Matchbox for Lighting Juventino Lopez Reyes Hanukkiah Mark Podwal (b. Brooklyn, NY 1945) Colored pencil on paper h. 16 inches x w. 20 inches Cincinnati Skirball Musuem Gift of the artist © Mark Podwal This work was inspired by Juventino Lopez Reyes' Hanukkiah.
Shofar Ram’s horn Central Europe, 19th century Gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection of Skirball Museum The shofar is an ancient musical horn that is blown in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and at the very end of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Like [...]
Hanukkiah Juventino Lopez Reyes (b. 1915) Sterling silver Mexico, 1925 Gift of Dr. Carol Macht Skirball Museum Juventino Lopez Reyes is a well-known Mexican silversmith, highly sought after among silver collectors for his superb designs and quality workmanship. This hanukkiah, or Hanukkah menorah, is elegant in its simplicity. Triangular in form, it carries a [...]
Dreidel Metal alloy United States, mid-20th century Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Cyril Gross Skirball Museum A dreidel is a four-sided spinning top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Each side of the dreidel bears a letter of the Hebrew alphabet which together form the acronym for “a great miracle happened there,” [...]
Spice Container Cast, cut-out, engraved and stippled silver Minden, Germany, 19th century Marks: Minden city mark; 13; two illegible marks Gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection of Skirball Museum Spice containers in the shape of towers have been popular in Europe since medieval times, with the earliest known example [...]
Hanukkah Lamp Cast and engraved brass Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1927 B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection of the Skirball Museum, gift of Louise Oestreicher, 1969, 2018.5.1 This lamp is one of a group of Hanukkah lamps made in 1927 to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Prague B’nai B’rith Lodge in April of 1902. [...]
Plate for Shavuot I.S. Central Europe, 19th c. Pewter Gift of Dr. Louis Grossman The festival of Shavuot is one of the three Hag Hakatzir, or Harvest Holidays, mentioned in the Bible. Shavuot began as a strictly agricultural festival to celebrate the end of the barley harvest and the beginning of the wheat harvest, a [...]
Rosh Hashanah Cards Die cut, embossed cardstock USA, c. 1910 Gift of Temple Beth Hillel Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the High Holy Days, as well as the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah, meaning “head of the year,” typically occurs in September or October and its advent on the first day of the [...]
Etrog Container 19th century, Germany Silver The Festival of Sukkot, a seven day Thanksgiving festival, takes place four days after Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Sukkot is one of Judaism’s harvest festivals and is often celebrated with various festivities, such as Consecration, the ceremony marking the beginning of a child’s Jewish education, and [...]
Etrog Container Crafted by Zelig Segal Israel, 1989 Sterling silver and mahogany Gift of Dr. Stanley and Judy Lucas in honor of their 40th Anniversary The Festival of Sukkot, a seven day Thanksgiving festival, takes place four days after Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Sukkot is one of Judaism’s harvest festivals and is [...]
