Shimon Peres branching out into other commodities; his mother was a librarian. Peres had a younger brother, Gershon. He was related the American film star Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske), and they were described as first cousins, but Peres said, "In 1952 or 1953, I came to New York... Lauren Bacall called me, said that she wanted to meet, and we did. We sat and talked about where our families came from, and discovered that we were from the same family... but I'm not exactly sure what our relation is... It was she who later said that she was my cousin;
Betty Cooper 1992 to Jan. 2012. She also was featured in "Betty's Diary", which published 40 issues from Apr. 1986–Apr. 1990. Currently, Betty is the co-star of "Betty and Veronica Digest Magazine", now known as "B&V Friends Double Digest", which was launched in Nov. 1980 and has published more than 250 issues; and "Betty and Veronica Double Digest", which has published 250+ issues since June 1987. She was the co-star of "Betty and Veronica", which ran for 347 issues (and eight annuals) from March 1950–April 1987. A new "Betty and Veronica" series published 278 issues from June 1987–late 2015. The limited series