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These artifacts are very precious and also have a lot of stories to tell.
Candle
Russia
Grandma Claire
These candlesticks were originally my great-great-great grandmother, Golda\'s. They have been handed down through four generations. Golda gave them to her daughter, my Great-Great Grandma Tilly, and then to my Great Grandma Rose and now to my Grandma Claire. I will be the sixth Generation when I receive these candlesticks. They were brought from Russia and are made of brass.
Each generation used these candlesticks to hold their Shabbat candles. They are very special and I look forward to using them when lighting Shabbat candles with my children one day.
Russian Samovar
Russia
Arlene K
This Russian samovar originally belonged to my great, great grandmother, Sarah\'s family. It currently belongs to my grandmother, Arlene K. This samovar is important to our family, because of where it came from and also because it was passed down from my great, great grandmother to my great grandmother to my grandmother. I hope that one day my grandmother will pass the samovar down to me so I can carry on the tradition by passing it on to my children!
The samovar played an important role in both Jewish culture and Jewish family life. Not only was a samovar used to make tea but it was also used to heat the home back in the 1700\'s and 1800\'s. mothers would serve hot tea, made in the Samovar, to the children or guests. Samovars were widely found in the homes of Russian Jews, just like my great, great, grandmother, Sarah.
Challah Cover
America
Shiela K., Arthur K.
This is my great-grandmother\'s challah cover. She embroidered it at age 16 in what we think was preparation to get married. She married my great-grandfather at age 18. This challah cover is important to me because I never knew my great-grandmother but I can still see part of my family heritage.
This challah cover is important because in traditional Jewish custom, you put it over challah before you cut it or say the prayers. It has the blessing for bread embroidered into the cover. She worked hard to make this challah cover so one day it could be passed down to her children and their children to remind us to put it on the challa on Shabbat and to remind us to say the prayers.