A Menorah over a Synagogue - Weathervane Wednesday

Today's "weathervane" was photographed by fellow genealogy blogger June Stearns Butka.  It might not be a weathervane, and only a decorative finial on the steeple of this religious building, but I thought it was so unique and unusual that I included it in this series.

This menorah can be seen on the steeple above the Chabad Lubavitch of the North Shore in Swampscott, Massachusetts.  This is a shul, not a synagogue, "a place of prayer and study".

This menorah was erected over this former Seventh-day Adventist church over 20 years ago.  It is a six foot tall menorah with electric lights.  It is a landmark in the town of Swampscott, right across the street from the Atlantic Ocean.  It is a permanent decoration on this shul, not just at Hannukah, but year round.

In this news article from 2019 the menorah is described as a "six foot tall menorah on top of Chabad of the North Shore in Swampcott, which was hoisted by a bucket truck on top of the building about 20 years ago... The green, metal menorah, a gift from Richard and Dotty Tatelman, is so high up in the air that Jews and non-Jews alike often use it when giving directions." 
https://jewishjournal.org/2019/12/12/on-the-north-shore-menorahs-survive-and-illuminate/   


For the truly curious:

Chabad Lubavitch of the North Shore:   https://www.nsjewish.com/ 

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "A Menorah over a Synagogue - Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted April 29, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-menorah-over-synagogue-weathervane.html: accessed [access date]).