Restored Treasure

Michael Cohen׳s project for My Family Story 2021. ANU- Museum of the Jewish People

Michael Cohen

Jetty Zadek Hillesum, Michael Cohen’s great-grandmother, immigrated to Israel in 1934. The rest of her family remained in Holland and perished, except for one brother. The family had given their possessions to the housekeeper, yet after the war she claimed she had never received anything. It was only after she passed away that her son found the silverware and was able to locate Jetty and the treasure returned home, to Israel. Michael recreated a table laid for a family meal with vintage artifacts alongside laser technology and a 3D printer, connecting the past with the present.

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