However, I call my grandmother Nonni, the short form of Nonnina, which is an endearing term for grandmother like granny or gramma. I'm not sure this is proper Italian, but that's how I see it. As far as I know nanni is not Italian, and it certainly does not mean grandfather.
Brooklyn became part of the City of New York in 1898. In the early 1900s, Bensonhurstâs Jewish immigrants, many of them Syrian or Egyptian Jews, joined the mix in the mostly Italian neighborhood. During the first half of the 20th century Jewish children primarily attended the local public schools.
Thursday, June 9, 2016 will be Anniversary Day, a celebration of the Sunday Schools of NYC. The state holiday originated as a way to honor the Sabbath school movement. Part 10 of A Journey through Williamsburg-Greenpoint religions. Anniversary Day of the Sunday School of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Brooklyn, June 1944. Photo; Howard Hollem/U.S. Farm Security Administration_Office of War Information_Library of Congress. On June 9, 2016 public schools will celebrate Brooklyn-Queens Anniversary Day. The holiday was created by the New York State Legislature in 1959 in commemoration of the organization of Sunday schools and the Brooklyn Sunday School Union Society.