in 1949 where he established his six-decade career as a sculptor, gold- and silver-smith, as well as a jewelry designer. Born in Stadtoldendorf, Germany, Matzdorf escaped the Nazis in 1939 when, as a child, he was brought to England on a Kindertransport (children’s transport). The Hanukkah lamp on display in Vice President Kamala Harris’s office (top photo) was created by world-renowned artist Kurt J.

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff with Jewish Museum Curator of Judaica Abigail Rapoport. Scroll down to learn more about the two Hanukkah lamps currently on display at the White House. Bush was in office, and again for a lighting ceremony in 2011 when President Barack Obama was in office. This is the third time the Jewish Museum has lent Hanukkah lamps from its collection to the White House the first time was for a lighting ceremony in 2001 when President George W. The Hanukkah lamps will remain at the White House for the duration of the holiday. The Jewish Museum’s collection of Hanukkah lamps is the largest in the world at nearly 1,050 pieces and was amassed over the 117 years of the Museum’s existence. In Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff’s office is a lamp from the late nineteenth century which came to the Jewish Museum from the Jewish community of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) in 1939. Matzdorf in New Paltz, New York, in 1963. In Vice President Kamala Harris’s office is a lamp made by Kurt J. The Jewish Museum is thrilled to be lending two Hanukkah lamps from its collection to the White House Office of the Vice President for Hanukkah.

Matzdorf on display in the White House Office of the Vice President.

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