Illuminations
Candlesticks
Israel
Ezra A brought these candlesticks for the 2018 Moriah school Heritage Fair. These candlesticks were made in Israel but bought in a shop in New York by Ezra A’s maternal great grandmother. She purchased them when her grandchildren were very young because she didn’t think that she would live to see any of them get married. She then gave them to Ezra A’s grandmother and told her to give it to whichever of her grandchildren got married first. Ezra A’s mom got married first and she now owns this object. She does not use the candlesticks today because when she had children she needed a candelabra to light a candle for each of her kids, but she will probably pass it down to one of her daughters when they get married.
The A and C families cherish this object.
Candlesticks
United States
Elizabeth K. brought these candlesticks for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. These candlesticks from 1954 were originally owned by Elizabeth’s great grandmother, Sarah Chanowitz. It was a tradition in her new husband’s family for the mother of the groom to give the bride candlesticks. The only problem was that the parents of the groom, Elizabeth’s great grandfather, Israel Chanowitz, had died in the Holocaust. Israel’s older sister started doing things for Israel, that usually a mother would do, so she gave the candlesticks to Elizabeth’s great grandmother, Sarah, as gift for her upcoming marriage to Israel.
The K. family cherishes this object.
Candlesticks
Poland
Emily J brought these brass candlesticks for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. Emily brought in Shabbos candlesticks from Poland from the mid-1800’s. They belonged to Emily’s maternal great-great-great grandmother, Leiba Lask. Two of the three candlesticks are in perfect condition, while the third is broken. Emily’s family doesn’t know how many candlesticks there originally were in the set. The candlesticks made the trip from Poland, to England, and then to America. In 1910, the candlesticks, along with Emily’s great-great grandmother’s family traveled on the S.S. Haverford sailing from Liverpool to Philadelphia.
The Shabbos candlesticks have been passed down to the women in Emily’s family and now they are hers.
Candlesticks
Czechoslovakia
Josh L brought these candlesticks for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. The candlesticks are from Czechoslovakia from the early 1900’s. These candlesticks once belong to Josh’s paternal great grandmother’s cousin, Morris Hollender, and then they were passed down to Josh’s parents as Morris did not have children. These candlesticks were buried when the family was taken to Auschwitz. When Morris and his sister survived, they returned home to find nothing but the buried candlesticks. These candlesticks are significant to the L family because they are a symbol of legacy and survival. They were miraculously found hidden after the war, and they have been in the family since that time. These candlesticks are displayed and not used as they are over one hundred years old.
The L family cherishes this object.
Candlesticks
Israel
Ayelet T. brought this set of candlesticks for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. This set of candlesticks once belonged to Ayelet T.'s paternal great grandmother, Vera. Vera got the candlesticks from her son, Hershell, Ayelet's grandfather, as a gift. When Hershell went to Israel for the first time in the summer of 1956, he fell in love with Judaism. One day, he saw beautiful candlesticks and decided to get them for his mother. The candlesticks are made from silver, and are currently used as a decoration in Ayelet’s aunt’s house in Detroit.
The T. family cherishes this object.
Candlesticks
Poland
Mia F brought these candlesticks for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. When one of Mia F’s maternal great -great grandmothers, Sarah Delman (ןמלד הרש), was getting married, her future mother in law took her to a room in her house that had many candlesticks. She told Sarah to select a pair that she liked. Sarah chose a pair of candlesticks that had belonged to her future father in law’s grandmother, whose name was Miriam Etel (ליטע םרימ). Mia’s maternal great -great -great grandmother told Sarah that if she had a daughter, and she named her Miriam Etel, she should give the candlesticks to her when she married. Mia’s maternal great grandmother, Miriam Etel Delman Reinhard ( דרהניר ןמלד ליטע םרימ), lit candles on the candlesticks every Shabbat. One time when Mia’s mother Shari F was two years old, she knocked over one of the candlesticks, and it broke. Their family found someone to repair it, but the man soldered the two pieces on the candlestick, and now only one of the candlesticks can be taken apart. When Miriam Etel passed away, Mia’s maternal grandmother Phyllis Rosenbaum held onto the candlesticks waiting for a granddaughter who would be named ליטע םרימ after her mother. Eventually a granddaughter came along and her name is Mia F. When Mia gets married, she will light Shabbat candles on the candlesticks for the rest of her life.
The F, Rosenbaum, Delman, Reinhard families cherish these candlesticks.
Candlesticks
Poland
Mia F brought these candlesticks for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. When one of Mia F’s maternal great -great grandmothers, Sarah Delman (שרה דלמן), was getting married, her future mother in law took her to a room in her house that had many candlesticks. She told Sarah to select a pair that she liked. Sarah chose a pair of candlesticks that had belonged to her future father in law’s grandmother, whose name was Miriam Etel (מרים עטיל). Mia’s maternal great -great -great grandmother told Sarah that if she had a daughter, and she named her Miriam Etel, she should give the candlesticks to her when she married. Mia’s maternal great grandmother, Miriam Etel Delman Reinhard, lit candles on the candlesticks every Shabbat. One time when Mia’s mother Shari F was two years old, she knocked over one of the candlesticks, and it broke. Their family found someone to repair it, but the man soldered the two pieces on the candlestick, and now only one of the candlesticks can be taken apart. When Miriam Etel passed away, Mia’s maternal grandmother Phyllis Rosenbaum held onto the candlesticks waiting for a granddaughter who would be named מרים עטיל after her mother. Eventually a granddaughter came along and her name is Mia F. When Mia gets married, she will light Shabbat candles on the candlesticks for the rest of her life.
The F, Rosenbaum, Delman, Reinhard families cherish these candlesticks.
Candlesticks
United States
Elizabeth K brought these candlesticks for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. These candlesticks from 1954 were originally owned by Elizabeth’s great grandmother, Sarah Chanowitz. It was a tradition in her new husband’s family for the mother of the groom to give the bride candlesticks. The only problem was that the parents of the groom, Elizabeth’s great grandfather, Israel Chanowitz, had died in the Holocaust. Israel’s older sister started doing things for Israel, that usually a mother would do, so she gave the candlesticks to Elizabeth’s great grandmother, Sarah, as gift for her upcoming marriage to Israel.
The K family cherishes this object.
Candlesticks
Russia
Lila S brought this pair of candlesticks for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. This set of candlesticks is from Russia in 1850, about 168 years ago. They once belonged to Lila S’s maternal great-great-great-great grandmother who passed it onto her daughter when she got married, Freyda Czernobylsky. When Freyda Czernobylsky flew to the United States, she brought them with her. Then when she had a daughter, she passed them on to her when she got married. Lila’s grandmother, Sue told her that everytime she held the candlesticks, she felt the love, affection, and the journey they all had. She said that they are so significant to this family because this is one of the only things we can remember from them. Sue also told Lila that when women wanted to go to the United States they brought three important things with them. One of them was candlesticks that Freyda Czernobylsky brought with her when she went to the United States. The S family still uses these candlesticks every shabbat and holidays. This is something that will be passed on and cherished for eternity.
The Schlass and S families cherish this object.
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