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10 Dec, 9 tweets, 4 min read
Celebrations of Chanukkah around the world 🕎 (THREAD)
Hanukkah celebration in the US, 1940-1950.
An Ethiopian Jewish immigrant in Israel wears a Hanukkah crown, 1992.
A Jewish woman lighting Hanukkah candles, Germany in the 30’s.
Jews in a Hanukkah party in Casablanca, Morocco 1969.
Celebration of Hanukkah in the Jewish community in Brazil, 1983.
Celebrations in Singapore in the 50’s.
Jewish musicians in a Hanukkah party in the 50’s, Algeria.
Parents play Hanukkah games at a kindergarten party, Israel in the 50’s.

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