Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Stone Sabbath Menorah - Cyprus Internment Camps
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $2,500
Including buyer's premium
Sabbath menorah made of stone, from the internment camps in Cyprus. [Ca. 1948].
Five-branched menorah. Both sides are decorated with a relief of a Star of David bearing the word "Zion" and the letters tav, shin, het (spelling out the Hebrew year 5708 - 1948). One side is inscribed with the words "Shabbat Shalom" and the other with "Le'Zikaron Me'Kafrisin" ("A souvenir from Cyprus"). The menorah is placed on a stone base (detachable).
Height (including base): 22 cm. Width of base: 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and rubbing to base. One leg restored with glue. Small fractures.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.
Five-branched menorah. Both sides are decorated with a relief of a Star of David bearing the word "Zion" and the letters tav, shin, het (spelling out the Hebrew year 5708 - 1948). One side is inscribed with the words "Shabbat Shalom" and the other with "Le'Zikaron Me'Kafrisin" ("A souvenir from Cyprus"). The menorah is placed on a stone base (detachable).
Height (including base): 22 cm. Width of base: 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and rubbing to base. One leg restored with glue. Small fractures.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade, Cyprus Internment Camps
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade, Cyprus Internment Camps