Lighting the Way to Freedom - 9781932687668

Jews from all over the world look forward to the festive holiday of Hanukkah, waiting in anticipation for the time to light the candles of the menorah. What is it about the menorah that kindles the spirit of adults and children alike?In their book, Lighting the Way to Freedom: Treasured Hanukkah Menorahs of Early Israel (Devora Publishing; November 30, 2006), authors Aaron Ha'Tell and Yaniv Ben Or explore the menorah's role as a central object of art and worship in Jewish life, and its importance as a symbol of the triumph of freedom over tyranny. They trace the role of the Hanukkah menorah as a symbol of friendship between Israel and the United States, from Presidents Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush This volume is a fully illustrated history of the Golden Age of Hanukkah Menorahs created by the pioneer Israeli artists and artisans from the 1930s through the 1970s; four decades from the closing of the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts to the Yom Kippur War. Lighting the Way to Freedom: Treasured Hanukkah Menorahs of Early Israel honors the talented pioneer artists who crafted the menorahs of this Golden Age and memorializes the courageous generations who lit them. Gathered for the first time ever in such numbers, these treasures reveal the texture and character of a remarkable period in the history of freedom