Brass Chanukah dating to 18th century
ObjektnummerM2021/025:001
TitelBrass Chanukah dating to 18th century
BeskrivelseBrass chanukah oil lamp, rendered in a Sephardic style from Morocco dating to the 18th century. Mizrahi and Sephardi Hanukkah menorahs use oil instead of the candles used in the Ashkenazi tradition, and are placed on the left of the entrance door and not near a window.
This chanukiah belonged to Harry Cohen whose family trace their roots back to Morocco and the expulsion of the Jews of Spain in 1492. The family lived in Tetouan and Tangier.
The chanukiah is the menorah used to hold the eight candles of Chanukah. This Jewish holiday commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the successful Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd century BCE. During the Temples purification, the menorahs candles burned for eight days even though there was only enough oil for one. There are nine branches on the chanukiah; one for each day of the celebration and a ninth to light the candlesone on the first day, two the next, and so on.
This chanukiah belonged to Harry Cohen whose family trace their roots back to Morocco and the expulsion of the Jews of Spain in 1492. The family lived in Tetouan and Tangier.
The chanukiah is the menorah used to hold the eight candles of Chanukah. This Jewish holiday commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the successful Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd century BCE. During the Temples purification, the menorahs candles burned for eight days even though there was only enough oil for one. There are nine branches on the chanukiah; one for each day of the celebration and a ninth to light the candlesone on the first day, two the next, and so on.
ProduktionsstedMorocco
Produktionsdato 1700 - 1800
EmneChanukah, festivals, celebrations etc., religious activities, religious festivals, Sephardi Jewry, Sephardic Jewry
Objektnavnchanukiah
Materialebrass
Mål
- length: 261.00 mm
width: 230.00 mm
depth: 87.00 mm
KreditrammeSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Harry Cohen
In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.