KDL kids chart family legacies

Weeks of marking ancestors travels on maps, discovering family heirlooms, and interviewing relatives culminated in a My Family Story art exhibition at King David Linksfield (KDL) Senior Primary on 4 March.

The Grade 7s came to school with three-dimensional models made of wood, beads, fabric, and light-displays containing treasures of personal stories highlighting family journeys and values.

“This may be the most significant project a child will ever do,” said Shelly Freinkel, the head of the school. “More important than any curriculum is knowing, internalising, and continuing the legacy of one’s own family story.”

My Family Story is a worldwide initiative organised by Beit Hatfutsot, the Museum of the Jewish People in Israel. This year’s winners from KDL are Benjamin Garb, Ava Gonen, and Jaimie Zwarenstein.