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4. Designed by a holocaust survivor
Wed Dec 1, 2021, 09:48 PM
Dec 2021

According to the White House, the menorah used during the ceremony is the Liberty Bell menorah, on loan from the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

"The artist, Manfred Anson (1922-2012), was a Holocaust survivor and collector of Judaica, who designed this menorah in honor of Philadelphia's very own Liberty Bell," a White House description says. "The bells were cast from a souvenir tchotchke that Anson collected after immigrating to the US, and each is inscribed with the name of a Jewish American."

A phrase inscribed on the Liberty Bell, "Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants thereof," is also featured prominently on the menorah.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/01/politics/biden-white-house-hanukkah/index.html

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Schumer, Emhoff and? question everything Dec 2021 #1
Found it question everything Dec 2021 #3
Liberty Bells, cute. JudyM Dec 2021 #2
Designed by a holocaust survivor question everything Dec 2021 #4
Thanks for shining light on this, much richer story. JudyM Dec 2021 #5
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