religious wars; bike lanes removed and repainted

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Maybe this will cheer you up. Actually maybe not. Lemme see, so great Grandma went on to marry the other dude, her first husband eventually married and became a success in business.

That was the objection, not that he was a bad guy or anything. He wanted to be a businessman and NOT a Talmudic scholar. His eyes got opened to the possibilities when serving in the army. In Orthodox communities being a scholar is the height of success. Often the women run businesses while the men study. How you gonna keep em down in the schule after they've seen Paris?

So she's remarried, first hubby is too, I don't think he and his wife ever had kids of their own. I should find out.

My grandma made it to the USA, this is the sad part, one of the few members of my Mom's family who escaped She never saw her family again, except for this step-dad I guess you'd call him and a cousin who was already here. She remained staunchly anti Orthodox all her days. In her youth Grandma had hair down nearly to her feet and refused to cut it when she married. Her DH did not mind so why not?

Orthodox women cut their hair short at marriage and wear wigs. Only your husband sees your real hair.

For that transgression my great grandma refused to see her off at the train. That, as much as the Holocaust she blamed for never seeing them again. She felt somehow if that had not come between them they might have followed over.

I really do not think they could have made it out of Poland given the timing when she left but that haunted grandma I think.

Anyway her step-dad and his 2nd wife are already here in the USA.

Both helped with with the kids, my Mom and Aunt.

My mom has fond memories of going to the beach where they swam daily. One would watch her and her sister while the other swam and then switch.