Centenarian Profile
Erna Rosenberg
July 26, 1911 -
June 23, 2012
Auburndale, MA
United States
United States
Affiliation
In the last 100 years, what invention had the most impact on your life? Why?
My favorite invention is the automobile. The computer is extremely important and is changing the world, but the automobile affected my life more.
What was your favorite decade? Why?
The 90s, the Clinton decade. Because everything was progressing, everyone had work and we were not at war.
What advice would you give to a high school graduate today?
Buckle down, study, get all you can out of high school; then go on to college.
What leader in the past century impressed you the most? Why?
Barack Obama. He was able to get over the barriers put up for Black people in the United States. He wants to help every American to get a better education and to have health care. He wants everyone to have the opportunities that he had.
