Incident in a NJ Supermarket
At the supermarket today, I found a small, elderly woman standing in front of a high shelf holding @BonneMamanUS preserves. She was having trouble finding the flavor she wanted because the jars were set back on the shelf.
“The family prefers to maintain privacy and does not comment on inquiries about personal matters,” Bonne Maman told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in a statement.
Michael Perino, the St. John’s University professor who originally posted the story on Twitter, told JTA that the incident happened on Sunday morning in his northern New Jersey grocery store. He said he was surprised by the woman’s composure and ability to shop alone at her age, which he estimated to be late 80s or early 90s. He didn’t ask for her name, not wanting to pry.
Feb 18, 2021
Kind-hearted individual helps a woman in New Jersey get a jar of jam off the top shelf, then learns the surprising rescue story connecting the woman and the European jam company.
By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel
College professor Michael Perino was being a friendly fellow shopper last weekend.
Along with his good deed of helping an older woman with her shopping, he got an inspiring history lesson from a Holocaust survivor that impressed him so much that he shared the encounter on social media.
“At the supermarket today, I found a small, elderly woman standing in front of a high shelf holding Bonne Maman preserves,” Perino tweeted. “She was having trouble finding the flavor she wanted because the jars were set back on the shelf.”
A chance encounter between a law professor and an elderly woman struggling to get her favorite jam from the shelf sparks an online discussion around Bonne Maman's alleged rescuing of Jews in World War II
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