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Hanukkah lamp

Hanukkah lamp with branches. Decorative, standing Hanukkah lamp with branches made of silvery brass.

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Hanukkah lamp

Cast lead Hanukkah lamp. In Eastern Europe one of the folk customs during winter is lead casting. Typically, this was how children made dreidels, Hanukkah spinning tops. However, some lead Hanukkah lamps that have the shape of benches are also seen. The chair-shape may be traced back to the Hanukkah lamps having bench-shape. The displayed chairs were made around World War I. and were used with oil and wick. Damages of the object were caused by use as heat deforms lead.

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Hanukkah lamp

Israeli Hanukkah lamp from the 1960s. This decorative Hanukkah lamp that was made in Israel evokes the optimistic state-building atmosphere of the 1960s with its cheerful red color and clear lines. The Hebrew language renewal introduced the word hanukkiah for the Hanukkah lamps, which, since they became mass-produced furnishing accesories, are now available in numerous forms and versions.

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Hanukkah menorah

Only in the 17th century did the standing version of menorah appear, with branches that resemble the one described in the biblical Temple (Exodus 25: 31-39: menorah). The Jewish tradition prohibits the production of sacred objects modeled on the objects of the Temple, but does not prohibit them if they are made of other material or with other formative content. The standing Hanukkah candelabras used mostly with candles were modeled on the standing, seven-branched golden menorah, decorated with flowers and knobs of the Temple. They were made not for synagogues but for family use, so their sizes are relatively small. The base of the menorah, the 8 candleh. and the base of the 9th branch. The arms can be rotated.

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Hanukkah menorah

A Hanukkah menorah can be made of any material; the only condition is that there must be eight flames next to each other, in a specified order, and in one line. A small piece of this kitschy object made of shell is probably a souvenir from a holiday on the seaside.

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Hanukkah lamp

Modern Israeli Hanukkah lamp. In modern Israel, the memory of the Maccabee heroes and the liberation of Jerusalem have also been enhanced with a symbolic political content. The round-arched ornaments of the Hanukkah lamp made in the 1950s show the symbols of the ancient Israeli tribes, with lion mosaic above them.

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Candle holders

The saddest object of the exhibition case is the simple Hanukkah lamp made in the ghetto of Pest. The candle holders made of breadcrumbs fitted onto a plain wooden panel were used between 11th and 19th of December 1944.

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Hanukkah lamp

Hanukkah lamp with peacock. The rich Austrian-Hungarian Jewish elite in the 19th and 20th century liked attractive decorations even in connection with Hanukkah lamps. The Hanukkah lamp decorated with the shape of a peacock that spreads its feathers became popular in their circles. This created a relationship between the bird proclaiming its beauty and the command to proclaim and reveal the miracle of Hanukkah.