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Menorah Memories
Readers share their special menorahs.
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COOPER MENORAH
MANGEN-GOODWIN
MENORAH
"I have many menorahs, but this one
is my favorite," writes Jodi Mangen-
Goodwin of White Lake. "It belonged to
my grandmother, Bessie Chase. I have
many special memories of spending the
holidays at her home. She used this
menorah when I was little, and I was
told that it used oil just like in the story
of Chanukah."
Lorry Cooper of Bloomfield Hills
treasures this menorah, a shower gift
from her friend, Rita, 50 years ago in
June.
LIPNIK MENORAH
This menorah is called "Bubbie and Grandpa's" menorah and is special to Dr.
Lawrence and Natalie Lipnik of Southfield, the Bubbie and Grandpa for which it is
named. They light it with grandchildren Ariella, 6, and Sarah Minna Gottfried, 4,
every Chanukah.
HALBERSTADT MENORAH
GINNS MENORAH
"My menorah was made in the Ukraine/
Poland area in the 18th century. It was
brought to this country before 1900."
— Sheldon Ginns of Ann Arbor
"This menorah was made by a Holocaust survivor, Mr. Thieberger, who said, 'if I
ever get out of this darkness, I will create only items that bring light rather than
darkness,— shares Lucille Halberstadt
of West Bloomfield. "The menorah is
made from nails because it is a replica
of one he made in the concentration
camp, where he picked up nails from the
ground and created a menorah. It was a
gift to me by a friend in Silver Spring,
Md., where Mr. Thieberger lived. As far
as I know, my friend, her daughter and
I are the only ones who have these
menorahs, and the design was slightly
different with each one, but all three
were created from nails."
MANGEN MENORAH
"This priceless menorah was painted by
our granddaughter Zoe Ellias in 2003
when she was 4 years old," write Elayne
and Bob Mangen of Farmington Hills.
"It was our Chanukah gift. We use it
every year. Zoe is now 14 years old and
attends North Farmington High School."
From The JN Family
46 November 7 • 2013
SY MANELLO MENORAH
ROBIN SCHWARTZ MENORAH
"This silver menorah is a family
heirloom. It was given to my father,
Rabbi Carl Manello, in appreciation
of his work as general chairman of
the United Jewish Appeal Campaign
1949 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. It is made
to burn oil and has brought many
happy memories to our family's
Chanukah celebrations."
— Sy Manello, editorial assistant,
"This menorah is special to me because
our daughter, Olivia, made it in preschool
(at age 4). The menorah is made of
painted wood with glass tiles glued to
the body of it. A 'nut' is used to hold
each candle and there's a penny under
each nut to keep heat away from the
wood. I love that it's a hand-made, one-
of-a-kind original!"
West Bloomfield
Huntington Woods
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— Robin Schwartz, contributing writer,