Family Stories

3 strategies for having significant pre- and post- B-Mitzvah conversations with your grandchild

Steps you can take to develop and enhance your own relationship with the parents of your B-Mitzvah grandchild

How ordinary personal treasures in our closets can trigger memories and family stories to share with teen grandchildren.

Your grandchild’s becoming B-Mitzvah is the perfect time to share your love and appreciation in a Forever Letter.

Tips from a grandmother to joyfully participate as a grandchild prepares to become B-Mitzvah

Ways for teens to interview their grandparents and learn about their lives

We all have stories to tell, especially now that we’re not young anymore.

These letters — written to connect us with another human being and to deepen, heal, or uplift our relationships — are Forever Letters.

Watch a dramatization of Dr. Ron Wolfson’s story about his Bubbie’s Shabbat dinner.

One of the greatest gifts we can give our grandchildren is to write — and tell — the stories that shaped our lives.

Discover the rich and meaningful ways objects in your closet can help you share family stories, family history, and even world events with your grandchildren and family members.

The remarkable Israeli artist, Hanoch Piven, guides you and your family to create family portraits from objects found in and around your house. There are two rules: (1) None of the usual art project material (e.g., pipe cleaners) please! (2) Have fun!

Do you have keepsakes that tell the stories of different family members throughout the generations; for example, a needlepoint or an old siddur, photos, home movies, or group texts with photos and videos?

From the wise men of Chelm to the marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the Jewish people have always been able to reflect on the Jewish experience with laughter.

Sharing your family stories links past generations with future ones. Here are four options to record and save your family stories.

We all have wonderful and meaningful family stories to tell. Susan Stone, a gifted professional storyteller, shares her secrets for bringing family stories to life.

In this brief video, Ron Wolfson, renowned author, Jewish educator, and member of the Jewish Grandparents Network Board of Directors, shares memories of his Zayde and Bubbie.

There is a compelling reason to share our family stories. In the 1990s, Marshall Duke and Robyn Fivush, psychologists at Emory University,

How can grandparents and parents help our children weather life’s inevitable setbacks? It turns out that the single most important thing you can do may be the simplest of all: share your family stories.