A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged

Albert Ferrin

Published on: 01/05/2025

“The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New Jersey. She’d decided to begin life anew — on her own — in a one-bedroom apartment in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan.