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Lighting the way to freedom : treasured Hanukkah menorahs of early Israel / Aaron Ha'Tell and Yaniv Ben Or.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BM657.H3 H38 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ha'Tell, Aaron.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hanukkah lamp--Palestine--Pictorial works.
- Hanukkah lamp.
- Hanukkah lamp--Israel--Pictorial works.
- Menorah--Pictorial works.
- Menorah.
- Jewish art and symbolism--Palestine--Pictorial works.
- Jewish art and symbolism.
- Jewish art and symbolism--Israel--Pictorial works.
- Israel.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 267 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Hanukkah menorahs of early Israel
- Place of Publication:
- Jerusalem ; New York : Devora Publishing, [2006]
- Summary:
- A fully illustrated history of the Hanukkah Menorahs created by the pioneer Israeli artists and artisans. It's role as a central object of art and worship in Jewish life, and its importance as a symbol of the triumph of freedom over tyranny. Also traces the role of the Hanukkah Menorah as a symbol of friendship between Israel and the United States from President Harry S. Truman to George H.W. Bush.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-267) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Gershwind/Bennett Endowed Fund for Judaica Collections.
- Presented to the Penn Libraries from the collection of Grace Cohen Grossman.
- ISBN:
- 1932687661
- 9781932687668
- OCLC:
- 186954615
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