Hanukkiah
Dublin Core
Title
Hanukkiah
Subject
Austria, c. 1920
Description
A nine-branched candelabrum with eight candleholders and a shamash (a holder for the kindling candle) is used to light candles each night during the festival of Hanukkah. The holiday commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabees' victory over Greek rulers in the 2nd century BCE.
Creator
Purchased by Temple Emanu-El's/Temple Sinai's Holocaust Remembrance Center
Files
Collection
Citation
Purchased by Temple Emanu-El's/Temple Sinai's Holocaust Remembrance Center, “Hanukkiah ,” Drew University Library Special Collections, accessed November 22, 2024, http://omeka.drew.edu/items/show/1182.