In the leap year of 1916, while the British engaged in fierce battles and the Montreal Canadians snagged their first-ever Stanley Cup, my Bubbie was born. Bubbie, Yiddish for grandmother, embodied the stereotype with her floral prints, frugality, and generous cheek pinches. Bubbie Bessie, as we fondly called her, hailed from a quaint little town in Saskatchewan. At her wedding to my grandfather Hyman, a unique family twist unfolded: Bessie’s brother Jack met and later married Hyman’s sister, ...

In the leap year of 1916, while the British engaged in fierce battles and the Montreal Canadians snagged their first-ever Stanley Cup, my Bubbie was born. Bubbie, Yiddish for grandmother, embodied the stereotype with her floral prints, frugality, and generous cheek pinches. Bubbie Bessie, as we fondly called her, hailed from a quaint little town in Saskatchewan. At her wedding to my grandfather Hyman, a unique family twist unfolded: Bessie’s brother Jack met and later married Hyman’s sister, ...