Plain, Belva b. October 9, 1915 d. October 12, 2010 Author. She published more than 20 successful Jewish-themed novels, releasing the first at age 59. Raised in New York City, she graduated from Barnard College in 1939 with a degree in history, then began writing short stories for "Cosmopolitan" and other magazines before temporarily retiring in order to raise her three children. In 1978 she saw her debut novel "Evergreen", which centered-on a Polish immigrant girl in early 20th. century New York, spend over a year on the "New York Times" best-...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) BNai Jeshuron Cemetery, Hillside, Union County, New Jersey, USA