Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments 4
Preface 7
Roslynne Charlotte Jacobs Steinberg 9
Poland to America 11
Mother and Father 17
1320 Manor Avenue 19
Time Moves On 23
Life at Home 27
Daily Life 29
The Cast of Characters 35
World War II 39
Growing Up 41
Papa Alex 43
Surviving the Summer 45
High School 51
Nat Sol Steinberg 55
Marriage 59
Mark Allen Steinberg 65
Back to our Roots 69
Two More Wonderful Sons 71
Heartbreak 73
Dealing With Tragedy 75
Never Forgotten 79
Rochdale Village 81
Housewife to Career Woman 87
Darkness Revisited 91
The Dream 93
Healing 95
A Home of Our Own 97
Life Changes 99
On My Own 103
Determined to Survive 107
Fate or Coincidence? 109
Another Change 111
From Boys to Men 115
The Dark Side of Big Business 117
Stephen 121
Kiddie Kolor 123
Back at the Mall 125
New Career 127
A Business Partner 129
Successful Partnership 135
The Roaring ‘80s 139
Josh 141
A New Dynamic 143
Break-ins and Breakdowns 147
A New Reality 151
Life with Stephen and Angela 153
Still A Broker 155
Pink Convertible, Fur Coats, and Diamonds 157
Hope Rises 159
Chattanooga, Tennessee 163
From City to Country 165
Some Things Never Change 167
Freedom! 171
Not Again! 173
An Artist in the Making 176
Roots 182
Choosing Me 184
Connections and Losses 202
Overflowing Joy 205
The Adventure Continues 209