The Knesset Menorah, a bronze Menorah, Jerusalem, Israel. Designed by Benno Elkan (1877-1960), a Jewish sculptor who escaped from his native Germany to Britain. The sculpture is 4.30 meters high, 3.5 meters wide, and weighs 4 tons. It is located at the edge of Gan Havradim (Rose Garden) opposite the Knesset. It was presented to the Knesset as a gift from the Parliament of the United Kingdom on April 15, 1956 in honor of the eighth anniversary of Israeli independence. The Menorah was modelled after the golden candelabrum that stood in the Temple in Jerusalem. A series of bronze reliefs on the M
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4092 x 5125 px | 34.6 x 43.4 cm | 13.6 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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The Knesset Menorah, a bronze Menorah, Jerusalem, Israel. Designed by Benno Elkan (1877-1960), a Jewish sculptor who escaped from his native Germany to Britain. The sculpture is 4.30 meters high, 3.5 meters wide, and weighs 4 tons. It is located at the edge of Gan Havradim (Rose Garden) opposite the Knesset. It was presented to the Knesset as a gift from the Parliament of the United Kingdom on April 15, 1956 in honor of the eighth anniversary of Israeli independence. The Menorah was modelled after the golden candelabrum that stood in the Temple in Jerusalem. A series of bronze reliefs on the Menorah depict the struggles to survive of the Jewish people, depicting formative events, images and concepts from the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history.