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Holland America Line has big plans for the holidays

The Carnival-owned brand plans special food and beverage menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s Eve.

The Street

How a French rabbi helped build a thriving Jewish community in medieval York – before a shocking massacre

On the last night of Hanukkah 2023, a service was held in York on the site of the 12th-13th century Jewbury cemetery. The event was led by Rabbi Elisheva Salamo, the first rabbi to live in York for over 700 years.

The Conversation

International Space Station astronauts hang stockings and light a menorah for the holidays (images, video)

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated Christmas and Hannukah this festive season with the hanging of stockings and "lighting" a felt menorah.

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I Think Hallmark’s Round and Round Might Be The Best New Holiday Movie Of 2023

Hallmark's newest Hanukkah movie Round and Round has my vote for the Best New Holiday Movie of 2023.

Cinemablend

Gaza Hostage's Israeli Grandmother Marks Hanukkah at Leaders' Doorsteps

Firmly clenching her resolve, an Israeli grandmother spends Hanukkah under the star-kissed sky, captivating hearts, outside leaders' homes, demanding her g...

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Top Polish leaders celebrate Hanukkah in parliament after antisemitic incident

Top Polish leaders have joined members of the Jewish community for a Hanukkah celebration in parliament

The Independent UK

The enduring holiday gift of Chrismukkah

Author and TV critic Alan Sepinwall reflects on "The O.C." and its legacy of naming a popular interfaith holiday

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Islington menorah severely damaged after 'horrific antisemitic attack'

A lighting ceremony will be held at Islington Green on Thursday evening as a show of solidarity

Evening Standard

2,200-year-old tiles found in Jerusalem provide direct link to the history of Hanukkah

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed 16 ceramic tile fragments used in the construction of a Greek fortress.

LiveScience

Why did a far-right MP take a fire extinguisher to a Jewish menorah just as Poland's new government was being voted into power?

In an attack caught on video, a member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) used a fire extinguisher to put out the Hanukkah candles on a menorah positioned in a public area of the building, filling the room with mist and covering bystanders with foam. Grzegorz Braun, an MP for the…

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Far-right Polish MP expelled for using fire extinguisher on Hanukkah candles in parliament

Grzegorz Braun described Hanukkah as 'satanic'

Evening Standard

Polish Lawmaker Sprays Menorah, Calls Hanukkah Satanic, Faces Penalties

A rogue Polish MP disrupts a Hanukkah celebration in a bizarre spectacle, invoking controversy. Fallout includes salary loss. A unique incident indeed!

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Hanukkah food 2023: All the food that’s eaten during the Jewish Festival of Lights

From delicious doughnuts to luscious potato latkes, plenty of food is eaten during the eight-day festival of Hanukkah

The Independent UK

Hanukkah 2023: Five facts you didn’t know about Festival of Lights

This year Hanukkah takes place between the 7 and 15 December

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‘Overwhelm it with light’: Johnson talks antisemitism at menorah lighting

Congressional leaders presented a united front at the Hanukkah event at the Capitol, as lawmakers debate funding for Israel.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago celebrates Hanukkah, lighting 31-foot-tall Daley Plaza menorah

On the fifth night of Hanukkah, a crowd gathers in the Loop for a menorah lighting and to celebrate light and life.

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NASA astronaut spins the dreidel for Hanukkah aboard International Space Station (video)

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrated the first night of Hanukkah aboard the International Space Station with a felt menorah and video of a spinning dreidel in microgravity.

The Independent UK

Biden is hosting a Hanukkah ceremony at the White House as fears mount about rising antisemitism

President Joe Biden is hosting a White House reception to mark Hanukkah, celebrating the holiday as he has continued to denounce rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war

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The Independent UK

Live updates | Israel says it's prepared to fight for months to defeat Hamas

Israel says it is prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat Gaza’s Hamas rulers, as its ground offense intensifies with more airstrikes and artillery fire

The Independent UK

Holocaust survivors will mark Hanukkah amid worries over war in Israel, global rise of antisemitism

Holocaust survivors from around the globe will mark the start of the fifth day of Hanukkah together with a virtual ceremony as worries grow among Jews worldwide about the Israel-Hamas war and a spike of antisemitism in Europe, the United States and elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

‘The mood is subdued’: Hanukkah is marked by mourning for Jews across UK

For the Jewish community in York, as elsewhere, fears and distress over the war in Gaza haunt this year’s festival of light

The Independent UK

Hanukkah 2023: Five facts you didn’t know about Festival of Lights

This year Hanukkah takes place between the 7 and 15 December

The Independent UK

Hanukkah food 2023: All the food that’s eaten during the Jewish Festival of Lights

From delicious doughnuts to luscious potato latkes, plenty of food is eaten during the eight-day festival of Hanukkah

Latin Times

Hanukkah 2023: How Latinos Celebrate in the U.S. and Latin America

The meaning of Hanukkah and who celebrates it. Mexican and Colombian twists to the traditional celebration.

The Guardian - US

Man charged after allegedly firing gun outside synagogue in New York

No one was injured after Mufid Fawaz Alkhader allegedly fired a shotgun outside Temple Israel in Albany as Hanukkah began

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