Hanukkah

Hanukkah commemorates the miraculous reconsecration of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees in 164 B.C.E, following their victory over the Syrian-Greek armies of Antiochus IV Epiphanes. The main feature of the festival is the lighting at home of an additional light of the Hanukkah lamp on each of the eight days of the festival (25 Kislev - 2 Tevet). More

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Hanukkah lamp modeled after synagogue facade Poland 18th century	Hanukkah lamp Poland 18th century	Synagogue Hanukkah lamp surmounted by crowned eagle holding scepter and sword Poland 18th century	Hanukkah lamp with four Sabbath candleholders Poland 18th century	Hanukkah lamp with reflectors for the additional Sabbath candlelights Poland 18th century
Hanukkah lamp shaped like papercut with depictions of gazelle, birds and side panels with lions Poland 18th century	Hanukkah lamp adorned with hands raised for the Priestly Benediction Poland 18th century	Hanukkah lamp shaped like sofa in Empire style Poland ca. 1800	Hanukkah lamp with elongated oval backplate serve as a reflector Poland 19th century