The Unwanted Girl

A stirring story of an unwanted girl who almost lost her connection with Judaism
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[Jaegar19Ultima]

I knew there was a twist to the story, I'm not jewish my ethnicity is everything but jewish however it was a good story. I have to wonder over the years was there any reconciliation between your mother and grandfather? Some times later on in life people feel a great burden and pain for causing much grief to a child. I also research judaism among other religious beliefs from time to time and see the importance of keeping alive the cultures of other creeds and not to lose them to assimilation

[BasicJudaism]

@Jaegar19Ultima Yes... my mother and her dad ... eventually had a good relationship! Thank You!

[littlewaynerable]

cool story wizard dude.

[covvie]

Rab Mentz: *very* touching story. I am Philip, son of Laurence, son of Harry, son of Aphraim, son of Reb Pinchas halLevy of Zlatopol in the Ukraine. My grandparents (Harry & Sue) were nonobservant, and my father became a Presbyterian, dying an elder in the church. I'm now a very conservative Presbyterian minister, but cherish my Jewish roots and ancestry.

[Boudiga]

I'm neither xian or jewish, but the story was very touching. I think the saddest part was that the father couldn't care for his children and the horrible woman who refused to adopt the girl. Its a terrible thing. No matter the faith the children were raised, I hoped they were loved and cared for. Even if their father didn't have much to give them! :)

[hineni53]

It is so important to keep one's roots and connect with them. As a prospective convert I sometimes feel the pull of my roots of my parents and those of my jewish family. New roots and old ones combine to form one.

[StSimonMartyr]

Be thankful your parents were Pro Life....

[DaryleKendall]

I have a similar unwanted story, in a way, my grandma told me that her mother (who had "too many" kids) had lost 10 dollars of her money on the way to the abortionist and when she got there they refused her. My whole family would not be here...my mom, uncles, cousins, siblings, nieces and nephews, my children! I can not imagine a world without these people that I love and cherish. B'H

[benchabot]

My mother's mother came to the U.S. from Poland, but, for some reason, she had no family or 'roots' there to speak of. Among my early recollections, was going to the local market hearing hearing her speak to the shopkeepers in some strange language - not Polish nor English. Later, she would frequently mark time by mentioning Jewish Holidays. In my teens, she would affectionately call me the Polish equivalent of 'my little Jew,' I assumed because I was short and hirsute like her family.

[zollnerillusion]

I love your video clip, it's a story that touches my heart as well. I was 40 years of age before I discovered that my great grandmother's "german" was actually yiddish. No one ever told me the truth about my roots, and I was raised protestant. Thank you for telling us your story.

[MarcSarfat]

Beautiful, moving and inspiring! Thank you for the ride home Rabbi!

[Dolljewel]

Thank you for sharing is beautifu;!

[foreverbluewolf]

My brothers and I, thank you