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Object numberM1999/051

TitleChanukkiah made from a rifle and spent shell cartridges

DescriptionChanukkiah menorah made using the butt of a rifle with brass spent shell cartridges modified into candle holders. Given as a gift to the donor during a visit to Israel in the late 1970s, purportedly related to the 1967 six-day war between Israel and Arab neighbours Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq.

Production placeIsrael

Production date 1967

Subjecthanukah, Hanukkah, Six Day War, weapons, Judaica, festivals, celebrations etc.

Object namechanukiah

Materialwood, metal

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Eva Hart

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