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Congratulations to the winner and finalists in the Judaica Across America Contest!
Congratulations to the winner and
finalists in the Judaica Across America Contest!
Akira Ohiso of New York City is the Grand Prize Winner
with his entry
Winner: The Kiddush cup used by Akira Ohiso at his son’s brit milah first belonged to his great-grandfather. But it would be decades before the family heirloom made its way from Russian Jewish immigrant Jules Sottnek to his Japanese American great-grandson, Ohiso, who converted to Judaism at age thirty-three. In an entry entitled Surviving, Akira Ohiso movingly explains how a silver kiddush cup discovered after the passing of his great-grandfather become a ‘priceless heirloom’ bridging generations. To view the entry and additional information about Ohiso, click here.
The National Jewish Outreach Program launched Judaica Across America last summer and received dozens of entries, some of which are highlighted on www.judaicaacrossamerica.blogspot.com. The other finalists are:
B.J. Yudelson (Rochester, NY) - Shabbat Lamp
Rose Strauss (Teaneck, NJ) - Silver Candlesticks
Deborah Albert (Sandy Springs, GA)- 1896 Hungarian Haggada
Stefanie Strauss Small (Pittsburgh, PA) – Kiddush Cup
Janice McDavit-Aron (Sacramento, CA) – My Great-Grandfather's Menorah
Gina Hochberg Lanceter (Upper Montclair, NJ) – Kiddush Cup
Leah Damski - (Clifton, NJ) –Kiddush Cup Set
James Greenberg (Yardley, PA) – Hand-made Matzah Cover
Akira Ohiso will receive two round-trip tickets to Israel. Second prize winners B.J. Yudelson from Rochester, NY with Shabbat Lamp and Rose Strauss of Teaneck, NJ with Silver Candlesticks. will receive $75 gift certificates to Mekor. Other finalists will receive prizes from NJOP as well.
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