Eight Generations of Roots
David’s deep roots and connection to Israel inspired him to make this display. Eight assembled wooden trees represent the 8 generations of David’s family, who have lived in Israel for…
Shuel of Vryheid, KwaZulu Natal
I’ve chosen the theme ‘keys’ for my project. My Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Isaac Woolf Baranov, received a golden key in recognition of a Synagogue that he built in Vryheid, KwaZulu Natal,…
The Value of Learning
My great-grandmother, Margot Jeremias, always valued education. This stemmed from her education being taken from her in Germany, at the age of 14, when the Nazis made it impossible for…
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…
A Surviving Letter
“Jewish girls were sitting in this cell. We were told we were to be shot. If a Jew will pass here and survive, I beg him, since I have brothers…
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…
The second generation of women Rabbis
" How did I get to be a reform, woman rabbi in Miami, Florida. I'd say here at Temple Beth Am, I've gotten here through quite a journey and this…
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…
Reflections of a Secular Jew
The Slice of Jewish Life Neither of my parents had been raised in the strict Jewish tradition. My father held a law degree and my mother was a piano and…
Jenny Zanzuri's Grandsons Ask her About her time in Libya
The Slice of Jewish Life The testimony of Jenny Zanzuri is an interview of her with her grandchildren David Beiner (left) and Steven Beiner (right). Jenny Goldfarb Zanzuri was born…
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…
The Slice of Jewish Life: Run by the Jewish Genealogical society of Greater Miami
My road to the rabbinate began in 1995 when I was studying abroad at the university of Tel Aviv. I was there my junior year of college; I was having…