Aug. 28, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

A pair of Queens seniors marked their 100th birthdays with a special joint birthday party at the Atria Senior Living center in Forest Hills on Wednesday, celebrating reaching a century among family and fellow residents.

Jane Levy, born in New York City on Aug. 5, 1925, and Jaffa Smigrod, born in Germany on Aug. 25, 1925, toasted their landmark birthdays with a joint celebration at Atria Forest Hills, located at 11250 72nd Ave., on Wednesday afternoon.

Levy, who spent almost all her life in Queens and graduated from Queens College with a degree in languages, praised the senior center for hosting the joint party, stating that the celebration was not her idea.

“They really treat every resident very nicely and do things for them, because they did this for me

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