US risks ‘complicity in war crimes’, says Human Rights Watch – as it happened This blog is closed The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2023
Marking start of Hanukkah, Emhoff condemns antisemitism, says Biden and Harris 'have your back' Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says American Jews are “feeling alone” and “in pain” as he denounces rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad, particularly amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
Round and Round: release date, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the Hallmark Channel Hanukkah movie A woman finds herself in a time loop in Round and Round, an all-new Hallmark Channel holiday movie. Here's everything we know about the Hanukkah film. WhatToWatch · Dec 7, 2023
Shots fired outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, shooter's motive unknown Officials say a 28-year-old man is in police custody after allegedly firing two rounds from a shotgun outside a Jewish temple in Albany, New York The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
Watch: World’s largest menorah lit for Hanukkah in Washington DC Watch as the world's largest menorah is lit in Washington DC to celebrate Hanukkah on Thursday, 7 December. The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
This year's Hanukkah celebrations are tempered by Israel's war with Hamas To get a sense of how synagogues are celebrating the holiday, we hear from two rabbis about their congregations' plans to celebrate Hanukkah. WEKU · Dec 7, 2023
Watch: Families light 138 menorah candles for every Hamas hostage still missing Watch as families light the "Hostages Hanukkah menorah" in Israel as 138 people remain held captive by Hamas on Thursday, 7 December. The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
Hanukkah 2023: Five facts you didn’t know about Festival of Lights This year Hanukkah takes place between the 7 and 15 December The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
Hanukkah food 2023: All the food that’s eaten during the Jewish Festival of Lights From delicious doughnuts to luscious potato latkes, plenty of food is eaten during the eight-day festival of Hanukkah The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
Germany's chancellor lights first Hanukkah candle on a huge menorah at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed his unwavering support for the Jewish people as he lit the first Hanukkah candle on a huge menorah in front of Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
NASA astronaut will celebrate Hanukkah in space with felt menorah NASA International Space Station astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli will pin candles on a felt menorah to honor Hanukkah, the Jewish festival that begins Dec. 7. Space · Dec 7, 2023
7 best Hanukkah movies, ranked Watch the best Hanukkah movies to celebrate the festival of lights, including Eight Crazy Nights and The Night Before Tom’s Guide · Dec 7, 2023
Hanukkah message of light in darkness feels uniquely relevant to US Jews amid war, antisemitism Preparing for Hanukkah feels uniquely somber yet defiant this year for the Jewish communities in and around Miami Beach The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023
Hanukkah celebrations begin as Chicago area prepares for 8 days of lights Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is an eight-day commemoration that begins Thursday. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023
The Conversation · Dec 5, 2023 Hanukkah celebrations have changed dramatically − but the same is true of Christmas Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas. Articles and op-eds in newspapers remind readers of that fact every year, lamenting that the Jewish Festival of Lights has almost become an imitation of the Christian holiday.
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023 Gove warns councils not to cancel Hanukkah celebration over Middle East conflict Havering Borough Council in east London had planned not to light Hanukkah candles from December 7 over concerns they could be vandalised
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023 OPINION - Message to politicians and activists: Stop being reductive on Israel-Gaza, it's not what the British public wants Havering Council’s decision to cancel celebrations for the upcoming festival of Hanukkah — and then rapidly u-turn — is a good example of how not to navigate community relations in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023 For a different take on latkes, try these ginger sweet potato pancakes with orange zest Traditional Hanukkah latkes are pancakes made from white potatoes and simply seasoned with salt, pepper and onion
Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023 OPINION - Havering council's attempt to cancel Hanukkah sent a truly chilling message The sky was rarely darker than on a moonless night in Theresienstadt. Of the 140,000 Czech Jews imprisoned in the concentration camp-ghetto in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, a quarter died of disease or starvation. The rest were carted away, murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau and other death camps in the East. Yet even in…
Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023 Havering Council reverses decision to cancel Hanukkah candle lighting after controversy The council has made a hasty u-turn
Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023 Havering Council under fire after deciding not to light Hanukkah candles The decision is branded 'miserable' by the head of the Antisemitism Policy Trust
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023 What to know about Hannukah and how it's celebrated around the world Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023 ‘We are capitulating to terrorism’: Anger as Hanukkah celebration scrapped over vandalism fears ‘We cannot allow antisemitism to win in Britain’ Andrew Rosindell said after Havering Council’s decision
Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2023 London council will not light Hanukkah candles over fears of ‘inflaming’ tensions Havering Council in east London has said it would be “unwise” for the traditional menorah to be installed outside Havering Town Hall in Romford
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023 Council will not light Hanukkah candles over fears of ‘inflaming’ tensions Havering Council in east London has said it would be “unwise” for the traditional menorah to be installed outside Havering Town Hall in Romford.