World Refugee Day: What Would You Bring?

Every family has a story. What are the objects that tell yours? Reboot's new “What Would You Bring?” project tells refugee stories through the items they brought from home on their journeys.

In 1978, 5-year-old Avishai Mekonen was awoken in the middle of the night and told that his family was leaving its home in Ethiopia for Jerusalem. Avisahi grabbed a blanket, and before they left his grandfather blessed him with the words of an Amharic prayer. Avishai’s journey was filled with terror and his blanket was stolen from him in a Sudanese refugee camp - but whatever he endured, the words of his grandfather’s prayer made him feel safe, which they continue to do to this day during his life in New York. Learn more about Avishai and other refugees, download our art and share your story at whatwouldyoubring.com #whatwouldyoubring

Artwork by Sophie Herxheimer

Text adopted from Reboot Jewish (rebooters.net) - an organization that I love.