Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, begins tonight at sundown. The holiday commemorates the mir
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, begins tonight at sundown. The holiday commemorates the miraculous events that occurred in ancient Israel during a desperate war for Jewish religious and political freedom, when a small bit of oil burned in the rededicated Temple for eight days—giving the Jews time to find more pure oil to keep the eternal flame lit. The Jewish Museum’s collection of Hanukkah lamps is the largest in the world at nearly 1,050 pieces, amassed over the 114 years of the Museum’s existence. On view now, see over 80 Hanukah lamps representing four continents and six centuries of artistic production, revealing rich details of the lives of Jews all over the world. -- source link
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