Lot 270
"Yad Vashem" Lamp – Emblem of the Holocaust Martyr's and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
Six-branched memorial lamp, emblem of "Yad Vashem" - Holocaust Martyr's and Heroes' Remembrance Authority. Israel, [1960s].
Brass; wooden base, engraved.
Six-branched lamp. Designed in 1960 by the artist Zahara Schatz. The six branches represent the 6,000,000 Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Engraved on the wooden base is the inscription "And I have given them a hand and name which shall not be cut off" (Hand and Name in Hebrew is "Yad Vashem") and a serial number.
Height (including base): 41.5 cm. Size of base: 12.5X14 cm.
