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Title: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel etc.?
Post by: Eliezer Ben Avraham on October 07, 2007, 07:32:12 PM
Feel free to post pics of any menorahs, seder plates, or other nice Jewish items you might have....
Title: Re: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel e
Post by: White Israelite on October 08, 2007, 09:39:02 AM
I don't have anything religious but I have purchased military gear from Israel from the Zahal surplus store.
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Post by: Wayne Jude on October 08, 2007, 12:04:18 PM
Lou ,what part of the US do you live?
Title: Re: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel e
Post by: Eliezer Ben Avraham on October 08, 2007, 10:09:15 PM
Lou ,what part of the US do you live?
Midwest y?
Title: Re: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel e
Post by: jdl4ever on October 20, 2007, 09:05:11 PM
My great grandfather was a famous Cantor and teacher of Cantors and I have his musical cantoral compositions in sheet music format written by him in like 1920-1930 in an old notebook.
Title: Re: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel e
Post by: Wayne Jude on October 20, 2007, 09:07:22 PM
North east . no reason!
Title: Re: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel e
Post by: Eliezer Ben Avraham on October 20, 2007, 09:48:48 PM
My great grandfather was a famous Cantor and teacher of Cantors and I have his musical cantoral compositions in sheet music format written by him in like 1920-1930 in an old notebook.
what congregation and what area was he from?
Title: Re: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel e
Post by: jdl4ever on October 20, 2007, 09:55:40 PM
I don't want to give away identifying information so I'll answer part of your question.  He was a head cantor in a congregation in the European town of Kishinev. 
Title: Re: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel e
Post by: Wayne Jude on October 20, 2007, 10:00:03 PM
To hell with our enemies If they catch on ,just give them the bayonet.We cant run and hide for ever, bro!
Title: Re: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel e
Post by: Eliezer Ben Avraham on October 20, 2007, 11:09:56 PM
I don't want to give away identifying information so I'll answer part of your question.  He was a head cantor in a congregation in the European town of Kishinev. 
that's cool. hang on to whatever you have of his, it is part of our heritage.
Title: Re: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel e
Post by: cjd on October 20, 2007, 11:34:14 PM
My great grandfather was a famous Cantor and teacher of Cantors and I have his musical cantoral compositions in sheet music format written by him in like 1920-1930 in an old notebook.
That is really something nice to have. The fact that it belonged to your grandfather makes it all the more special. You should pass it down in your family it will become even more prized as the years go on. Pieces of Jewish history  from that time period and place are so important because so much of it was lost. Some years ago I visited Philadelphia and found the The National Museum of American Jewish History. I spent a few hours in this place and was amazed at all the interesting displays they had of items just like your grandfathers notebook. This was one of the most interesting museums I have ever visited. Anyone going to Philadelphia should make time for this place you wont be disappointed. Its located at
Independence Mall East
55 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106 
Title: Re: Anybody have anything nice from Grandparents or something bought in Israel e
Post by: jdl4ever on October 21, 2007, 12:57:41 AM
that's cool. hang on to whatever you have of his, it is part of our heritage.

Don't worry, the 150 or so page manuscript was copied by my grandfather and sent to the US library of congress so the US gov't has a copy.  I'm going to play the whole thing on guitar one day.