Pride in our Jewish history and heritage
שמי איתן שר, אספר על המיצג שלי במסגרת תחרות "סיפור משפחתי" של בית התפוצות: בצעירותו נשלח סבא רבא שלי לאמריקה על ידי אמו כדי לגייס מספיק כסף כדי להביא את…
In memory of those no longer here but always in our hearts
המיצג שלי מציג דגל ישראל, בו הפסים והכוכב מורכבים מצילומים של כל משפחתי, המשתרעים על פני חמישה דורות. פסיפס זה מייצג את מידת התפוצה של השורשים היהודיים שלי כשישראל היא…
The dreidl spins and the circle of life continues
I chose a dreidl because Hannukah is my favourite holiday - not because of the gifts, but because of all the family togetherness and being with the people I love.…
Mi Mundo
Ahora les voy a contar un poco de mi historia: Mis antepasados llegaron de Europa en el siglo 20, con la esperanza de tener en sudamérica una nueva vida, donde…
These are my roots
My art installation starts with a pointe shoe and the center is my sister and I. Each layer represents a generation of my family. Trailing from the pointe shoe are…
Using intelligence to survive
My story is about how my Grandmother’s Grandfather Joseph escaped from the Russians in 1904. I always loved this story because it shows how smart he was. Also, I like…
Passing down the mitzvah
The theme of my project is Hachanassat Orchim, which means receiving guests. At the center there is a beautifully laid table, ready to receive guests. On the walls are photos…
The wheel of life
Egoz was a ship that carried Jewish emigrants from Morocco to Israel, at a time when the immigration of Moroccan Jews to Israel was illegal under Moroccan law. The ship…
Teaching, family and stories
Heder (Cheder) means room in Hebrew, which was the old way of teaching for the more Orthodox Jewish children. My grandfathers both used to go to heders as kids, and…
Powerful belief and special powers
My great grandmother Nona was a big tzedakah and her powerful belief in Hashem gave her a lot of special powers. Even the Rabbi of her village wanted to be…
Music and our Jewish heritage
My project represents how music connected my grandfather to his Jewish heritage. I used blue on the guitar because when my mother talks about my grandfather she always talks about…
Schindler: Bravery in the face of evil
My great grandfather, Joseph Frahman, was a lucky man. He survived the Holocaust and was saved by Oscar Schindler who helped to save Jews from their obvious destination. I decided…