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Hanukkah! Lighting the candles in Wrocław


Since Hanukkah week was during our meeting in Poland the candles were lighted every evening. The day we were in Wrocław we went to the synagogue, where the candles were lighted publicly. It was a special atmosphere, standing in front of the Stork synagogue, where one by one the first three candles were lit. Then Hanukkah songs were sung and danced. Afterwards we met the Rabbi's wife, who actually was from Israel, living in Poland for two years by now and she would talk with us (in Polish and Hebrew) for more than an hour. It was very interesting to listen to her story.


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