Intro to Hanukkah

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Uploaded 10-12-20

Special thanks to co-writer Seth Weprin.
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Bibliography:
Dianne Ashton, "Hanukkah in America: A History," 2013
Jonathan Klawans and Lawrence Wills, The Jewish Annotated Apocrypha, 2020.
Ran Abramitzky, “Is Hanukkah Responsive to Christmas?” with Liran Einav and Oren Rigbi,Economic Journal, 120, 612-630, June 2010

Image Attributions (all public domain or CC):
Hydraulic lift and Menorah, by wikimedia user Ted Eytan: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017.12.12_National_Menorah,_Washington,_DC_USA_1361_(38980511032).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017.12.12_National_Menorah,_Washington,_DC_USA_1360_(38980499382).jpg

Israeli dreidels, by wikimedia user Adiel lo; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah#/media/File:Colorful_dreidels2.JPG

Latke, by Wikimedia user Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Potato_latkes#/media/File:LatkeFry.JPG

Model from Holy Land Museum in Jerusalem, Wikimedia user Ariely: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_in_Jerusalem#/media/File:Second_Temple.jpg

Antiochus IV Coin by Classical Numismatic Group, Inc, CC-BY-SA 2.5: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Coins_of_Antiochus_IV#/media/File:Antiochos_IV_Epiphanes_face.png

Menorah, photo by Gil Dekel, wikimedia user 39james, CC BY-SA 4.0:

Gelt pictures, Wikimedia User Evan-Amos, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chocolate-Gold-Coins.jpg

Sfenj donut image, Wikimedia User Maor X: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sfenj#/media/File:Sfenj_sprinkled_with_sugar_and_served_on_a_plate.jpg

Sephardis reading Torah, Wikimedia User Sagie Maoz: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torah_Reading_Sephardic_custom.jpg

Ethiopian Jew celebrating Sigd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sigd-27.11.08.jpg

National Menorah and Washington Monument, Wikimedia User Ted Eytan: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Menorah_and_Tree_7677_(6560511695).jpg

Hanukkah candles up close, Wikimedia user, RonAlmog: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%94_-_Hanukkah_(5235406326).jpg

Hanukkah bush image, Wikimedia user, Jonah Green: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hanukkah_bush.jpg

August Reidel painting, Wikimedia User, Yelkrokoyade: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judith_-_August_Riedel_1840.jpg

Impressive photograph juxtaposing National Menorah with National Christmas Tree, Wikimedia User Tim Evanson: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Menorah_and_National_Christmas_Tree_-_2014.jpg

Menorah at Western wall, CC BY-2.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerusalem_(8141581212).jpg



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