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WHEN Yitta Schwartz died last month at 93, she left behind 15 children, more than 200 grandchildren and so many great- and great-great-grandchildren that, by her family’s count, she could claim perhaps 2,000 living descendants.

Doin\’ it right rilly.

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David Gillies
David Gillies
15 years ago

As a member of a big, and growing family, I always find stories like this heart-warming.

Ian Reid
Ian Reid
15 years ago

A mere amateur by the standards of Ghengis Khan and his hordes of descendants.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0214_030214_genghis.html

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