For My Grandfather

By Tamara Shayne Kagel
Published on October 21, 2011

Mother, grandfather convicted of murdering girl, 4

Published on May 19, 2011

The mother and grandfather of a 4-year-old girl murdered in Israel have been convicted of killing her. Ronny Ron and Marie Renault were convicted Thursday in Petah Tikvah District Court of murdering Rose Pizem in 2008.

Wanted: One Bubby and Zaidy willing to adopt

By Lauren Bottner
Published on May 11, 2011

Joys of growing up in Communist Soviet Union, and other tales of my Family.

By Julia Bendis
Published on February 16, 2011

Valentine’s Day Peep Show!

By Julia Bendis
Published on February 14, 2011

Report: Respect for religious freedom down in Israel; Grandfather, mother charged in girl's murder

Published on September 24, 2008

An increase in "societal abuses and discrimination" against "some evangelical Christian groups as well as Messianic Jews" has contributed to a "slight decline in respect for religious freedom" in Israel, according to the State Department's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.

Spectator - Family Doc Unlocks Doors

By Susan Josephs
Published on September 15, 2005

Growing up in Syracuse, N.Y, Eileen Douglas lived for the moments she could climb into her grandfather's lap and find the pennies he brought -- special for her. He faithfully visited his grandchildren every day after leaving his work as a butcher. Yet he never really spoke about his upbringing in Kovno, Lithuania.

"I thought we weren't allowed to talk about it, that if you did, you would hurt the family," Douglas recalled. "My grandfather died suddenly when I was 12 and I never got to say goodbye."

Some 25 years after her grandfather died, Douglas paid a visit to her childhood home and stumbled upon a series of forgotten family photographs.

Grampa’s Advice: Pass on ‘First-Tell’

By Saul Turteltaub
Published on October 28, 2004

It took me six years of being a grandfather to accept the fact that my grandchildren may not be more brilliant or athletic than everyone else's.

Obituaries

Published on October 14, 2004

Obituaries.

Black Sheep

By Ron Arons
Published on October 14, 2004

During my genealogy research I was surprised to learn that my great-grandfather was a real scoundrel. While it's impossible to know what was happening inside of his head, I've found clues that give me a better understanding of who he was.

A Family Affair

By Tom Tugend
Published on April 24, 2003

In his 86th year and in his 86th movie, Kirk Douglas has fulfilled a long-cherished dream by uniting his clan in the film, "It Runs in the Family."

Diagnosis: Grandfather

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 27, 2001

"The Grandfather Thing" by Saul Turteltaub (Tallfellow Press, $16.95).

Saul Turteltaub, whom I've known for a good many years, is a funny man and a funny television writer. If you laughed at "The Carol Burnett Show," "The Jackie Gleason Show," "That Girl" or "The Cosby Show," tip your hat to Turteltaub, because they are among the 30 major TV shows he has written or produced over a 40- year span.