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...reason for interest in the videos, Zylberman says, is the high rate of assimilation and intermarriage among Jews. "We get a lot of grandparents whose grandchildren are being brought up in a mixed-religion household," she says. "Giving a video is not offensive. They call us and say, 'My grandchild is not being brought up with any religion. I don't have the influence to teach it myself,' so they give a video as a present." For parents who live in more remote areas, or without access to a synagogue, the videos provide a way for them to pass Jewish...
It’s not just the reenactors that get involved. Fenn’s entire family gets caught up in the colonial excitement. “My grandchildren and daughter-in-law and son are involved,” Fenn says. “It’s kind of a family affair. As we speak, I’m getting ready for our yearly celebration of George Washington’s birthday, a little late. We all get together, and the kids do skits that, while maybe not so accurate, are always a good time...
Willey is survived by two daughters and five grandchildren...
...face the same "cruel choices" that women confront. "Men who find that they have no relationship with their adult kids at least have a second chance as grandfathers," she argues. "For women, childlessness represents a rolling loss into the future. It means having no children and no grandchildren." While her earlier books are full of policy prescriptions, this one is more personal. She salts the book with cautionary tales: women who were too threatening to the men they dated, too successful and preoccupied, too "predatory" to suit men who were looking for "nurturers." The voices are authentic but selective; taken...
...earlier in life is when you have the least, literally, to spend. But, as Jane Collyer notes, young mothers have more of one important asset in the bank: life itself. "You know what the best part is?" she asks. "I really hope I'll get to see my great-grandchildren. I don't want not to be able to lift [my grandchildren] up because I'm going to throw out my back. I know I'm thinking way far ahead, but I love my kids so much, and I know they're going to have great kids...