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A dreidel is a dreidel is a dreidel, right? Four sides, four letters, a point on the bottom, and a stick on top? Not if you ask Rabbi Eliyahu and Mrs. Clary Safran. To them, a dreidel can be a toy, a history lesson, a work of art, a souvenir from an exotic land, a wine bottle, a necklace — or anything at all. Their hundreds of dreidels comprise a stupendous dreidel collection.

1 min read December 17, 2014

For a Chanukah treat join Jr. on an exclusive tour of eights around this one-of-a-kind dreidel museum right in the Safran’s Boro Park home. But before we “meet the dreidels ” let’s get acquainted with Rabbi and Mrs. Safran. How many dreidels are in your collection? Over 1 000! When did you start your collection? We began over 12 years ago. My wife and I both travel a lot and we have friends who do a lot of traveling. So with time we gathered quite an unusual collection.

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