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Jason DeRose

Hanukkah celebrations inspire Jewish joy despite war and increasing antisemitism

Jews around the U.S. are balancing the desire to celebrate Hanukkah and the need to feel safe. (Jason DeRose/NPR)

A central Hanukkah memory for Becca Cuellar is of the menorah in her childhood home.

"We had like a big brick fireplace and a wooden mantel," she says. "And I just specifically remember the wax melting on that. Wax everywhere, which is so fun and beautiful."

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