The Wise Old Owls
Eleanore Lazerus Tells about her Special Owl Collection
Life
Begins at Forty
Until forty I lived in the united
states with my husband, Stanley and our three children, Beth, Lisa
and Philip… and then we made Aliya.
1951-
Stanly and I get married
Before that, I was born in
Brooklyn, N.Y in the Year 1930, that makes me a proud
old lady of 83 years,
with ten grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren…. And one more on the way…. Baruch hashem!!!
I
never meant to collect owls…
In
1986 We were on shabatone and visited Lisa in Albany, N.Y.
We stopped to look at some items on a Bridge table that were for sale. The
little owl caught my eye! It seemed exactly the right size to keep Quarters for
the laundry machine. Lisa and I asked the man what the money was for but he
didn’t want to tell us! He said "you won’t recognize the name of the
organization, but I’ll
tell you anyway…
its Magen
David Adom”. I thanked him, paid the 25 cents
and said goodbye without a hint that we knew. It gave us such a wonderful
feeling to find a bit of Israel on the streets of Albany.
JAPANESE
These owls are Japanese. Two of them open
(as you can see in the picture) in order for you to put things inside.
SOUTH
AMERICA
These
owls are mostly from Peru. I can remember where they are from because of their
bright and wonderful colors.
JERUSALEM OWLS
These
owls were brought in Jerusalem and they are made from stone. I like these owls
because they are from Israel. These owls were my first owls from Israel.
THE
MUSICAL OWLS
These
are my musical owls. I don’t
only have musical owls, I also have a musical grandson- Dan!
THE
VENICIAN OWL
This owl is my mostexpensive since it is made from Murano glass. When my grandson went to
Venice, Stanley gave him money and said to spend it all on his girlfriend.
Instead Noam bought me a very expensive Murano owl.
THE
CIGAR OWLS
These owls aren’t a set although they do match. The
left owl is a cigarette lighter and the right one is to put out the cigars.
FAMILY
My great grandchildren made me
these owls from socks….
I love these owls the most since they remind me of my family and how they never
forget to get my owls wherever they go!
SCOTLAND
This owl is a music box. Not only
does he have a beautiful tune, he is also one of my favorite owls. The sound
makes you feel so peaceful and quiet.
LAVA
OWLS
These owls are from Italy. Yehuda , Meitav and Yochai (my
great grandchildren brought those from Sicily They
are made from
PERSONAL
REFLECTION
Eleanor- "Nitzanis
special. She has
a
combination of technical skills, and
she is
sweet and charming. I loved working with her. I hope we will stay in contact.
As she brightened
my life!
Nitzan- "working with Eleanore has been an experience I will
never forget. Eleanore is a special person that you don’t meet everyday on the street. She
is one of a kind.”
SPECIAL
THANKS:
We would like to thank:- Sharoni for making this project and
everything around it up and working.- Ayelet for helping us with all the
computer problems.- We would like to thank everybody for coming !
Click here to watch Eleanore's presentation on YouTube
מילון
shabatoneA period of one year in which one does not work