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Poland’s president has paid tribute to Jewish communities in Poland and worldwide for the help they have extended to Ukrainian refugees this year

All the dreidels, latkes and Yiddish feels less like representation and more like reinforcing antisemitic tropes

"It's called the festival of lights and it expresses the idea of freedom over tyranny."

Sitting in the heart of one of Britain's biggest Jewish communities, Let’s Fress is a Whitefield institution

Hanukkah, the Jewish “festival of lights,” commemorates a story of a miracle, when oil meant to last for one day lasted for eight. Today, Jews light the menorah, a candelabra with eight candles – and one “helper” candle, called a shamas – to remember the Hanukkah oil, which kept the…

In Israel, jelly doughnuts for Hanukkah are especially popular, and are sometimes filled with chocolate or halvah, too.

Menorah lighting, car parades and drone shows are planned

Jelly doughnuts are a common treat during Hanukkah

Candy canes are fun. Gift cards are useful. But nothing festively stuffs a stocking — or brightens a Hanukkah or Kwanzaa for that matter — quite like a beer tasting of the season.