new things.
A special day for dads | Opinion
Father’s Day was always special to columnist Bea Lewis, as her dad became both mother and father when her mom died when she was 6 years old.
Memories of Pflaumenkuchen | Opinion
As Mother's Day approaches, columnist Bea Lewis remembers the delicious Pflaumenkuchen (plum cake) her mother baked each autumn.
Time flies, and I have work to do | Opinion
Columnist Bea Lewis says at her stage of life — mid-80s — attending funerals is part of her new normal.