Kiddush Cups
Kiddush cup
Iran
Aaron G brought this kiddush cup for the 2017 Moriah School Heritage Fair. This kiddush cup was made in Esfahan, Iran, and it belonged to Aaron’s paternal great grandfather. His name was Simcha, and he used it for Shabbat
and holidays. This kiddush cup is about 100 years old. This kiddush cup is special to the G family because it was
handmade by a Jewish craftsman in Esfahan. This cup is significant because it has been handed down through
generations. The G family kept this special object because they used it for Shabbat kiddush. The G family uses this kiddush cup today for Shabbat. This object makes Shabbat and holidays special to the G family.
The G family cherishes this object.
Kiddush Cup
Germany
Alexandra N brought in this kiddush cup for the 2017 Moriah School Heritage Fair. This kiddush cup is originally from Germany and is used as the Kos Eliyahu at a Pesach seder. It dates back to 1757. This one-of-a-kind cup has been passed down from generation
to generation. The last person who had it in Germany was Alexandra’s paternal great grandmother's sister, Martha Mayer, and her maiden name was Frank. Martha thought she was going to get
immigration papers to move to America. With this excitement, she packed up her belongings and shipped them to America. Unfortunately, Martha was taken to one of the concentration camps and killed.
Alexandra’s paternal great grandmother, Irma Frank, escaped from Germany, and later-on reached America. When Irma reached America she went to her brother’s home as he lived in Newport News, Virginia. Two of Irma’s brothers came to America with the help of a non-Jewish neighbor during the Holocaust. Irma’s brothers had all of Martha’s belongings and found the kiddush cup. Until this day, the kiddush cup is used as the Kos of Eliyahu at Alexandra’s family’s seder on Pesach. Alexandra will be the next the link in her family to receive the cup and use it as her Pesach seders.
The N family cherishes this object.
Kiddush cup
Germany
Jonah A brought this kiddush cup for the 2017 Moriah School Heritage Fair. The kiddush cup is from Germany circa 1800. It belonged to Jonah A maternal great grandmother’s grandfather. The cup is from the Bierstein family’s possession since the early 1800’s. Jonah A great-great grandmother gave it to Jonah A great grandmother, Oma Henny, as the only possession to go with her to America when she escaped Germany. Oma Henny’s mother sewed it into the lining of her jacket to smuggle it out past the Nazis. This is a special object in the A family.
The A and Hamburger family cherishes this object
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