HANUKKIAH
HANUKKIAH
Nine-branched candlelabrum for Hanukkah, the festival of lights which falls annually in the period of the winter solstice. The eight-day holiday is celebrated in homes by lighting the eight lights (candles or oil lamps) of a special candlestick, in memory of an ancient prodigy that took place in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabees. Actually Hanukkiah actually has nine branches; the ninth (called shamash or “assistant”) is used to kindle the other lights. Discover the items donated to the Jewish Museum Lecce:
Hanukkiah in the shape of a Menorah
Israel, early 20th century, metal alloy.
Donated by Paola and Claudio Fano,
in memory of Giorgio Fano
(Rome 1907 – Fosse Ardeatine massacre 1944).
Hanukkiah in the shape of a Menorah
Israel, contemporary production, material(?).
Anonymous Israeli donor.
Hanukkiah
Ouarzazate (Morocco), 20th century, bronze.
Donated by Paola and Claudio Fano,
in memory of Giorgio Fano
(Rome 1907 – Fosse Ardeatine massacre 1944).
Hanukkiah, contemporary reproduction
of a Roman 14th-century original, bronze
Donated by Paola and Claudio Fano,
in memory of Giorgio Fano
(Rome 1907 – Fosse Ardeatine massacre 1944).
