Dec 7, 2023 - World
In photos: Hanukkah around the world
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Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal and Rabbi Shmuel Segal dance after a menorah was set up at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Dec. 6. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images
Hanukkah starts at sundown on Thursday and comes amid the Israel-Hamas war, a war in Ukraine and rising antisemitism around the world.
Through the lens: Despite the anxiety, Jewish communities and their allies from Berlin to New York gathered together in public spaces to celebrate the start of the Jewish eight-day, wintertime festival of lights.
- Here of some images of joy as the celebrations begin:
