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    Sharing Family Stories - Uncategorized

    Two Drawers, Two Worlds: Growing Up Kosher

    September 21, 2025 - By admin

    “NO!!!” my siblings and I shouted in unison as we stood around the modern black kitchen table. My friend Sharon…

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    Immigration

    Crossing the Ocean: Discovering What Your Ancestor’s Voyage Was Really Like

    September 13, 2025 - By admin

    Imagine standing on a crowded wharf in Hamburg in 1895, your worldly goods in a small suitcase and weeks of…

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  • Enjoying the Cousins' Zoom
    Sharing Family Stories

    The Day the Third Cousins Met on Zoom

    August 25, 2025 - By admin

    Note: This blog is a follow-up to my post called Why I Wrote a Children’s Book. In this post, I’m…

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  • Cover of Gussie's Suitcase Children's Book
    Immigration - Uncategorized

    Why I Wrote a Children’s Book

    August 14, 2025 - By admin

    Writing a children’s book was never part of my plan. So, what changed? About two years ago, my first cousin…

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  • The Day Tommy John Gave Us a Second Chance
  • Lunch at Paul’s Sweet Shop: Lillian’s Tuna and a Chocolate Egg Cream
  • The Wedding Cake Topper That Waited… for Me
  • When the Suitcases Were Unpacked: Sarah and Feige’s Stories
  • An Apple, a Ladder, and a Century of Change

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  1. Deborah Holman on The Day Tommy John Gave Us a Second Chance
  2. Noelle on The Wedding Cake Topper That Waited… for Me
  3. Deborah Samuel Holman on When the Suitcases Were Unpacked: Sarah and Feige’s Stories
  4. Deborah Holman on A Squirrel in a Dress and Other Small Stories of Wartime Hope
  5. Karen Bradbury on A Pinch of This, A Pinch of That: Gussie’s Brisket Story

“. . . As an immigrant grandmother, I purchased Tara’s book thinking it would be a great story to share with my grandchildren—and I loved it so much, I ended up reading it three times! I found the story, not only something I want to share with my grandchildren, but my greater community of friends and family. . . ”  See the entire review under Bravos & Blessings

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Recent Posts

  • The Day Tommy John Gave Us a Second Chance
  • Lunch at Paul’s Sweet Shop: Lillian’s Tuna and a Chocolate Egg Cream
  • The Wedding Cake Topper That Waited… for Me
  • When the Suitcases Were Unpacked: Sarah and Feige’s Stories
  • An Apple, a Ladder, and a Century of Change
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