Eight Pecks make more than two bushels -- A celebration of our heritage.
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(by Joy Dorman) Wolf Dorman and Lillian Dorman, his wife, our great, great grandparents, came from Lithuania to Kiev, Russia. They had eight children, Bessie and Samuel, both of whom never came to America, Benjamin, our great grandfather who settled in Baltimore, Morris, who went to Meriden...
Read More(by Elaine Schultz) Mom worked in a department store and a candy shop. She helped Grandma Beber raise the brothers and sisters when Grandpa died. She did not talk much about the early years; it must have been hard...
Read More(by Gloria) When Grandma lived on Broadway, a neighbor told the Jewish Welfare Group about the family's poverty. A rep came to grandma's door and offered help. Grandma said they were fine. However, Aunt Lubah was standing near-by and interrupted...
Read More(by Ellen) I'm trying hard to remember. I remember Grandma teaching me curses - like "gezinta hay" - go to hell - and my mother was mad at Grandma for teaching me phrases like that. What else? Grandma told me she was dragged out of her house and made to watch the Cossacks murder her brother...
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