Luminous Art: Hanukkah Menorahs of the Jewish Museum

by Susan L. Braunstein

A magnificent array of Hanukkah menorahs and lamps that shed light on the Jewish traditions that produced them

The ceremonial kindling of lights each night during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah commemorates an ancient victory for religious freedom--the liberation and rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE. As their diversity and beauty attest, Hanukkah lamps are singularly important as a form of ceremonial art and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300103875
• ISBN13: 9780300103878
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Jewish Museum New York
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.5" x 12.3"