Overview
- Brief Narrative
- An inscribed Ner Tamid [Eternal Light] lamp donated to the Gilgenburg Synagogue Community by Joseph Marcus in August 1913. The Ner Tamid hangs above the ark in every synagogue. The lamp should never be extinguished or turned off, because it represents God's eternal and imminent presence in the Jewish community and the lives of its members. Joseph (1857-1934) was a member of the synagogue and the Jewish community of Gilgenburg, Germany (now Dąbrówno, Poland). He was married to Rosa Scherk Marcus (1866-1943?), who was deported during the Holocaust and killed.
- Date
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commemoration:
1913 August 19
use: 1913 August 19-1937
- Geography
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use:
Dąbrówno (Województwo Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Poland)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ana and Eli Ehrenpreis and family
Physical Details
- Classification
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Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Category
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Jewish ceremonial objects
- Object Type
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Jewish lamps (lcsh)
- Genre/Form
- Light fixtures.
- Physical Description
- Brass-colored metal hanging lamp with decorative floral motifs and geometric elements. A suspension chain is attached to the top. The lower portion is inscribed with German text and a Hebrew date noting when it was dedicated.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 21.000 inches (53.34 cm) | Diameter: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal
- Inscription
- front, lower section, engraved, script : Der Synagogengemeinde in Gilgenburg / genidmet von / Familie Joseph Marcus / Gilgenburg /19 13 5673 [Dedicated to the synagogue community in Gilgenburg by the Joseph Marcus family Gilgenburg 19 Aug 1913]
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Dąbrówno (Województwo Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Poland)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Ner Tamid was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Dr. Eli Ehrenpreis in 2021.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-03 09:11:08
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn724291
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