Most of my family members from all around the world, climbed the stairs of Aliyah to Israel. From Ukraine, Spain, Holland, Iran, New Zealand and Australia, as marked on the map, my ancestors all followed a path to the same destination because of their Jewish roots. My project also includes objects that represent three key themes that both sides of my family share even though they travelled different paths - a piano resembling music, the plate of food representing the love for food, and the Siddur supporting our strong Jewish values and traditions. For my family in Spain and the Netherlands, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Israel, music, food and Jewish values comforted them as they were often forced to move from country to country.
My family story
By Manuel Hirsch Grosskopf