- Object Name:
- Hanukkah Lamp
- Title:
- Dedicated to the children of the Danzig Synagogue Congregation
- Place Made:
- Germany
- Date:
- 18th–early 19th century
- Medium:
- Copper alloy: cast and punched
- Dimensions:
- 22 1/8 × 31 1/4 × 15 3/8 in. (56.2 × 79.4 × 39.1 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Danzig Jewish Community
- Accession Number:
- D 211
Not On View
The lamp’s stepped base bears the German inscription “To the children of the Danzig Synagogue Congregation / Simon Anker / Hanukkah 5696 [or, 1935].” Anker was a prominent grain merchant and a synagogue official. The Jewish community of Danzig, however, was only able to enjoy this Hanukkah lamp for four years. In 1939 the Germans overran Danzig, and the community members were coerced to leave; they sent their precious synagogue objects to the Jewish Museum.
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