Jenkintown
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Catholic School in Montco to Close After Nearly Nine Decades
To the dismay of students and alums, St. Basil Academy in Jenkintown will close at the end of the academic year after nearly nine decades in operation, writes Kristen Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The all-girls Catholic high school is run by the Ukrainian Catholic Sisters of St. Basil the Great. The school has been…
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Holocaust Survivor Living in Montco Travels with Family to Auschwitz 75 Years After Its Liberation
Anneliese Nossbaum, a Holocaust survivor who lives in Jenkintown, traveled with her family to Auschwitz 75 years after it was liberated for one last ritual, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In October 1944, 15-year-old Nossbaum was brought to Auschwitz with her mother Irmgard Winterberg and aunt Anita Lewinski. Right before they were taken…
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Daughter of Former Montco Sheriff Went from Working Polls for Reagan to Becoming Local Marijuana Queen
Chris Visco, the co-founder and CEO of TerraVida Holistic Centers and the daughter of former Montgomery County Sheriff John Durante, went from working polls for Ronald Reagan at a young age to becoming Philadelphia’s Empress of Weed, writes Steve Volk for Philadelphia magazine. Visco, who works from her Jenkintown office, began her career at Boscov’s…
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As It Enters Seventh Season, ABC Sitcom Draws from Real-Life Experiences of Jenkintown-Born Producer
The premiere of the seventh season of The Goldbergs features the family on a cross-country vacation, following the landmarks visited by Executive Producer and Jenkintown native Adam Goldberg with his real-life family while traveling the country, according to a report from Niagara Frontier Publications. The inspiration for the episode that premiered last week ABC also…
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