Benno Elkan

Benno Elkan OBE (2 December 1877 – 10 January 1960,) was a German-born British sculptor and medallist.

His work includes the big Menorah standing in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem and also numerous monuments, busts and medals in Germany and England.

In February 1900, he was among 17 people who founded German football club FC Bayern Munich.

[3] He studied and worked in Paris, Rome and Frankfurt am Main, and moved to London following the rise of the Nazis in Germany in 1933.

He was an exhibitor in International Exhibitions in Germany, France, Italy, and England; his works are in many museums in Europe.

Benno Elkan
Knesset Menorah outside the Knesset , Jerusalem , Israel
Bronze figure, Dortmund