MAGAZINE
MAY2024
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CORRECTION
Readers ’ Choice Awards winner BLOOMS IN HAND had atypoin their contact information last issue . The correct address is 228 Claremont Ave . in Verona . You can reach them via telephone at ( 267 ) 971-3906or online at bloomsinhand . com .
ON THE COVER : WINE COLUMNIST LETTIE TEAGUE
PHOTO BY KEVINR . WEXLER
ON THIS PAGE : ANEW YORK PHILHARMONIC VIOLINIST AND AHOLOCAUST SURVIVOR USED TO LIVE IN THIS MONTCLAIR HOUSE .
PHOTO PROVIDED BY FRONT DOOR PHOTOGRAPHY / KELLER WILLIAMS NJ METRO GROUP contents
BUZZWORTHY p . 4
News and updates
STUDENT DIPLOMACY CORPS RECRUITS ENGAGE THE WORLD p . 10
Nonprofit gives underserved academic stars across-cultural education
FINDING HER VOICE p . 16
Montclair ’ s Carla Gutierrez honors Frida Kahlo in directorial debut
MARGUERITE HENRY : A LIFE p . 20
Wine columnist Lettie Teague gives a great storyteller her due
A HOME WITH HISTORY p . 23
Tudor once home to ‘ brave ’ Holocaust survivor on the market for $ 1.25M
COVER PHOTO : PROVIDED BY JAYME ELIZABETH PHOTOGRAPHY
2 MAY 2024 MONTCLAIR MAGAZINE