Menorah: Worship, History, Legend

"Menorah: Worship, History, Legend" is a 2017 museum exhibition sponsored jointly by the Vatican Museums and the Jewish Museum of Rome.[1]

Magdala stone

Context

Menorah refers both to the Menorah with eight candle holders and a ninth to hold the "servant" candle used on the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, and to the large, 7-branched solid gold Menorah used in the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. The original gold menorah from the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem is not on display.[2]

Exhibition

The exhibition features 130 objects, including menorahs and images of menorahs loaned by 20 museums, including the Louvre and the National Gallery in London.[2] It ran from 15 May through 23 July 2017.[3][4]

Major artifacts in exhibition
  • Magdala stone. The exhibition marks the first time that the Magdala Stone, discovered during a 2009 archaeological dig, has left Israel.[5]
  • Menorah designed by Joel Arthur Rosenthal.The sole work commissioned for this exhibition, it is the only piece of Jewish ceremonial art that Rosenthal has ever produced.[6]

References
  1. Lawrence Schiffman (28 May 2017). "The Magdala Stone" (PDF). Ami. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. Pullella, Philip (21 February 2017). "Vatican and Rome Jewish community to host landmark menorah exhibition". Reuters. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. Gruber, Ruth Ellen (16 May 2017). "These stunning menorah depictions are on display in the Vatican and Rome". JTA. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  4. Katz, Brigit (24 May 2017). "Blinged-Out Menorah Debuts at Pioneering Exhibit in Rome". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. Brockhaus, Hannah (18 May 2017). "Menorah exhibit in Rome underlines positive Catholic-Jewish relations". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  6. Friedman, Vanessa (18 May 2018). "JAR's Light in the Darkness". New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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