Hanukkah lamp found in rubble of Chancellery used by Hitler
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 8.120 inches (20.625 cm) | Width: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
Archival History
The menorah was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Virginia H. Link.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Virginia Link
Scope and Content
Virginia Link and her husband Lt. Colonal Willard C. Link were in Berlin, Germany from June to August 1947. During that time they visited the rubble of the German Chancellery with their friends Major William Ryan and his wife Matilda Ryan. Virginia walking through the rubble somehow noticed what appeared to be a brass object partially covered with debris. She recovered the item, returned home, cleaned it and kept it as a keepsake.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Genre
- Object
- Jewish Art and Symbolism
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