Category: Connections: Past and Present

How exploring my past has led to connections in the present

Connections: Past and Present, History and Memory, Uncategorized

Zambrow: real and imagined

There was, as long as I can remember, a special book on my parent’s bookcase. I knew it was special because of the reverence in which my parents held it. I rarely pulled it off the bookcase and looked at it, nor do I remember my parents ever reading it. All I knew was that …

Connections: Past and Present, Explorations: family history

Introduction to the blog

I am writing this blog to chronicle my experience in finding out more about my ancestors and to connect with others who are engaging in a similar search. At this point, I am focusing mostly on my mother’s family, about whom I know the most. I am calling this blog Zambrow: A Jewish Roots Journey …