About thirty years ago, both of John's grandfathers and his great-grandmother all wanted to hold him. Top to bottom, he poses in the arms of Grandpa Joe Stein, Great-Grandma Harriet Ruskin, and Grandpa Bob Horowitz.
John was the first grandchild on either side of the family, and on the Stein side he was the first son of the first son of the first son of the first son of ... some Eastern European somebody. Back in the day, a first son would have inherited all the family land, forcing his younger brothers to leave home and make their own way in the world. Since there is no family land, and perhaps never has been, it's all good.
Grandpa Joe died a few months after this picture was taken; John was then 20 months old and Ted was a newborn. Great-grandma Harriet lived about ten years longer. Grandpa Bob is now 84 years old and still ready to hold a baby in his arms.
No comments:
Post a Comment