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Prewar Hanukkah Menorah owned by the Posner family in Kiel, Germany

Hanukkah menorah belonging to the Posner family from Kiel
Hanukkah menorah belonging to the Posner family from Kiel

The Posner family’s Hanukkah menorah. Rachel Posner photographed the menorah as it stood on the family’s window ledge in Kiel, Germany against the backdrop of the Nazi flags flying from the building across from their home.

Hanukkah menorah belonging to the Posner family from Kiel
A photograph taken in 1931 by Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva Posner, of their candle-lit Hanukkah menorah against the backdrop of the Nazi flags flying from the building across from their home in Kiel Germany
A photograph taken in 1931 by Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva Posner, of their candle-lit Hanukkah menorah against the backdrop of the Nazi flags flying from the building across from their home in Kiel Germany

A photograph taken in 1931 by Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva Posner, of their candle-lit Hanukkah menorah against the backdrop of the Nazi flags flying from the building across from their home in Kiel Germany
The back of the photograph of the Posner family’s Hanukkah menorah taken in Kiel Germany,  Hanukkah 5692 (1931). The date of 1932, inscribed on the back, most likely refers to the date the picture was developed
The back of the photograph of the Posner family’s Hanukkah menorah taken in Kiel Germany, Hanukkah 5692 (1931). The date of 1932, inscribed on the back, most likely refers to the date the picture was developed

On it Rachel Posner has written what translates as: 
"Death to Judah"
So the flag says
"Judah will live forever"
So the light answers.

The back of the photograph of the Posner family’s Hanukkah menorah taken in Kiel Germany,  Hanukkah 5692 (1931). The date of 1932, inscribed on the back, most likely refers to the date the picture was developed
Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner, his wife Rachel and their three children: from right to left: Avraham Chaim, Tova and Shulamit, at the train station in Kiel upon leaving Germany, 1933
Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner, his wife Rachel and their three children: from right to left: Avraham Chaim, Tova and Shulamit, at the train station in Kiel upon leaving Germany, 1933

Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner, his wife Rachel and their three children: from right to left: Avraham Chaim, Tova and Shulamit, at the train station in Kiel upon leaving Germany, 1933
Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner after his arrival in Eretz Israel
Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner after his arrival in Eretz Israel

Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner after his arrival in Eretz Israel
The Posner family Hanukkah menorah displayed in the Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem beside the photograph that was taken in the Posner family home in Kiel on their last Hanukkah in Germany, 1931
The Posner family Hanukkah menorah displayed in the Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem beside the photograph that was taken in the Posner family home in Kiel on their last Hanukkah in Germany, 1931

The Posner family Hanukkah menorah displayed in the Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem beside the photograph that was taken in the Posner family home in Kiel on their last Hanukkah in Germany, 1931