Today in History: Happy Hanukkah
Today in History–December 17–the Library of Congress features Hanukkah. On this date in 1979 President Jimmy Carter participated in the first National Menorah Lighting. Also known as the Feast or Festival of Lights, Hanukkah reflects the story of a one-day supply of oil at the temple miraculously burning for eight days. Find out more by reviewing the Today in History section, then click the links below for related resources.
A large menorah, a candalabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish celebration of Hanukkah 2016
Hanukkah historical newspaper coverage
The enemies of Israel; a Hanukkah fantasy in one act 1917
Quick to the Party: Southern Jews and the Americanization of Hanukkah 2007 webcast
Chanuka celebration by the Young Men’s Hebrew Association 1880
Chanuka historical newspaper coverage
David of Modin : a Chanukah play 1903
Chanukah sketch 1921
Happy Chanukah dear son letter from Jennie Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, 1978
Chanukah historical newspaper coverage
Library blog posts
- Happy Hanukkah from the Poetry and Literature Center December 14, 2012
- Highlighting the Holidays: Happy Hanukkah Library of Congress December 18, 2014
- Sophie Maslow and the Chanukah Festivals for Israel In The Muse December 3, 2018
I Made You Out of Clay Wise Guide
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