Gift from a visitor to the synagogue, brass, 22x18x4cm
Hanukkia from Schwalefeld, municipality of Willingen, brass, 23x22x12cm 
Hanukkia as an oil lamp from a Frankenberg household, brass, 21x14x5cm
Hanukkia for travelling, sheet iron, brass-plated, 25x7.5x4.5cm. Donated by Mrs Schöneweiß, Vöhl-Obernburg
Fotos: Karl-Heinz Stadtler
Hanukkah (dedication) is the festival commemorating the repossession and consecration of the temple in Jerusalem in 165 BC, i.e. a festival of joy on a historical occasion. To commemorate a miracle of light in this context, it is customary to light one more light on each of the eight days of the festival until eight lights are burning on the last day. The ninth candlestick - often removable - is used as a ‘servant’ (shamash) to light the candles.