Occupation Professor Parents Charlie Schwartz Spouse Charlotte Schwartz | Role Professor Name Morrie Schwartz Education University of Chicago | |
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Full Name Morris S. Schwartz Born December 20, 1916 ( 1916-12-20 ) New York, New York Died November 4, 1995, Newton, Massachusetts, United States Books Morrie: In His Own Words: Lif, Letting Go: Reflections on Living, Letting Go: Morrie's Reflectio, Morrie: In His Own Words, Weisheit des Lebens | ||
(Tuesdays with) Morrie Schwartz: Lessons on Living, Ted Koppel Nightline Interview
Morris "Morrie" S. Schwartz (December 20, 1916 – November 4, 1995) was a sociology professor at Brandeis University and an author. He was the subject of the best-selling book Tuesdays with Morrie, which was written by Mitch Albom, a sportswriter who was a former student of his, and published in 1997. The book was followed by a film version based on the book that was made for television.
Contents
- Tuesdays with Morrie Schwartz Lessons on Living Ted Koppel Nightline Interview
- Morrie Schwartz Youre Part of the Ocean
- Family
- Tuesdays with Morrie
- Works
- References
Morrie Schwartz "You're Part of the Ocean"
Family
Morrie's father, Charlie Schwartz, was a Russian immigrant who left Russia to escape the Russian Army. His mother died when he was only 8 years old. After his wife died, Charlie Schwartz remarried a Romanian woman named Eva who became Morrie's stepmother. Morrie had a younger brother, David Schwartz, who developed polio at a young age. Later in Morrie's life, Charlie suffered from a heart attack after running from two muggers. Morrie's whole family was Jewish. As Morrie grew up, he stopped believing in this faith and instead adopted multiple beliefs from a variety of different religions.
In adulthood Morrie married a woman named Charlotte and had two sons named Rob and Jon Schwartz.
Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie is a book about Morrie and a former student of his, Mitch Albom. After seeing Morrie interviewed on Nightline with Ted Koppel, Albom started flying to Morrie's home in Massachusetts from Detroit for Tuesday visits. Mitch had discovered that Morrie had ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), a terminal neurological disease. After about fourteen visits Morrie finally lost his battle with ALS when it took his ability to breathe. Albom's book is full of the lessons and wisdom that Morrie imparts to him in his final stage of life.
Works
