Origins Project

Origins ProjectNaftali KatsmanArtifact #1Artifact: Candlesticks Original Owner: Mordechai Drucker-My great-great-grandfatherCurrent Owner: Savta Story: My great-great-grandfather made them in his shop in Poland. They were passed down every generation. Now my Savta uses them for Havdalah.

Artifact #2Artifact: Headscarf Original Owner: My great-grandmother (Dads side)Current Owner: SavtaStory: This headscarf was my great-grandmothers. When she died, my Savta got it.

Artifact #3Artifact: Picture of my great-great-grandparentsOriginal Owner: Great-great grandparents (Dads side)Current Owner: SavtaStory: Passed down generation to generation.

Artifact #4Artifact: Picture of my ZaidiOriginal Owner: Savta Current Owner: SavtaStory: It was a passport picture.

Artifact #5Artifact: Picture of my great-grandmotherOriginal Owner: Great-grandmother (Dads side)Current Owner: SavtaStory: My great-grandmothers brother was a photographer and he took this picture.

Artifact #6Artifact: Picture of my Savta with her parents.Original Owner: My great-grandparents (Dads side)Current Owner: SavtaStory: Given to my Savta by her parents. It was taken in the snow. That was an unusual thing in Ohio.

Artifact #7Artifact: Picture of my Savta with her sister and a friend.Original Owner: My great-grandparents (Dads side)Current Owner: SavtaStory: Taken at a local park in Poland. Given to my Savta by her parents.

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