国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「As candlelight begins to illuminate Jewish homes around the world with the beginning of Hanukkah, we are sharing objects from our collections of stamps, coins, and banknotes with images of menorahs (candelabras) that range from 40 BCE to the present day. Ancient menorahs as shown on coins and banknotes in the National Numismatic Collection had seven branches but modern menorahs, as pictured on stamps in the National Postal Museum’s collection, have nine branches. Eight branches symbolize Jewish belief in the miracle of Hanukkah in which a jug with enough oil to burn for one night burned for eight nights inside the Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE. The ninth branch, the shamash, lights the other eight candles. Menorahs have become a symbol of both the festival of Hanukkah and the resilience and perseverance of the Jewish people. #HappyHannukah #Hannukah」12月8日 6時47分