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Story: Tradition: Roles in Society
Summary: This story brings to mind the opening scenes of "Fiddler on the Roof" where we're reintroduced to Tevye the dairyman and the character of the Fiddler. It establishes the central tension in the story between tradition and change. The video in this segment includes the traditional roles of men, women, and children in the fictional town of Anatevka. Use this story as a trigger to talk about traditional occupations and stereotypes in the small Russian village of Anatevka. What do we recall about our childhood memories of adulthood? What can we remember about the roles of men and women in our family stories? How have roles, especially gender roles, changed?
Caption:
Blacksmith in Anatevka
Narration:
What would you like to talk about.
Description:
Media used by template player:
Minimum duration:
45000
Prompts:
Traditional roles, Carpenter / Blacksmith, Butcher / Tanner, Tailor / Seamstress, Cook, Teacher / Student, Rabbi and Yenta
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Featured story idea
This is the story of a mistaken text message and how it led to a lasting relationship between two families. In 2016, Wanda Dench accidentally accidentally sent an invitation to attend her family Thanksgiving dinner to a stranger named Jamal Hinton. Although it was a mistake, Wanda invited him to her family Thanksgiving anyway and Jamal agreed to go. And they had such a good time together it became a tradition.
You can use this story to talk about traditional and non-traditional families, traditional and non-traditional celebrations, continuity and change.
Wanda's husband, Lonnie, died of COVID in 2020. Holidays can be hard when family members die. How do families cope with loss around the holidays? How can traditions change?
