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South Jersey Woman Turning 102 Shares Her Secrets To Life: Laughing And Dancing

Wallach grew up in South Philadelphia. She graduated from Girls' High at 15 years old, and a year later, she met her late husband, Harry.

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February 6, 2024

VOORHEES, N.J. (CBS) -- One New Jersey woman is celebrating a milestone birthday. Ada Wallach is 102 years young, proving that age is just a number.

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"I don't know how I've reached 102. I don't know how. It just came," Wallach said.

Wallach grew up in South Philadelphia. She graduated from Girls' High at 15 years old, and a year later, she met her late husband, Harry.

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Ada and Harry dancing in this undated photo/Wallach family/CBS

Ada in the early days/Wallach family/CBS

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