Eternal Lights
Light is sown for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart.
Channukiah
Israel
Jodie Lane
My grandmother, Diane Lane, a member of our temple, was living on a kibbutz, where she bought the Channukiah. She gave it to my great-great-grandmother, Sophie Goldblatt. When my great-great-grandmother died we inherited the Channukiah. I was given the middle name Sophie in memory of her.
It is important because it shows how kind my grandmother was. It reminds my mother of her great-grandmother whom she loved. It reminds us all of Israel.
Channukiah
Germany
Mark P
The artifact came to America with my grandma, my father's mother, when she had to leave Frankfurt Germany because of the Nazis. It had been my great grandma's Channukiah. The menorah belonged to the Strauss family.
It is very special to my family because it had been used for many many years in my family, and now we use it every Chanukah. The menorah is important in the celebration of Chanukah. It symbolizes the number of days the oil had lasted in the temple.
Some day I will pass it on to my children.
Shabbat Candlesticks
Lithuania
Cantor Helene Reps
My great-great-great-grandmother, Yehudit, received these as a wedding present over 150 years ago. They were given to her daughter, Batsheva, my great-great grandmother, when she left for America in 1906. They were passed down to my great- grandmother, Julie, and passed down to Cantor Reps, my grandmother. They will be given to the next child named Yehudit in our family.
Julie would often invite people to her table. She proudly displayed these candlesticks in her dining room. Through these Shabbat candlesticks, our heritage may be traced back through many generations and places from Eastern Europe, to Pittsburgh, to New York.
Candlestick
Russia
Bernice Parks
This candlestick was brought from Russia before the 1st World War and was taken to Palestine, where my great-great-grandmother was one of the founders of Petach Tikva. My grandmother traveled to Israel in 1967 after the Six Day War. She was given the candlestick then.
Since it is old, and from my great-great- grandma it is very special to my family.
Channukiah
Russia
This treasure has been handed down to my grandma by relatives, starting with her great-grandmother. My grandmother (Mary) received it from her mother Yetta who received it from her sister (my grandmother's Aunt Debba). They had been given the menorah by my grandma's grandma-Sarah.
This treasure is used each Chanukah by my family. It reminds each generation in my family of how special Chanukah is.
Candlesticks
Russia
Estelle S
Every Shabbat my great grandmother, Rose Teplin, lit the Shabbat candles in these candlesticks.
The candlesticks have been handed down from generation to generation and show our attachment to Judaism.
Candlesticks
Russia
Beatrice W
These Shabbat candlesticks were brought to the United States by my Great-great-grandmother, Bina Meschures. She traveled to New York City in 1906 when she was 40 years old.
These candlesticks are significant to our family because they have been passed down in our family for 250 years. It signifies that we are a Jewish family and also indicates where we came from.
Channukiah
Russia
Lisa and Andrew B
My dad, Andrew B, got this Channukiah from his grandmother who brought it to America when she fled Russia in approximately 1909. The Channukiah has been in family for many years. It was one of the few things that she and her family were able to escape with. It took her over 2 years of travel to finally arrive in this country.
This Channukiah means a lot to our family. It makes us think about my great grandparents every year when we light it. It reminds me of all the difficult times the Jews and my great grandmother endured. I feel blessed each time we light it.
Shabbat Candelabra
Rotchev, Russia
Sarah K.
This candelabra was used by my great-great-grandmother, Zipora in Rotchev, Russia and by my great-grandmother, Sarah, in New York. Now it belongs to my Mom, Carol B.
Four generations of my family have lit Shabbat candles using this candelabra. I hope to continue this tradition and pass it on to my family.
Channukiah
New York
Lloyd H
When my grandparents, Ernest and Sonya H, fled Europe they left with nothing. So when they arrived in the USA they had to replace the things they left behind. This Channukiah was among the first things they purchased when they got married.
This Channukiah means a lot to our family because it is the one my dad, Lloyd H. used to celebrate Chanukah with his family when he was a child.