The Lindo Hanukah Lamp

The Jewish museum have acquired the Lindo Lamp (1709) - the earliest known English Hanukah lamp commissioned and owned by Issac Lindo one of the founders of the Bevis Marks Synagogue.

The Lindo Lamp
The Lindo Lamp
Region
London
Grant awarded
£145,000
Year awarded
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