Amazing, endearing story of 72-year-old accountant open all night

Holocaust survivor, CPA, JD, serves the Lower East Side of New York: Henry Reininger, The All-Night Accountant.

With his wife and youngest daughter in an East Village storefront, he works into the wee hours. Eight million stories in this city.

This Reininger’s story, in black-and-white and in his voice: click here (slide show with audio, 2:30, Flash required).

Posted on May 1, 2009

2 Responses to “Amazing, endearing story of 72-year-old accountant open all night”

LaskeyCPA
May 3, 2009
God Bless You! You and your wife and daughter are superhuman! FROM one CPA to another
Alexandra DeFelice
May 3, 2009
Great find, Rick. I’m passing it on with credit to you.
Alexandra DeFelice
Accounting Tomorrow

Rick Telberg

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Rick Telberg is a veteran analyst, advisor, commentator, editor, and publisher. He brings a unique background and perspective to research and advisory services for the professional services community.

Mr. Telberg may well be the accounting profession's most widely-known commentator through his long associations with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Accounting Today magazine, and today, CPA Trendlines.

As an expert in management, marketing, media, and e-commerce, Mr. Telberg has served as Senior Editorial Director of Pro2Net Corp., now www.smartpros.com, and as Director of Online Content at CPA2Biz, www.cpa.com.

Previously, Mr. Telberg served as the early Editor-in-Chief of Accounting Today, and as Vice President/Group Publisher at Thomson Financial (now SourceMedia), overseeing Practical Accountant, Accounting Technology, and what is now AccountingToday.com.

Mr. Telberg was presented with a special citation by the National Society of Accountants for service to the profession and has served on a variety of boards and steering committees, including BKR International and the IBM Small Business Advisory Council. He is a graduate of New York University.

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2 Responses to “Amazing, endearing story of 72-year-old accountant open all night”

LaskeyCPA

Alexandra DeFelice