FAQ

Questions you might ask yourself…

You’re not Jewish… why carry a Jewish memory project?

Precisely because I am not Jewish. When my grandparents received these objects during the war, they could not imagine that one day they would become a responsibility for their descendants. I did not choose this story—it chose me. Carrying this memory is, for me, a gesture of humanity. Jewish memory belongs to all of us, because it speaks to our shared destiny.

What exactly is a Tikkun Box?

It is a box crafted from thuya, a rare, living, fragrant wood found in Morocco. Inside, each box contains fragments of memory and transmission. The word Tikkun comes from Hebrew and means “to repair.” Each box is both a work of art and a symbolic gesture: repairing the torn fabric of history.

Why make boxes so rare and so expensive?

Because memory is not a consumer product. It requires rarity to exist, and beauty to be honored. These boxes are not products—they are unique pieces, like the lives they evoke. Their price reflects artisanal work, the precious wood, and also the portion donated to a greater cause.

Where does the money actually go?

A portion is donated to OneFamily, an Israeli association that supports orphans and families affected by terrorism. The other portion allows In Living Memory to continue: writing, creating, transmitting, and fighting antisemitism through memory and beauty.

What if I cannot afford a box?

You can still be a bearer of memory in other ways: by reading blog articles, sharing them, and talking about In Living Memory around you. Every word, every relay, every gesture is a stone laid in the wall against forgetting.

Is this an artistic, philanthropic, or personal project?

It is all of these at once. It was born from a family story, took the form of a work of art, and opened to the world as a gesture of solidarity. It is not a classic enterprise. It is a bridge between past and future, between beauty and memory, between the intimate and the universal.