Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Cornelia Vertenstein, a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor, gave her last piano lesson at 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 1. Pneumonia settled in, and family gathered, sensing the end of a quietly extraordinary life. Toward the end, adapting to the pandemic, Ms. Vertenstein gave lessons on FaceTime from her home in Denver. “I led a productive life helping children.”

Source: New York Times February 20, 2021 15:00 UTC