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In January, more than ninety friends and family members gathered at I-House to celebrate the big 9-0 for a beloved "Golden Age of IH" alumnus, Paul Salz (IH 1950- 52). Eleven friends traveled all the way from the Czech Republic for the occasion which also drew family, friends and fellow I-House alumni, including Paul's granddaughter Janey Keig, who spent a summer at I-House in the recent past. Said Janey "It's so special that my grandpa has been able to hold onto the wonderful people that he's met over the last 90 years." Paul, originally from Czechoslovakia, was part of the Children's Transport as a fifteen year old and was put literally on the second to last train to England before WWII launched -- one of hundreds of Jewish children whose lives were spared through this program. Originally from England, Paul's life winded through India before the Bay Area and his path to I-House where he met his future wife, Lottie Salz. Lottie, a vibrant personality who loved music and dance was one of four girls who had escaped a death march from Auschwitz and, along with several other residents, bore concentration camp tattoos from their experiences just as they pursued joyful global friendships in the post WWII era. International House Times 11 12 International House Times Paul Salz 90th Birthday Celebration Joy Iwasa became Associate Director of Development and Alumni Relations in January and together with Shanti, whose name means Peace in Hindi, visited two Bay Area retirement communities where several I-House alumni reside to share and receive stories of I-House. "I've been lucky to work at I-House for a decade now,", said Shanti, "and there is no better way for Joy to absorb our history than to interact with our remarkable alumni." Nearly two dozen residents of Piedmont Gardens and a dozen from St. Paul's Towers attended afternoon discussions where a short film on I-House history was shared and reminiscences fondly recalled for all. Scholarship recipients Nneka Okafor, from Nigeria, a graduate student at Berkeley Law and Selina Makana, from Kenya, a PhD student in African-American Studies, also attended to give perspective on life at I-House today. Care to welcome Peace and Joy from I-House to your community venue? E-mail jiwasa@berkeley.edu to inquire. Peace & Joy Among Retired I-House Alumni Read more about Paul, Lottie and remarkable alumni in the collection of I-House Golden Age oral histories published by the Berkeley Historical Society, now in production for a second printing. Advance copies can be reserved by emailing ihalumni@berkeley.edu or calling (510)642-4128. Resident Selina Makana spoke with Lorraine Parmer and I-House NY Alumna Margaret Pillsbury at St. Paul's Towers Alumna Dr. Marian Diamond (IH 1949- 52), a world-renowned neuroscientist, with her husband Dr. Arnold Scheibel at St. Paul's Towers. Wally Gerhardt (IH 1934-36), who turns 100 in September, pictured with his daughter, Janet Gerhardt Westbrook (also an IH alumna,1968) & Nneka Okafor (IH 2014). Birthday boy Paul Salz , seated with gifts, next to fellow Golden Age alumni Peggy & Paul Grunland and Doralee Castello. Back row: IH Alumni Relations Director Shanti Corrigan, Tito Moruza, Paul's grandaughter, Janey Keig and a visitng IH NY alum. Scholarship recipient, Nneka Okafor & residents of Piedmont Gardens Joy Iwasa & Shanti Corrigan Community Connections