To Nana’s Grandchildren – From Bernice
I returned home yesterday after the week of shiva for Nana. I’ve thought often of all of you since she died. I know that at one time or another she told or wrote each of you something from her heart, once in a while critical, but always with love. We can all be grateful that she lived long enough to influence the lives of all of you and for all of you to know her well. …
… Which brings me to the last thing I need to tell you. Nana never thought that nobody was good enough for her children and grandchildren. If she was not immediately overjoyed with our choice of spouses, she soon enough accepted all as her own. While we all gave her grief at one time or other in her 85 years, she never oppressed us with impossible expectations, though she had standards of conduct she did expect us to honor. She was grateful and proud that we all turned out so well. Her hopes for us were simple: that we enjoy good health, that we love one another and stay together, and that we remain loyal to Judaism.