Tag Archives: childhood
Ernestine’s Fudge Ministry
by Sharlya Gold (Sarasota, FL) Sometimes a kid, not necessarily the best looking or the smartest, stays in your mind long after you leave school. For me, that kid was nose-in-the-book, Bible-reading Ernestine Rogers. She didn’t call attention to herself, … Continue reading
Filed under American Jewry, Family history, Jewish identity
Zaidie and Ferdele
by Carol Katz (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) I loved Ma’s father, Zaidie Gedalia. He and Bubby Bobtze lived on City Hall Street near Mount Royal Ave. This was Montreal in the 1940s, the era and area of Mordecai Richler, Baron Byng … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian Jewry, Family history, Jewish identity
Growing Up in Zharnov
by Harry Lazarus (Tenafly, NJ) (interviewed by Bruce Black) When I was growing up, I used to love listening to my grandfather, Harry Lazarus, z”l, retell stories about his childhood in Zharnov, a small village near Lodz and not far … Continue reading
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The Sabbath
by Sandra Yoffee (Sarasota, FL) My visits with my grandparents were always treasured times, especially when it included the Sabbath. This was a day joyfully observed each week since my Grandmother, Bubbe, and Grandfather, Zedeh, were devout Orthodox Jews. On … Continue reading
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The Gray Hairpin
by Linda Albert (Longboat Key, FL) Granny, who was my mother’s mother, stayed with us every year when the High Holidays rolled around because we lived within walking distance of a synagogue, and, as a traditional Jew, she would not … Continue reading
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Finding A Place for Myself
by Charlotte Herman (Lincolnwood, IL) Our apartment on Chicago’s West Side (also known as the “Great Vest Side”) in the 1940′s was where the relatives congregated. The men sat in the front room smoking cigarettes, and the women drank tea … Continue reading
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