Object numberM1998/011:001
DescriptionThe Ner Tamid (eternal light) symbolizes the lamp that burned continually in the Temple in Jerusalem.
Donated by Ilan, Rebecca and Leora Doctors in memory of the late Eugene and Jeanette Braun, survivors of the Shoah.
Eugene Braun’s parents, Gizelle and Alfred Braun, were murdered by Nazis in Slovakia on December 1, 1944. Jeanette Braun’s parents and sister, Leo, Lotte and Stella Krieger, perished after being deported from Vienna to Minsk in 1942.
A Hebrew inscription on the lamp records the original presentation to commemorate a wedding in Vienna in 1902. The marks are those of Austria-Hungary 1886 to 1922, of the third standard being .800 silver, The maker "S.H" is not identified.
Donated by Ilan, Rebecca and Leora Doctors in memory of the late Eugene and Jeanette Braun, survivors of the Shoah.
Eugene Braun’s parents, Gizelle and Alfred Braun, were murdered by Nazis in Slovakia on December 1, 1944. Jeanette Braun’s parents and sister, Leo, Lotte and Stella Krieger, perished after being deported from Vienna to Minsk in 1942.
A Hebrew inscription on the lamp records the original presentation to commemorate a wedding in Vienna in 1902. The marks are those of Austria-Hungary 1886 to 1922, of the third standard being .800 silver, The maker "S.H" is not identified.
Production placeAustria
Production date circa 1902
Object nameNer Tamid
Materialsilver
Dimensions
- height: 330.00 mm
height: 900.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Michael and Leora Doctors