Which relative's story do you most wish you knew better?
PeopleA free guided conversation
From generation to generation. What will they know because you told them?
Preserve the family stories, traditions, journeys, humor, faith, recipes, words, and everyday memories that deserve to travel forward.
Start with one story — freeFree. Usually 5 to 15 minutes. Take time to think. Finish when you have shared your story. No writing. Just talk.
Your words lead. This page sets where the conversation begins. After that, the interviewer follows what you actually say.
What you keep. When you finish, you get a written story and your recording on a private link.
L'dor v'dor • generation to generation
The story of a family lives in more than documents.
Begin anywhere: a grandparent, a holiday table, a journey, a family saying, an old neighborhood, a moment of faith, or a story everybody knows.
What family tradition carries a story with it?
TraditionIs there a Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, or other family word or expression you want remembered?
LanguageWhat journey or move changed your family's story?
JourneyWhat family recipe, object, photo, or ritual opens a flood of memories?
MemoryWhat do you want the next generation to understand about your family?
Dor l'dorWhy preserve it
Passing something forward requires more than remembering it privately.
A guided conversation helps turn fragments—names, recipes, jokes, customs, places—into stories someone in the next generation can actually understand and keep.
Choose one thread.Start with a person, moment, place, belief, tradition, or memory.
Talk naturally.No script and no perfect answer required.
We follow.The interviewer notices details worth exploring and asks one question at a time.
Keep the story.Turn the conversation into something your family can return to.
Your story. Your boundaries.
Preserve what matters without giving up control.
Private by default
Private by default. You decide what is kept and what is shared.
No stereotype required
The interviewer follows your actual family experience—not assumptions about what your culture, faith, service, or history must have been.
Skip anything
You can change direction, leave something out, or stop. A meaningful story does not require the most painful or private one.
You received a story. Pass one forward.
Start with one story — freeFree. Usually 5 to 15 minutes. Take time to think. Finish when you have shared your story. No writing. Just talk.
Hold Us Together is independent and is not affiliated with a synagogue, Jewish denomination, archive, or community organization. No single Jewish family experience is assumed.