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Frenk’s grandparents fled Nazi Germany and his wife, Felicia Knaul, is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
There are no rulings finding that grandparents have rights to be involved in a kid's life.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The number of Americans seeking Irish citizenship through ancestry—a route for people with Irish parents or grandparents—jumped 63% last year.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
My grandparents spend the winter in Florida every year, traveling down from Michigan.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
There are no rulings finding that grandparents have rights to be involved in a kid's life.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The number of Americans seeking Irish citizenship through ancestry—a route for people with Irish parents or grandparents—jumped 63% last year.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
My grandparents spend the winter in Florida every year, traveling down from Michigan.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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grandparent
noun
grand·par·ent
ˈgran(d)-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a parent of one's father or mother
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