An Extraordinary Thing.
Adina Rothschild Locketz, 16 of Minnetonka, Minnesota, participating on the four week long NFTY Chalutzim B’Aretz trip and spent four days hiking sea to sea, Yam L’Yam on the Israel National Trail, camping out and having a blast with friends.
Hayden Cole Taylor, 16, of Toronto, Ontario, embarking on his trip to Israel to compete on the Maccabi Canada Baseball Team in Tel Aviv. He pitches and plays first base and outfield.
There is a lot that our ancestors probably could not have imagined about the world their descendants would live in. Two things I can safely say with certain never entered their wildest of imaginations is that a girl that came from them would hike with her friends on the Israel National Trail from the Sea of Galilee to the Mediterranean Sea - Yam L’Yam, THE SAME WEEK that a boy that came from them would fly to Tel Aviv to play baseball representing Canada in the Maccabi Games.
Hayden Cole Taylor and Adina Rothschild Locketz share many relatives in common up their family trees. All of them are, or would be, proud of who they are, what they are doing, and how the family story continues on through them.
Hayden and Adina share GreatGreatGreat Grandparents, Koppel and Rosa (nee Strauss) Rothschild. Koppel (1845 to 1931) was a cattle dealer and a teacher of Torah. He lived his whole life in Hörstein. Rosa (1846-1918) came from Mittelsinn. The Modern Land of Israel would have only been a fantasy to them. And given that the world they knew would be destroyed…that the generations would fan out, yet remain connected to each other and to the traditions of our People…is perhaps the eternal hope fulfilled through one’s children and children’s children. May their memory, and the memory of their existence, be a blessing for the whole family.
They also share another set of greatgreatgreat grandparents, Isaac and Sarah Strauss were Zionists at the turn of the 20th century. In fact they were gifted a collection of dried flowers from the Holy Land for their contribution to the Keren Hayesod in around 1920.
GOOD LUCK HAYDEN! ADINA ENJOY EACH OF THESE LAST MOMENTS!
Addendum:
All the stars aligned, so Adina had a minute to hug her grandparents. Bev and Les travelled alongside Hayden’s team along with Christian and Lisa Taylor, Chris (Senior) and Isabelle Taylor, Scott Taylor and Ethan. Adina was able to visit for a few minutes with Les, Bev and Ethan on a day that their itineraries crossed paths (pictured below).
