This baby book has snippets of information about my birth and early years which were recorded with love by my late mother, Adi Lippmann. It is extremely precious to me because it speaks of my mother's love for me and her delight in me her first child.

The silver beaker was given to me on the occasion of my birth by my mother's aunt, Ella, who still lived in Holland. The gift is recorded in this Baby Book on this page.

My mother pined for her family in Holland and this beaker physically acknowledged that bond. It now reminds me of my mother's own history and childhood.

These are some of the very few memorabilia of my childhood years in Charnwood Road, St Kilda. I have many fond memories however.
Helen Light — Director of Jewish Museum of Australia