From early life , evacuations during war and education to the present day
My grandmother, Elena Shirkova (maiden name: Elena Weisberg), was born on March 10, 1948 in the town of Chesnokovka (now the city of Novoaltaysk), in the central part of Russia.…
This is the story of my grandma Katie
My maiden name is Kovac, which means Blacksmith. It’s not my real last name, though. My real last name was Weiss, which means white. My family is from Eastern Europe.…
About family and values
Today I am going to present you an inspiring story about a woman called Genrieta Duko. I am really fortunate and happy I had the chance to meet her in…
My grandpa and his dad, and how they survived
Saba Dani was born in Brescia, Italy on May 31, 1939. His Birth name was Arnaldo Coen and his parents were Dante and Angelina Coen. He was the fourth child…
Olivia Nappi's Family Story
Olivia's project is called “Racing Through the Dark” because the Holocaust was a dark time and the Jews raced through the dark to reach for the flash of light at…
A story of sorrow to prosperity in a Jewish way
Rom tells the story of his family's immigration and settling over the last century. His Great-Grandparents were Holocaust survivors, and just like other survivors, they managed to persevere through the…
Childhood Memories from Kishinev and the United States
Herb Rosen interviewed his parents, Louis H. Rosen & Fanny (Tannenbaum) Rosen, in their apartment in Clearwater, Florida, in March 1978. Herb: We thought this would be an excellent opportunity…
The War of Independence
במלחמת העצמאות של ישראל, ירושלים הייתה תחת מצור. כדי למנוע מהאוכלוסייה לרעוב, משאיות העבירו אוכל מתל אביב בכבישים צרים ודרך עמקים תחת מתקפה ערבית. סבתי ואחותה היו אחת המשפחות שהיו…
Remembering the saviours of our past
שמי מוריס זיתוני. בשנת 1942 סבי, פרד ישראל, הוסתר מהנאצים במנזר (קלוסטר) סנט ג'וזף בבלגיה. הוא גר שם כשנתיים. מנזר הוא מבנה או מתחם בניין בו היו מגורים ומקומות עבודה…
Trees and the tallit: providing shelter
What to trees and tallit have in common? Why have I chosen them for my project? They both provide a form of shelter, physical and emotional. Trees can be shelter…
Always A City Girl
Marion Davies was born in one of the most diverse areas of the UK, the EastEnd of London, a few years before the beginning of World War Two. Her father…
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…