Anne Stern

A story from Neilan Stern:

 

In the 1950's when I was in my mid-teens my mother pointed out an advertisement in the newspaper.  It said that Miss Anne Stern, a well-known specialist in fashion, was going to be giving a lecture in a department store in Jamaica, Queens.

 

Mom told me that Anne was my first cousin, daughter of my father's brother Jacob.

 

So I went to Anne's appearance and introduced myself.  We had a nice conversation for a few minutes.  Then she had to go back to work, so I left.

 

That was the only time I ever met her.