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Item ID | 1229355 | |||
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Title | Chanuka menorah from the displaced persons camps | |||
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Reference Code | Artifact_00580 | |||
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Description | Manufactured in the ceramic workshop of the "Joint" by liberated Jews in Munich, Germany for use among Jewish displaced persons. The menorah is made up of a tree cut down almost to a stump, with a branch growing out from its side. Leaves are sprouting, symbolizing sustained life. The shamash of the menorah is composed of this branch. This menorah illustrates the notion that in spite of two-thirds of European Jewry being erased from existence, a nation was not lost; instead was reborn. The menorah was manufactured with the help of the "Joint" in 1947 in Marktredwitz, Germany. Today, very rare, 351 were manufactured in the ceramic workshop in Germany between June 1947-February 1948. The JDC brought in tens of thousands of machzorim and talitot to DP camps. Most of the Jews in these camps were not observant, yet they were still requesting a large budget for religious needs. Additionally, the JDC distributed food, clothing, tools, equipment, and educational materials to the DP camps of Germany, Austria, and Italy, which were housing close to 250,000 individuals by 1947. | |||
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Date Description | circa 1947-1948 |  |
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Date Accessioned to Archives | 7/6/2017 | |
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Date Recieved | 7/6/2017 | |
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Artifact Type | Religious and ceremonial | |
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Archival History | Purchased by 2 Board Members including Jane Weitzman at auction in Israel in 2017 and donated to JDC Archives soon thereafter. | |
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Location of Original Acquisition | Israel | |
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Manufacturer/Press | JDC | |
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Location of Manufacture | Germany | |
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Material | Ceramic | |
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Markings | Inscribed[front]: "Central Committee Munich 5708" | |
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Measurements | 4.25" x 9.75" | |
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Condition of Material | Tiny cracks in the glaze, very fine. | |
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Language | English | |||
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Language | Hebrew | |||
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Signature/Stamp | Stamped: "Employment Board"; "Production of the remnants of the refugees in the diaspora of Germany" | |
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Original / Copy | Original | |||
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Fragile | Yes | |
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Report on Activities in the U.S. Zone of Germany for the Month of November, 1947. | |
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Letter from Research Department to B. M. Joffe, Subject: Output of Workshops in the JDC Work Projects Program in the American Zone of Germany | |
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