The festival of Chanukah commemorates the Maccabees’ victory over the Syrian tyrant Antiochus IV, who had conquered Jerusalem and seized the Temple in his efforts to Hellenize Judea. Resisting ...

Bart Littlejohn lights the first candle on the menorah outside the Lawrence Public Library on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. Ahead of Thursday night’s menorah lighting to celebrate Hanukkah, the Lawrence ...

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HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Hanukkah celebrations in Holyoke took on special significance this year as the community gathered to light the menorah outside City Hall, just days after a tragic shooting at a ...

CLEVELAND — Downtown Cleveland came alive Thursday night as the Jewish community gathered in Public Square to celebrate the second night of Hanukkah, also known as the "Festival of Lights." A ...

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The temperature hovered around 15 degrees below zero, but that didn’t keep a large crowd from gathering at Golden Heart Park early Sunday evening to witness the lighting of the menorah atop an ice ...

OUT THERE, COMPLETE NINE-DAY FORECAST COMING UP. WELL, IT’S A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION. ON THE SECOND NIGHT OF HANUKKAH, KANSAS CITY MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS AND CITY MANAGER BRIAN PLATT HELPED CELEBRATE THE ...

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