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Chanukah Unplugged
by Carol Tice
Our Chanukah candles shone extra-bright last year. That's because they were the only lights in our house. |
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A Chanukah Carol_
by Chana (Jenny) Weisberg
In one moment of silence, my Jewish identity was born. |
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Chanukah in Iowa_
by Miriam Meir
I was the only Jewish child in the auditorium, and sometimes felt I was the only Jewish girl in the entire world. |
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Light in the Strangest of Places_
by Batsheva Hirschman Frankel
At a Grateful Dead concert one Chanukah, I felt like the only Jew in the world. Then an amazing thing happened. |
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A Jewish Child on Christmas_
by Sarah Shapiro
My parents succeeded so well in creating a wonderful Christmas for their children. What would have made them suspect that somewhere inside me, something was amiss? |
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The Candles and the Tree_
by Rabbi Yonason Goldson
The child who sees no difference between the flames of the menorah and the twinkling lights of the tree testifies to the victory of the Greeks. |
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Hippie Chanukah_
by Miriam Katz
Amidst the pre-Xmas frenzy, a group of idealistic college students unexpectedly discover Chanukah's quiet illumination. |
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The Blazing Mezuzah_
by Brian Silvey
In the midst of a fraternity party, my Jewish spark was unexpectedly ignited. |
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Hope in Hell_
by S. B. Unsdorfer
We had been helped by God, even in this forsaken little camp at Nieder-Orschel. |
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Chanukah Lights Dancing
by Dr. Jackie Yaris
Chanukah's tiny lights brazenly face the night's bitter challenge, transforming fear into a soft caress of hope. |
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My Holocaust-Spoon Chanukah
by I.I. Cohen
A survivor of three concentration camps recalls how ingenuity and the will to survive led to a memorable Chanukah observance. |
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Holocaust Miracle
by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
As in the Time of the Maccabbees, a great miracle happened. |
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Holocaust Survival
by David C. Gross
With the help of God, the Jews as a people will outlive their cruel foes and emerge triumphant in the end. |
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California Dreamin'
by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
God shines his light in some of the seemingly darkest places and turns night into day. |
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Jewish Child On XMas
by Sarah Shapiro
He succeeded so well, my father, creating a wonderful Christmas for his family, but he never guessed that somewhere inside me, something was missing. |
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Christmas in Brooklyn_
by Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller
My parents had no clue as to why they lit the electric menorah on Chanukah.In truth, the mystique of Christmas had no real competition. |
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The Way We Were
by Ted Roberts
In my time -- Chanukah meant only a dime -- maybe a quarter if you were a world-class kid. It also meant potato latkes, naturally; and a visit to grandparents and aunts. |
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The Piercing Shaft of Light
by Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller
Each of us has a dark spot concealed from ourselves due to overwhelming pain and shame. How do we turn on the lights? |
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Chanukah in Baghdad
by Elan S. Carr
An American Jewish soldier of Iraqi descent lights the Menorah in Saddam Hussein's palace. |
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