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A New Approach to Creativity
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WELCOME to the world of Images and Imagination, fabulous
enrichment classes for children 3 1/2 to 6 years of age. A world
where every week you see and experience different things.
In a warm, nurturing and stimulating setting, children will learn
through the use of art, music, drama and science ... enjoying and
discovering the magic of life.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
The Art Of
Grandparenting
HADASSAH RIBALOW NADICH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
or as long as we live, we are
constantly cast into differ-
ent roles. We start as de-
pendent beings, tended by
parents and teachers, gradually
growing into independent indi-
viduals. All educational experi-
ences, formal and informal, work
together to produce the total hu-
man beings we become.
Through it all, we are always
in a state of connectedness to oth-
ers: to our original families, then
to friends, neighbors, and co-
workers, then to the families we
establish. That is the cycle of our
lives, and each of us is a leading
player in it.
But unlike in drama, in life we
do not have the opportunity to re-
hearse our parts. As we move
from one stage to another, we put
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with grandchildren, we need to
find our own ways on this road.
There is no right or wrong way to
grandparent; and as we look
about us, we see all kinds of
grandparents. For some, grand-
children become the center of
their lives, and for others, their
children's children are just that
— and not their concern. It is,
therefore, up to each person to
seek, sometimes to grope, and
find his or her own way of ad-
justing to this new role.
All that has been said so far
could be said of any grandparent.
But how about Jewish grand-
parents — specifically those who
fear that the chain of Jewish con-
tinuity might be broken and that
the links will
weaken with
Albert Einstein
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our backgrounds and talents to
their best use. We learn how to
be husbands and wives only af-
ter we marry. Similarly, we learn
the art of parenting only after we
become parents.
So, how can we possibly pre-
pare the stage for grandparent-
hood? The answer is that we are
always preparing for it, albeit un-
consciously. New parents, preoc-
cupied with the daily demands of
parenthood, do not stop to think
about unborn grandchildren or
their own future roles as grand-
parents.
If and when we are blessed
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the years? What role can grand-
parents play in this battle for
Jewish life in the future?
It must be said that the pri-
mary source of authority for your
grandchildren's Jewish future be-
longs to their parents, our chil-
dren, just as the responsibility for
your children's education was in
your very own domain. Even
though any influence that grand-
parents exert is indirect and sub-
tle, it, nonetheless, is very real
and very effective.
If you want your grandchildren
to appreciate Jewish literature,