Sacred Seforim
Machzor
Germany
Charlie S brought this Yom Kippur machzor for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. This machzor belonged to Charlie’s maternal great grandmother, Sitta Golde. She received this object in Frankfurt, Germany when she was a little girl, in the early nineteen hundreds, which means the item is over one hundred years old! Charlie’s mom, Annette, uses this machzor every Yom Kippur. Annette S says that when she davens from the machzor she feels a special connection to her grandmother. She was known as Oma. The machzor is special to the family because it was one of the only books that escaped Nazi Germany.The Dessau, Kwitel and S families cherish this object.
The Dessau, Kwitel and S families cherish this object.
Megillah
Austria
This megillah belongs to Noam W's maternal great-great grandfather. The megillah was purchased as a bar mitzvah present for Noam’s great-great grandfather Yoseph Rachamim. Yoseph Rachamim’s dad went on a business trip to Vienna and decided to buy this magnificent megillah for his son’s bar mitzvah. Then he later came back to Bulgaria, and gave him this silver megillah. During WWII, Bulgaria was allied with Nazis but it was one of the few countries that loved the Jews and didn’t want to see them suffer. Since there was such a strong love for the Jews, the Bulgarian Jews got to keep most of their items due to rebelling. This is why Noam W family still has this megillah today.
The megillah is one-hundred and thirty years old and is worth a couple thousand dollars.
Megillat Esther
Israel
This Megillat Esther once belonged to Shmoozie R paternal Zaide, Baruch R. About 53 years ago Baruch R. bought this beautiful Megillat Esther when he was practicing on how to become a rabbi. When he became a rabbi, he always layned with it and never missed a Purim.
A year before he passed away, he told Shmoozie’s father, Ami, to always keep this Megillat Esther and give it to the next generation of R family.
Gemara
U.S
Charlie K. brought this Gemara for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. This Gemara once belonged to Charlie K’s paternal great grandfather, Irving K. Rabbi K. used the Gemara to study to become a rabbi in 1940. Mr. K. did become a rabbi in 1943, and graduated from a Yeshiva University in Washington Heights. As a great Gemara student, Rabbi K. especially loved his Gemarot, so among the other books of his which are kept in the possession of the K. family, his Gemarot are some of the most important to them.
The K. family cherishes this object.
Siddur
israel
Aaron D. brought this siddur for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair.This siddur is originally from 1948. This siddur belonged to the D. and Schwartz families. This siddur is handcrafted with metal and jewels and has a picture of Kever Rochel on the front. It has been passed down from four generations to Aaron D's. mom Andrea. Today Aaron’s dad uses it to daven.
The D. and Schwartz families cherish this object.
Megillah
Czechoslovakia
Adam H. brought this Megillah for the 2018 Moriah School Heritage Fair. This Megillah once belonged to Adam H.’s paternal great-great grandfather, Feivel. He changed his last name when he immigrated to America to the name the family has today. This Megillah was written for him by a sofer. It was from Prague, Czechoslovakia in the late 1800’s and snuck it out with him. Adam and his dad use it every Purim. The Megillah allows Adam and his family to always feel apart of their heritage on Purim.
The H. family cherishes this object.
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