Stories

What I'd like to put here are stories that people tell me about their family history. Call it Family Folklore. I know some stories and I'm going to post mine up here. If people will email me their stories...about their parents, grandparents, family, where people lived, the Shtetls, etc, I would love to post it here.

Submitted by Yitzchak (Yitzie) Solomon

We [Hershel Charach (grandfather) and Yitzie (grandson)] frequently talked Erev Shabbat, when he would occasionally remark that he had nothing to live for. I encouraged him to start writing about his life. He didn't think anyone would be interested, but nothing could be further from the truth. "My articles" were well received, and was often asked to continue writing his diary.

Yitzie (also known as Jacob, in business) submitted two articles entitled "Tales of My Zaydee". To read the entire article(s), click here. For a PDF version to download and read, click here. At the end of the article is the information on where and when it was originally published.

Submitted by Shimon Solomon

This was written by Katy (Shimon's daughter) for a creative writing assignment at the University of Tampa in 2008. I think you will all appreciate the story (and I think that she is an excellent writer). This paper was written as a tribute to Katy's grandfather, Victor Solomon.

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The Renaissance Man
By Katy Solomon