FULBRIGHTERS IN RETIREMENT

About the Book

“For a gerontologist, this memoir is a revelation. Written by the Freeds at almost 90, it reveals sustained energy, acuity, and curiosity and describes an enviable rewarding and stimulating way of life. Their story of joint remarkable lives, with its inimitable style, plethora of ideas, and humor, is a history of Bulgarian culture and openness, exemplified by the unique saving of their 50,000 Jews from the Nazis.” Frances Portnoy, Prof. Emer. of Gerontology and Nursing, University of Massachusetts at Boston, Bedford, MA.

“The Freeds present a powerful testament to the Fulbright Program’s great contribution to amity among nations. They are singular devoted citizen-diplomats working effectively outside traditional statecraft.” Alan Schechter, Ph.D., Former Chair, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, Wellesley, MA.

About the Author

Anne Freed, a clinical social worker, administrator, and educator, and Roy, the pioneering computer lawyer, enriched their long retirement by starting to build, at age 72, a productive direct and Internet network as Fulbright Teaching Fellows in Bulgaria in 1989, during Communism. “The Freeds vibrantly reveal their limitless energy, knowledge, curiosity, enthusiasm, and affection for Bulgaria and its people. No wonder Bulgaria awarded them, as outsiders, its highest honor for their countless continuing contributions.” Ellen Luepker, LICSW, Minneapolis, MN