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passover matzos
"March 1939. Every year before
Passover, the Jewish women of Mniszek would gather at Mottel the
shoemaker's house to bake matzos. Mottel would score the matzos and
pass them to his son Yankel to bake. Each woman would make the dough
for her own matzos, which the other women would roll out. My mother,
who is making the dough here, was one of the best dough makers
because she mixed her ingredients perfectly without having to add
flour or water which would have made them not kosher for Passover.
To me this was the most exciting time, watching everyone working so
quickly with the aroma of the matzos filling the room. These were
the last matzos we ever had in Mniszek."
Embroidery and fabric collage, 1998.
32-3/8"W x 20-1/16"H. |
