Candle
Object number2019.82.1
MediumWax; Paper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Mark Aronson
DescriptionBox of Menorah Chanukah candles. Set of forty-four (44) wax candles inside original paperboard box. Each candle has twisted design, fabric wick, and are different colors. Box is pink and beige paperboard and is rectangular in shape. Front of box has hexagonal opening at center is surrounded by Star of David deisgn; bottom of front has landscape graphic with buildings and palm trees. Left, right, top, and bottom sides of box have a graphic image of a menorah with eight lit candles. Each side of box has printed text describing contents. Reverse of box has adhered white paper label with printed navy blue text with dedication message.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 4 × 3.625 × 2 in. (10.2 × 9.2 × 5.1 cm)InscriptionsFront of box has printed text "Menorah CHANUKAH / CANDLES".
Right and left sides of box have printed text "Kindle the Chanukah Lights / in Freedom's Menorah".
Top and bottom of box has printed text "44 CANDLES / Menorah / CHANUKAH CANDLES / USE OUR SABBATH AND YAHR-ZEIT CANDLES".
Paper label adhered to reverse of box has navy blue printed text "These Chanuko Candles are / Presented in Loving / Memory of / Abraham Lippman / President / of / The Rodef Shalom Congregation / from 1889 to 1910".
Historical NotesBox of candles from Rodef Shalom. Abraham Lippman was president of Rodef Shalom Congregation from 1889 until his death in 1910 and an important philanthropist within the Jewish community of Pittsburgh, most notably through his leadership of the Hebrew Benevolent Society. He instituted a tradition of purchasing Chanukah candles for all the children in the congregation. The congregation continued the tradition for at least 70 years following his death. Lippman immigrated to the United States from Germany in the 1850s and established a dry good store at 106 Market Street after the start of the Civil War.Label TextChanukah has long been associated with children. The name of the holiday recalls the Hebrew word chinuch, meaning “education.” The local Jewish philanthropist Abraham Lippman instituted a tradition of giving Chanukah candles to children at Pittsburgh’s Rodef Shalom Congregation, where he was president from 1889 until his death in 1910. The congregation maintained the tradition for at least 70 years after Lippman’s death.
Related person
Abraham Lippman
(1838 - 1910)
Related institution
Rodef Shalom Congregation
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c. 2018
L.E. Smith Glass Company