Moroccan Jewish Holiday (Hanukkah) Candleholder: "Hanukkiah"

This is a Moraccan Jewish candelabra, called "Hanukkiah," used to celebrate the Jewish holiday "Hanukkah." The Hanukkah festival, celebrated for eight days and nights, began in 164 B.C.E., when Judah Maccabee liberated the Jerusalem Temple from Greek control, re-sanctified it, and declared an eight-day celebration of "joy and gladness". Jewish troops were determined to purify the Temple by burning ritual oil in the Temple.

The "hanukkiah", or Hanukkah candleholder, has receptacles for eight lights, one for each night. A ninth receptacle, called the servitor or shammash, is often included in the lamp as well. The hanukkiah is used to perform the central ritual of the eight-day Festival of Hanukkah, the kindling of a lamp for each night of the Festival.

This hanukkiah is topped with a crown. On the backplate, an engraving shows two lions holding a menorah. The hanukkiah has tiny oil pots at its base. A removable pitcher for each night distributing the oil hangs from an attachment on the backplate, as does the shammash.

Judaism is a religion in which people believe that there is one god (monotheism), the same god the Christians and Muslims worship, who created the universe and has a personal relationship with humans. The religion was founded in Israel about 4,000 years ago by Abraham, who entered into a covenant with God to follow the laws of God. Moses received the Jewish holy book from God. Scholars disagree about whether there is an afterlife. Jews are waiting for the Messiah who may bring about an afterlife.

In Morocco, the hanukkiah is typically hung on the wall in the doorway next to the mezuzah, Consequently, the hanukkiah has a flat back with a means of hanging it. This hanukkiah is engraved with a menorah, two Stars of David and the ten commandments. Tiny oil wells are placed at the base. The shammash is welded to the backplate.
Source:
https://www.metmuseum.org/articles/moldovan-hanukkah-menorah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah_menorah
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/8-hanukkah-traditions-from-around-the-world/