The In Living Memory logo carries the very origin of the project.
It represents Charles and Esther, the Jewish couple who entrusted their most precious belongings to my grandparents before being tragically taken during the war. Their trust, their absence, and their memory became the wound and the source at the heart of my story.
By entrusting their belongings, Charles and Esther also entrusted a hope — the hope that memory would survive, even if they could not.
Years later, I chose to make them the central characters of my novel. Through fiction, I gave them a voice and a presence that history had stolen. But above all, through this project, I wanted to pay tribute to them — to ensure they would never be forgotten.
In the logo, Charles and Esther appear as two figures holding hands.
They remain united — inseparable even in absence. Together, they support the Star of David, bearing the weight and the pride of their Jewish identity.
The overall form evokes the Tikkun Box itself: not merely a container, but a vessel of transmission, a silent guardian of memory, a promise of continuity.
Through this image, the logo embodies three truths:
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An eternal bond — Charles and Esther, hand in hand, unbroken, carrying one another.
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A support of identity — together they lift up the Star of David, symbol of Jewish resilience.
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A legacy made visible — the outline of the box, where memory is preserved and passed on.
But the logo also carries a mission beyond their story.
In honoring Charles and Esther, I honor all those whose names and lives might otherwise be lost to silence.
Through In Living Memory, I have taken their hands — to carry forward what they could no longer carry themselves.
This logo is not simply a design.
It is Charles and Esther, real, remembered, eternal.
It is a remembrance, a tribute, and a promise: they are gone, but they will never disappear.