I am interviewing my grandmother who's name is Hannah Koronyo. She was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, in the year of 1938. Her parents (Noah and Merriam) came from Poland to…
Marcelle first felt her Jewish identity at a young age. Marcelle's story started when Morocco became hostile towards the Jews. In the middle of the night, Marcelle's parents sent their…
The first time I felt Jewish was when I left South Africa by plane to visit Israel and learn about the Kotel with my school for one month. Even though…
My grandfather, Lou Lefkowitz (who I call Zaidi), was born on April 29, 1930. He was youngest of three children born to Harry and Bella Lefkowitz. My great grandparents ran…
Naomi Brasky was born on October 24, 1925 in Berlin, and every Shabbat morning she would wake up to her father Ire, putting on t'fillin and praying before he went…
My great uncle Arthur (whom I call Uncle Arthur) felt Jewish when he went to Israel with my (now deceased) grandparents on my Dad's side. After living there for a…
The first time that Rosa Bernstein, my mother, felt truly Jewish, was at the Mikvah. The reason she felt Jewish was because she felt it was extremely spiritual in a…
My dad converted to Judaism and was welcomed right into the Jewish community. By the time the first week was over he had already been given an Aliyah and people were teaching…
The person I'm interviewing is my grandmother, Minou Mobasseri. She was born in Tehran, Iran. The first time she felt Jewish was on Yom Kippur because she fasted. She was…
The first time my grandmother, Rhona, felt Jewish was when she was about 8 years old and her mom let her light the Shabbat candles with her for the first…