The first time my Grandpa felt Jewish
When my grandpa was about three years old, his grandma and he went to the market. His grandma, my great-great grandma, found a crate in the market and told my…
My grandmother Margaret Rosenthal felt Jewish for the first time when she went to a Jewish camp for kids in college. My grandmother never had a bat mitzvah as a…
When I was a child, my family lived in a town of 50,000 people with about 50 Jewish families and a small synagogue. Being Jewish was just part of who…
My Grandmother, Lois Reinis, felt the most Jewish mostly when she traveled. She tells me that she felt very Jewish when she traveled to Israel, Germany, and Poland. In each…
שירת התקווה במסע לפולין
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…
חתונה יהודית וחינוך ילדים
My grandma, Temmy Lehman, was born on March 30, 1938. She is married and has four kids. There have been two times where she has felt a big sense of…
From Morocco to France
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…
טקס ההבדלה היה הזמן הכי אהוב על הסבתא שלי בשבוע
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…
כאשר הדוד ארתור הרגיש יהודי
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…