The Locket

by Mae Bird

     My great-great  grandma Bertha Shorwitz was very poor and had nothing of value.When my great-great grandpa  Milton Wise surprised  Bertha with the locket she was so happy she wore it all the time. 
       Bertha had to move from Russia because Jewish people were getting treated poorly. Around 1914 to 1916 Bertha immigrated to the U.S.A.  She  passed through Ellis Island then she settled in Brooklyn. I think she is very brave for leaving her  country and moving to a new place that she  didn’t even know the language. I’m really proud of her for leaving because if it wasn’t for her my mom wouldn’t have met my other mom. 
        Even in her old age Bertha still cared to keep her family healthy. One time my grandma came over and would not even touch the locket. One day I hope I get to wear it all the time just like my great-great grandma Bertha Shorwitz did. 

– MB

Relationship:  Great-grandchild of im/migrant or more Great-grandchild of im/migrant or more