Remembering Paula Falkenstein z״l (with Noah Falkenstein)

Depends on the Context · Aug 6, 2026 · 44m

In this special episode of Depends on the Context, I sit down with one of my oldest friends, Noah Falkenstein, to remember his beloved mother, Paula Falkenstein z״l.

Paula passed away from cancer in 1998 when Noah was just 12 years old. Nearly three decades later, Noah reflects on the woman who shaped his life, what he remembers from her illness, the day she died, the people who carried him through unimaginable loss, and the values his mother instilled in him that he now hopes to pass on to his own children

Topics discussed:

• Growing up in Riverdale and Noah's earliest memories of Paula

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