One son became an NYPD officer and the other an FDNY firefighter. They still speak Bengali; it’s helpful to have an extra language in their line of work.
All tagged kitchen wares
One son became an NYPD officer and the other an FDNY firefighter. They still speak Bengali; it’s helpful to have an extra language in their line of work.
My parents weren’t required to give a dowry, but my mom had jewelry that she gave to all the daughters and daughters-in-law anyway, and there were 9 of us children.
It had been illegal for soldiers to steal things from Germany after the War, so you can see that the maker’s mark was rubbed off in order for it to have been smuggled out and brought to the Soviet Union.
I never had a meat grinder! When I got my first salary here in the U.S., I went out and bought myself one.
In Georgia there were only about 10 Jewish last names, so it was fairly easy to tell who the Jews were.
My dad was a nuclear physicist. He also wrote poetry up until he passed away in 2001.
So we started our life here with furniture from the garbage, but we had pots and pans, fine china, and every imaginable kitchen utensil!
