Happy Hanukkah from the Brooklyn Museum! The festival of lights commemorates an event in the 2nd cen
Happy Hanukkah from the Brooklyn Museum! The festival of lights commemorates an event in the 2nd century CE, when a small group of Jews led by Judah the Maccabee rose against the ruling Syrian-Greek army and reclaimed the Holy Temple of Jerusalem. The eight-day celebration is observed with a nightly menorah (ritual candelabra) lighting, games, and fried food like latkes and jelly doughnuts called sufganiyot.Chag Sameach!Jewish. Hanukkah Menorah, late 19th-early 20th century. Silver-plated metal. Loaned by Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc. -- source link
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