From Lenny
The Saga of Bessie
INTRODUCTION The following history, of Grandma Bessie Cedarbaum Posner, was written by my mother, Florence Stadlen/Faygele Posner, 9th of 10 children of Bessie and Sam Posner. She composed this on a variety of typewriters and word processors, and eventually entrusted it to nephew Danny Schneider. Left in sometimes confusing condition, it was given to me […]
Mama’s Private Place
By Florence Stadlen “Alright, little fish, open your eyes.” A light kiss on closed eyelids, a love-sniff where neck meets ear, a nuzzle at the neck. “Up, up, children. It’s time for school and I daren’t be late for the Sabbath. So much to do, so much to do: Will I […]
Hanukkah at Grandma Bessie’s
One of my earliest family memories: The kids line up in single file , youngest first , eldest at the end. Oldest “ancestor”, Grandma Bessie, gives first gifts from her chair in her living room. Sitting proudly, like a general inspecting her troops , the family matriarch does her annual family census and gets to […]