My grandpa really felt like he was a Jew when my dad and aunt, his son and daughter, were bar and bat mitzvah'ed because he saw them grow up and…
About my Wonderful Grandma
My grandmother knew that she was Jewish from when she was very little. Her parents taught her what Judaism is from when she was a little girl. Her family was…
Ira Swartz was born in Los Angeles, California on October 8th, 1943. Ira lived right near the Olympic Jewish Temple and Center (today Temple Beth Am). Ira felt his…
Being Jewish is a very important thing to take pride in. However, every story is never the same story. In fact these are two stories My grandmother Lynne Rosen, has…
My grandpa, Moshe, lived in Syria. At the time Syrians were treating Jews very disrespectfully. He and his family had to escape, and the Jewish Federation helped them escape. While…
My grandpa, Samy Ymar
My grandfather, Samy Ymar, is a very special person in my life and throughout this interview, I was able to learn even more about him. He told me that one…
החופש להיות יהודי בארצות הברית, בניגוד לארץ המוצא, איראן
When I asked my grandfather when was a time that he felt happy to be Jewish, he said when he came to the United States. It took me a moment…
Gita Rosenwald was raised in a very religious environment, so while growing up, Gita took all the traditions for granted. It was only after she became a parent that Gita…
My grandma Bertha always feels that she has her Jewish identity. She remembers a time that when Shabbat would start she and her friends would sneak out and go under…
The first time my Grandpa felt Jewish
When my grandpa was about three years old, his grandma and he went to the market. His grandma, my great-great grandma, found a crate in the market and told my…
My grandmother Margaret Rosenthal felt Jewish for the first time when she went to a Jewish camp for kids in college. My grandmother never had a bat mitzvah as a…
When I was a child, my family lived in a town of 50,000 people with about 50 Jewish families and a small synagogue. Being Jewish was just part of who…