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Menorah used after liberation in Bergen-Belsen camp
Imperial War Museums
London, United Kingdom
This menorah was made by a soldier in the Jewish Brigade of the British Army so that 83 children in the Children’s House in Bergen-Belsen camp could celebrate the first Hanukkah after liberation. The soldier used a bullet case and cartridges from a Sten gun to make the menorah. EPH 10511
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- Title: Menorah used after liberation in Bergen-Belsen camp
- Physical description: Menorah made from part of a Sten Gun, nine .303 cartridge cases and scrap metal, the menorah is mounted on a long octagonal-shaped wood plinth with squared-off corners.
- Historical description: Menorah made by a Jewish Brigade soldier in order for 83 children in an orphanage in Belsen to celebrate the first Hanukah after liberation. Sadie Hofstein was in Belsen as a member of UNRRA and was a relief worker in an orphanage in the camp when it was made by the soldier.
- External link: View on Imperial War Museums' website
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