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In Holland, one of the world’s most expensive Hanukkah menorahs hides in plain sight
The Nieuwenhuys menorah can hide in plain sight because ... But in the Netherlands, where thousands of Jews found haven after fleeing the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisition of the 16th century ...
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Size matters: How a ‘largest menorah’ tiff landed two rabbis in Jewish court
NEW YORK (JTA) — Each year in Brooklyn, Chabad Rabbi Shimon Hecht ascends 33 and a half feet to light the tallest menorah in the world. But he’s not allowed to call it that anymore.
The Forward1mon
His home did not survive the Eaton Fire. But one precious family heirloom did.
He had left behind his grandmother’s menorah. A Holocaust survivor, Leah Kotler had been the family matriarch, and the menorah her totem. It had been a fixture of Kotler Hanukkah gatherings ...
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Global response after menorah is vandalised
Rabbi Eliezer Tunk said this year's grand menorah lighting "turned into an extraordinary show of unity and resilience" Support and donations have come in from across the world after a Hannukah ...
Metro Times2mon
Detroit to host its largest menorah lighting in Campus Martius
Thousands are expected to gather at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit on Dec. 25 for Menorah in the D, the city’s largest public celebration of Hanukkah. The annual event, which begins at 5 p.m ...