Of Times Past: Grandmother to Grandchild

Grandmothers give gifts. They give their children, and their children's children, the gift of life. They give the gift of nurturing, the gift of love. And now, with this wonderful, interactive fill-in gift book, grandmothers have the opportunity of bestowing another meaningful and memorable gift: the gift of the past.

Grandmothers are the core of family life, the link that connects the past with the future. Of Times Past: Grandmother to Grandchild is designed for the Jewish grandmother to complete and then present to her grandchild. The book offers unique opportunity to record family history and experiences and to transmit significant world events that she has lived through. An interactive family tree enables the reader to easily keep track of each ancestor. More than a tree bearing family names, this "tree" captures the texture of a past world, evoking traditions, memories, and lore of the grandmother's life.

Through the individual recollections of the grandmother, this book becomes a window to past Jewish life as well as a personal family memoir. It transmits the family values, history, and traditions and will surely become a family heirloom handed down from generation to generation.