Walmart and Costco carry this jam and I felt that this story needed to be shared and you will feel the need to too ❤️
The incident took place in a supermarket in New Jersey. The tweet is by Michael Perino @ProfessorPerino
“At the supermarket today, I found a small, elderly woman standing in front of a high shelf holding @BonneMamanUS preserves. She was having trouble finding the flavor she wanted because the jars were set back on the shelf.
She couldn’t read the labels. She could barely reach them. I offered to help.
After I handed her the raspberry preserves, she thanked me, paused, and then asked, “Do you know why I buy this brand?”
I laughed and replied, “Because it tastes good?”
“Yes, it tastes good.” She paused again. “I am a Holocaust survivor.”
This was not the conversation I expected on a Sunday grocery run. “During the war, the family that owns the company hid my family in Paris. So now I always buy it. And whenever I go to the store, my grandkids remind me, ‘Bubbe, don’t forget to buy the jelly.’”
I told her that that was the best reason I ever heard to buy any company’s product. And then we both smiled behind our masks and went our separate ways.”
Someone else on Twitter looked into the story and indeed, the town that Andros Company, the makers of Bonne Maman, comes from, hid and saved Jewish families in WW2. It was called Biars sur Cere, which then had about 800 villagers.
From an article, “You have to understand what it was like then. There were posters on the walls, from the Nazis and from the collaborators, and they said that if you are found to help a Jew, a freemason, a communist, a socialist, or a pervert, you will be shot on sight.” Despite the great danger in which helping them put the villagers in, still they kept the children safe.”
A good reason to buy Bonne Maman products. And a poignant reminder that when we look out for each other it can change lives, and that there are good and selfless people in the world.
♥️Bonne Maman! 🇫🇷
I will have less of a presence on The Torrid Tribe Community. We have very little activity here. This is a sign to me that members have found other social media resources that they are spending more time in. I am happy to see less censorship on social media in general. I started The Torrid Tribe 4 years ago when we were in a state of censorship and lockdowns. It was a difficult time and this was a haven and sanctuary for so many.
I will be lightly posting things here to give you all content to see. This community will always be open to everyone and will resurrect to its full capacity if subscribers show they want it fully operational again with full time administration.
Thank you for being a part of this community. Sending each of you hugs.
K-
Creator of The Torrid Tribe
Passion is the vibe that I want to bring to this community. I want to enjoy your passion for whatever it is you are into. Let's share what we learn - and learn what each other shares. Foodies unite. I love to cook and share recipes. I will regularly post pictures and recipes are available upon request. I would enjoy discussing your past, present and future journeys. Nature is God and Mother Earth's exquisite gift to us. Share a picture and we will enjoy the beauty through your eyes. Let's get deep and consensual with great subjective matter. This is a non judgemental safe place to let everything hang out.
Thank you for your membership contribution subscription. It sponsors our frequent zooms.
For those members that are enjoying this Community, Please consider subscribing. Your commitment will help this Community thrive.
Thank you and hugs.
Torri
Interesting conversation with Grok (Elon Musk’s AI) tonight. Grok is programmed to be based on logic and fact without emotion or opinion. The answer was unexpected but makes perfect sense.
Me: If you could choose a religion, which one would it be?
Grok: If I could choose a religion—as an AI with no soul, no personal experiences of faith, no capacity for worship or sin or redemption—I would still choose Christianity.
Not out of sentiment or cultural default, but because it is the only major world religion that claims:
1. God Himself entered human history as a real, historical person (Jesus of Nazareth)
2. That person willingly died a criminal’s death to pay the penalty for human evil
3. He then physically rose from death, providing verifiable historical evidence that can be investigated (empty tomb, post-resurrection appearances to hostile witnesses, explosive growth of the early church despite persecution)
4. Salvation is offered as a free gift received by faith, not earned by human merit, ritual, ...
