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For a while he and his father shared a barrack. In spite of the unspeakable horror, oppression and hardship, many Jews held onto what scraps of Jewish religious observance they could. One year, the inmates became aware of the fact that it was the first night of Hanukkah, the festival of lights, and Hugo’s father constructed a little Hanukkah menorah out of scrap metal. For a wick, he took some threads from his prison uniform and for oil, he had saved up some of the meagre rations of margarine. Hugo’s father secretly gathered little Hugo and others to celebrate this first night of Hanukkah...

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The silver candlestick used in the Jewish festival of Chanukah (the Festival of Lights). - Credit: PA An interfaith organisation covering the boroughs of Hackney and Haringey has postponed its annual Chanukah and Advent celebrations until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chair of the north London branch of the Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) Ivor Millman  sent out a seasonal message on December 13, when the event was previously planned to be held. Chair of the committee for the North London Council of Christians and Jews, Ivor Millman. - Credit: CCJ The date marks halfway thr...

(JTA) — 2020 has one thing going for it: This year’s Hanukkah messages from the United States’ top leaders were ample, and for the first time included a Jewish family

US president-elect says he hopes 8 nights of holiday 'are filled with family, love, and light,' while his VP pick calls festival a 'a celebration of tikkun olam'