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Hanukkah
History of ancient Jerusalem and its people
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Learn about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah
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A look into the Hanukkah celebration
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Judaism - Hanukkah. Jewish family lighting a candle on a menorah. Also called Festival of Lights or Feast of Lights.
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History of ancient Jerusalem and its people
Learn about the history of Hanukkah.
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Learn about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah
Learn about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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A look into the Hanukkah celebration
Overview of Hanukkah.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Hanukkah
Lighting the menorah in celebration of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
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Hanukkah lamp
Hanukkah lamp, silver with enamel inlays on copper alloy by Johann Adam Boller (1679–1732),...
Photograph by Katie Chao. The Jewish Museum, New York City, gift of Frieda Schiff Warburg, S 563
menorah
The lighting of a menorah for each of the eight days of Hanukkah.
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Hanukkah menorah
Hanukkah menorah, New York, 1919; in the Jewish Museum, New York City.
Graphic House/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Hanukkah lamp
Hanukkah lamp from Brody, Galicia (now in Ukraine), 1787; in the Jewish Museum, New...
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Hanukkah lamp
Hanukkah lamp, silver with enamel medallions, by Johann Adam Boller, early 18th century,...
Jewish Museum, New York City
Hanukkah lamp
Hanukkah lamp from Hermann Stadt, Hungary, 1775; in the Jewish Museum, New York City.
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