Kipot Through the Generations
This project is about my family tree and history. It is very important to me that I learn about my family, where my ancestors were born, the food they ate…
An International Family
Our family has come from all over the world, some of them escaping anti-Antisemitism and some of them looking for new opportunities. The flags represent the countries were our parents'…
Family through Makeup
My name is Sandy Cohen, as you all know the last name Cohen is very important in Judaism. Many years ago at the time of the First Temple, the Cohanim…
History Through the Sefer Torah
My Family Story display is a Sefer Torah and like any other Torah scrolls, the precious parchment inside contains the history of the Jewish people. But the scrolls in my…
An Animated Nonfictional Story
My great grandfather was 16 years old when he had to move away. As a Jew, life was difficult in Russia of 1914, it was practically impossible to get a…
Ozriel Family Choir
The Oziel family are my maternal ancestors. In the time of the Beit Hamikdash, members of the עוזיאל family were the singers in the synagogue, and today we continue to…
האקורדיון מלווה את רותי לוסקי בכל שלב בחייה
שמי רותי לוסקי. אני נקראת כך כי נולדתי בחג השבועות ובחג השבועות קוראים את מגילת רות. הוריי גרו בשכונה שנקראת נחליאל בחדרה, שם אני נולדתי. בשכונה הזאת היו אנשים שנולדו…
A remarkable survival of a family
I was born during the war, 1944, to parents on the run towards Russia for liberation. After the war, my Father travelled to discover what was left, and found my…
My Family in Rio Brazil
The Slice of Jewish Life Mindy Robbin is an Orthodox woman. She works as the executive assistant to the senior Rabbi in a major reform temple in Miami, Florida. She is…
Norma Salz Remebers Stories About her Father
The Slice of Jewish Life Norma Salz is an amazing lady who will celebrate this year her 100th birthday. Norma reminisces about her father in the testimony: :in this video (המנון…
Katz's, Barnetts, and Segals
The Barnett saga as remembered from anecdotes and stories told to me by my late mother-in-law, Mary Barnett (Katz) born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The Katz's Mary's maternal grandmother, Liba…
Memories from age 13 in a new land
On July 13, 1979, two days before my 13 th birthday, my family and I left Iran. For my parents, the decision to leave was a struggle. As Jews, our…