Masada (Hebrew: מצדה‎ metsada, "fortress") is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 mi) east of Arad.
Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, the siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire at the end of the First Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide of 960 people, the Sicarii rebels and their families hiding there.
Masada is one of Israel's most popular tourist attractions.  wikipedia

coordinates: 31.317779, 35.354158

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Masada Fortress  -RAWscan

The chandelier, one of many in the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim, was found at Berek Joselewicz Street in Oświęcim, where the temple – destroyed by the Germans in November 1939 – was located.
The most important synagogue in Oświęcim, also called the Great Synagogue, was one of over 20 Jewish places of prayer in the city during the interwar period.

Time and place of creation: 19th/20th century, Oświęcim

Inventory number: MŻ 8

Museum: Auschwitz Jewish Centre

http://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/o-nas

https://ajcf.pl/en/museum/

https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2078

Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project

Chandelier from the Great Synagogue in Oswięcim

Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. A number of towns are situated there, most notably the city of Haifa, Israel's third largest city, located on the northern and western slopes. The range is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. 

Due to the lush vegetation on the sloped hillside, and many caves on the steeper side, Carmel became the haunt of criminals. In ancient Canaanite culture, high places were frequently considered to be sacred, and Mount Carmel appears to have been no exception.  

In mainstream Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thought, Elijah is associated with the mountain, and he is regarded as having sometimes resided on the mountain.  The Bible's book of 1 Kings 18, records a showdown between Elijah and the prophets of Baal. In that account, the God of Elijah sends fire from heaven to consume a sacrifice of testing, proving which diety is the true and living one.  The event takes place on this mountain.   -Nate Loper

Mount Carmel – North Israel by Mediterranean Sea

Before the outbreak of World War II, the Liebermanns and their related Druks were co-owners of Emil Kuźnicki's Roof Papa Factory in Brzezinka (established in 1888). In 1939, both families fled from the impending war to the East.

Time of creation: 1st half of the 20th century

https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2059

Inventory number: MŻ 38

Museum: Auschwitz Jewish Centre

Digitalisation: Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project

Joachim Liebermann's pocket watch

Candlestick for four candles from the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim

Time and place of creation: 2nd half of the 19th century, Oświęcim

Inventory number: MŻ 4

Museum: Auschwitz Jewish Centre

https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2077

http://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/o-nas

Digitalisation: Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project

Candlestick for four candles

Full name: **Ner Tamid Lamp from the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim, Poland**

Known as Ner Tamid (Hebrew: "eternal light"), the lamp symbolises the presence of divine light and as such should be kept aflame in a synagogue at all times, regardless whether the temple is open. This tradition is a reminder of the everlasting menorah in the Temple in Jerusalem (also known as The First Temple).

The lamp on display was discovered, alongside other objects, during archeological excavations conducted in 2004 on the site once occupied by the [Great Synagogue in Oświęcim](https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/articles/673), before it was razed to the ground by the Nazis in November 1939.

**For more images and further information, visit:** https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2063

Inventory number: MŻ 9

Localisation of the physical object: Auschwitz Jewish Center, Oświęcim, Poland

**Digitalisation: Regional Digitalisation Lab, Małopolska Institute of Culture in Kraków, Poland; “Virtual Museums of Małopolska” project**

Ner Tamid Lamp

**Full name: Bottle of "Brazilian Rum" produced the Jakob Haberfeld Vodka and Liqueur Factory in Oświęcim, Poland**

Founded in 1804 by Simon Haberfeld, this well-known company was the first factory ever established in the town of Oświęcim. A native of Turá Lúka (present-day Slovakia), Haberfeld relocated to Oświęcim in the late-eighteenth century to marry Jacheta Reider. Their son Jakub (1839–1904) transformed the plant into the renowned Spirit Refinery and the Vodka and Liqueur Factory.

The bottle dates back to the interwar period (1918-1939).

For more images and further information, visit: https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2047

Inventory number: MŻ 25/d

Localisation of the physical object: Auschwitz Jewish Center, Oświęcim, Poland

Digitalisation: Regional Digitalisation Lab, Małopolska Institute of Culture in Kraków, Poland; “Virtual Museums of Małopolska” project

Bottle of "Brazilian Rum" - J. Haberfeld Factory

In the original Hebrew meaning, the angel was simply "the messenger". In late Jewishness - and through it through Christianity - this concept was transformed into the concept of a being of the spiritual order that serves as a mediator between God and man. Faith in angels is common in many other religions and cultures. In Buddhism, the angels are called the devils and are described as shining heavenly beings, and in Hindu writings one can find the depiction of vivas - heavenly beings with wings whose task is to bring the mental powers of man into the states of light, joy and carelessness. In Islam there is faith in the angels who stand side by side and lead him an important part of the doctrine. Isle consists of the message that sent the angels to Muhammad.

author: Zuzana Olšiaková

Photogrammetry from 202 Canon D70 24 megapixel photos through RC. And somme retopo + backing textures with 3dsmax, Knald, Marmoset toolbag, de-lighting with Unity3d…

Angel

Candlestick for five candles from the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim

Time and place of creation: 2nd half of the 19th century, Oświęcim

Inventory number: MŻ 3

Museum: Auschwitz Jewish Centre

https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2083

http://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/o-nas

Digitalisation: Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project

Candlestick for five candles

Challah is a special bread in Jewish cuisine, usually braided and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as Shabbat and major Jewish holidays.

Baked by my wife. 

Photogrammetric model.

Challah Bread

Full name: **TV set from the house of Szymon Kluger in Oświęcim, Poland**

Model: "Neptun C" OT 1441

Manufacturer: Gdańskie Zakłady Radiowe / Gdańsk Radio Factory (1965)

A TV set from the collection of objects found in the house of Szymon Kluger (1925–2000), the last Jewish resident of Oświęcim. 

Szymon was one of the Jewish residents of Oświęcim who survived the Holocaust and eventually returned to their hometown. Surprisingly, he did so in the 1960s, when the last remaining Jews were on the point of leaving the town in the face of mounting antisemitism and a growing sense of isolation.

**For more images and further information, visit:** https://muzea.malopolska.pl/pl/lista-obiektow/2886

Inventory number: MZ-296-O

Localisation of the physical object: [Auschwitz Jewish Center](https://ajcf.pl/en/), Oświęcim, Poland 

**Digitalisation: Regional Digitalisation Lab, Małopolska Institute of Culture in Kraków, Poland; “Virtual Museums of Małopolska” project**

"Neptun" tv set from the house of Szymon Kluger

Artistic reconstruction of a miniature by Yakov Chernikhov, taken from the “101 Architectural Fantasies”.
Made for the opening of the exhibition at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow.

Yakov Chernikhov, Architectural Fantasy

**Szymon Kluger's Auschwitz Cross**

Instituted by Poland in 1985, the Auschwitz Cross is a decoration awarded to honour survivors of Nazi German concentration camps. Szymon Kluger (1925-2000), the last Jewish resident of Oświęcim, was presented with the Auschwitz Cross on 27 September 1989.

Szymon Kluger was one of the Jewish residents of Oświęcim who survived the Holocaust and eventually returned to their hometown. Surprisingly, he did so in the 1960s, when the last remaining Jews were on the point of leaving the town in the face of mounting antisemitism and a growing sense of isolation. 

**For more images and further information, visit:** https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2894

Inventory number: MZ-326-O

Localisation of the physical object: Auschwitz Jewish Center, Oświęcim, Poland 

**Digitalisation: Regional Digitalisation Lab, Małopolska Institute of Culture in Kraków, Poland; “Virtual Museums of Małopolska” project**

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