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Happy Passover from the Tenement Museum! In this oral history, Bella Epstein - whose family story we share on our Finding Home tour - shares stories of her family traditions growing up, including finding the afikoman (a piece of matzo hidden until the end of the seder dinner) and reading from the Haggadah.

The Passover Haggadah tells the story of the Jews’ exodus from Egypt, which would have had special meaning for Bella’s parents Kalman and Rivka, who were Holocaust refugees. Although her parents never discussed their experiences in the camps with their daughters, during the holiday’s memorial service they would recite the names of family members whose lives had been taken.