A Feather in Judith’s Cap: Unrolling the Threads of a Newly Acquired Chanukah Menorah
Hosted By: Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program ("CSP")
The Community Scholar Program presents a special Hanukkah talk on one of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s newest Judaica acquisitions: a silver Hanukkah lamp from the 1760s featuring a richly dressed Judith and her servant crafted by Breslau silversmith Johann Ernst Braungart. The session explores why Judith appears on Hanukkah lamps and what this striking image, alongside other lamps from the period, reveals about the maker, the city, and the cultural world in which it emerged. Through close comparison with related works, the program uncovers the stories and historical layers embedded in this remarkable menorah and the moment in Jewish art and memory it reflects.
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