Reply To: What Will Become Of All The Memories?

An interesting note: I know that my mother is named after someone from her mother’s family who was killed in the war.

I was once riding on the bus in Brooklyn, going towards Boro Park. It was pretty empty. A frum woman got on with a young girl – probably about 5-6 years old. The girl sat down next to me, with her mother next to her. The mother had a cell phone, and I heard her say out loud to someone what her last name was. It was the same as my grandmother’s maiden name. After the call, she turned to her daughter, and called her by her name. It was the same as my mother’s name.

I turned to her and said, “I’m sorry, but I couldn’t help overhearing your daughter’s name, and your last name.” I explained about my grandmother and mother. I know that my grandmother had some family that survived the war. She said she didn’t know my grandmother’s name, but that didn’t mean anything. She also said her daughter was named after someone from her husband’s family, but she didn’t know exactly who. She did know that the name was used by a few cousins also. We said good-bye, and that was it.

Who knows – she could have easily been my cousin!