tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445639686053980930.post8803453000575540661..comments2024-01-01T12:04:12.094-08:00Comments on (going) The Extra Yad: Waxing Philosophical: Final Elizabeth Shown Mills NY Times Genealogy AdviceEmily Garberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04728999439188446783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445639686053980930.post-77896436973125771022013-11-30T10:47:18.544-08:002013-11-30T10:47:18.544-08:00It is sad, but true, that most of us do not start ...It is sad, but true, that most of us do not start this research until those who lived the past are gone. The desire to learn about our families is definitely inspired by the sense of losing them and the memories they take with them. Thanks for sharing, Diana. I hope that some of my work helps you feel a bit more connected to family.Emily Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728999439188446783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445639686053980930.post-83482576117147900672013-11-30T07:46:18.859-08:002013-11-30T07:46:18.859-08:00Yesterday I saw The Book Thief and again it inspir...Yesterday I saw The Book Thief and again it inspired my motivation to talk about my parents, grandparents and relatives. I want to honor their lives and keep their memories alive. My son is 14 and we are thousands of miles away from relatives. He will not be able to listen to his cousins talk about their personalities or the funny things they said and did. When he visits his father, he will not hear anything about the grandparents on that side of his family. To honor your parents is to keep their memory alive. People follow their dreams, and family memories become the casualties. My brother also lives in another state, but even when I do see him, he does not want to talk about the past. He does not light Hannukah candles, he has no children. My mother was a first generation American and worked hared to blend into main stream America. She did not belong to Jewish women's groups or causes. My brother completed his college and graduate degrees at Catholic institutions. My grandparents came to America in 1905 and 1906 because of the pogroms in their hometowns of Rymanow and Royhatin or the fear that their villages will be the next victim of hatred. <br />During a private moment with a coworker I talked about a conflict of personalities I was having at work... I told her with a smile on my face, I can endure and overcome the rough issues because, "We (us Jews) are used to being where we are not wanted."<br />Diana Liebross SteinmanThe New Yorkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05391444365285492215noreply@blogger.com