The Jewish State - March 27, 2009 - ONE MINUTE WITH... Nina Wolff/TITLE> <BASE href=http://thejewishstate.net/></BASE> <META content="" name=keywords> <META content="" name=description> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16735" name=GENERATOR> <link rel="stylesheet" href="tjs_styles.css" type="text/css" /> </HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="23%" bgColor=#e6f2ff> <P style="MARGIN: 10px" align=center><A href="/index.html"><FONT face=Georgia>Home</FONT></A></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="77%"> <IMG src="/logo.jpg"><BR><BR><BR> <div class="tjs_headline">ONE MINUTE WITH... Nina Wolff</div> <BR>Libby Barsky<BR>THE JEWISH STATE<BR>March 27, 2009<P><P> <P><B>Name:</B> Nina Wolff <P><B>Occupation:</B> Retired teacher and part-time instructor at Weight Watchers <P>Address: </B>Monroe Township <P><B>Family: </B>In August will be married 40 years to Alan. They have two children, a son, Bill, 37, a professor at Rowan University teaching computer and English studies who lives in Wenonah. Daughter Amy, 27, is pursuing a master's of fine arts in theatre management and production at Columbia University, New York City. Three siblings: Brother Richard White is married to Harmonia and lives in West Orange, brother Robert White, is married to Helene and lives in West Long Branch. Sister Emily is married to Terry Donahue and lives in East Windsor. Mother Harriet White, 86, has advanced Alzheimer's and lives in Forrestal Pavilions in Princeton. Father: Maurie White, 89, lives in assisted living in West Windsor. <P><B>Community activities:</B> Founded a Hadassah Chapter and became the president at Regency at Monroe five-and-a-half years ago. Editor in chief of the Regency Reporter, the community newspaper, a monthly paper for the Regency residents. Chair of the of Henry Ricklis Holocaust Memorial Committee of Monroe Township for five-and-a-half years. <P><B>Hobbies: </B>"I'm a voracious reader and like to tap dance. My husband and I love to go to the theatre. I am a member of Regency Actors and Players and sing and in the chorus of their productions." <P><B>Self-portrait: </B>"I'm an active happy person. I love to do things that are worthwhile and I love to have fun. People who know me can't believe I get so much done. I could not play Mahjong every day." <P><B>Motto: </B>"Share your life and what you know." <P><B>Greatest achievement:</B> "My children. They are wonderful." <P><B>Bad habit: </B>"I am too impatient. If I want something done, I want it done now." <P><B>Favorite TV:</B> "Lost". "I don't watch much TV, but Wednesday night is ‘Lost' night. My children got me into it. They bought me the first three seasons, so I could be caught up with it, and now we get in touch with each other and talk about it." <P><B>Favorite food: </B>Chocolate. <P><B>Best Childhood memory:</B> "Going places in Brooklyn with my grandfather. I was the oldest grandchild and very close to my mother's father, who was fond of watching pigeons. He would take me in the car and we would buy pigeon food. Then we would go and scatter the seeds and watch the pigeons together. That's my favorite childhood memory -- watching the pigeons with my grandfather." <P><B>People don't know that... </B>"My husband is a twin. I was fixed up with someone else then later I met my husband and his brother at a singles' party and he asked me out, and I wasn't sure who would be at the door -- he or his brother -- when he first came to my home and met my parents. (I was told they weren't identical but they were to me.) <P><B>Last book I read:</B>"Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time," by Greg Mortenson and David Relin. "After Greg Mortenson became lost climbing K2 and was rescued by Pakistani villagers, it became his mission to build a school for the children. So far he's built 55." <P><B>The biggest asset in the local Jewish community: </B>"Jews work together for the common goal." <P><B>The biggest problem in the local Jewish community:</B> "That Jews often don't work together and that's detriment to the survival of Judaism." <P><B>If I had more time... </B>"I'd travel more. We will be traveling to Italy but I'd like to return to Israel and eventually to Australia." </div> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>