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First page of the letter
Letter to Marian Schechter
Pearl Necklace
Janice's Pearls
Family portrait from Germany
Family Portrait
soup
chicken noodle soup
Albert Einstein Letter
Albert Einstein Letter
Paprika Spiced Chicken
Family Chicken Recipe
Immigration Papers
Westernland Manifest
Westernland Manifest
Afghan Square and Vegetable Chopper from Grandma Betty
Afghan and Vegetable Chopper
Soup! 96+ year old recipe
Gigi's Chicken Soup
Raya's stethoscope from the Soviet Union
Raya's Stethoscope
Passport, Free State Danzig
Passport
Mahzor and flysheet
Mahzor
Menorah candle
Menorah
WWll paratrooper Knife
Gravity Blade
Kiddush Cup
Kiddush Cup
WWll paratrooper Knife
Gravity Blade
Kippah from my grandparent's wedding
Kippah/Yarmulke
Menorah and Dreidel
Menorah and Dreidel
Chess board with pieces
Chess Board
Silver Kiddush cup
Kiddush Cup
Candle Holders
Candle Holders
Book of Psalms (Tehillim Book)
Book of Psalms
Traditional Ka'ak
Ka'ak
Freshly polished candlesticks
Candlesticks
meat grinder laying flat on table
Cast Iron Meat Grinder
Bubie's famous Matzo Ball soup
Matzo Ball Soup
Postcards from Gibber Hotel
Menorah
The samovar from Gene
Russian Samovar
This shows the strings on my tallis, and the black cloth laced with gold that I describe in my story
Bar-Mitzvah Tallis
Hamsa Necklace
Cooking Pot
Latkes with applesauce and sour cream
Latkes
Latkes with applesauce and sour cream
Latkes
A chair that once belonged to my great-great-grandmother Sarah Sturges.
Sarah's Chair
Left: the closed locket. Right: photos of Max and Sarah Esther inside.
Locket
Barber Chair
The Silver Tree That Ties It All Together
The Silver Tree
Stuffed Torah
My grandmother’s high school diploma
Diploma
Yahrzeit Candle
Family Picture
Benjamin Friedlander and Helen Epstein's Ketubah; June 11, 1911
Ketubah
Two Star of David pendants belonging to my father.
Jose's Star of David
Diamond Loupe
Jewish Sabbat candlestick
Sabbat Candle Stick
Prayer Book
Siddur
This tea set was part of my grandmother's dowery when she got engaged in Mashad, Iran. "Chai with Nabaut" has been a tradition passed on from her childhood to mine.
Chai and Nabaut
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