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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Dzierżoniów, just facts

Dzierżoniów [d͡ʑerˈʐɔɲuf] ( German : Reichenbach im Eulengebirge [ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩bax] ; from 1945-1946 Polish : Rychbach, Drobniszew ) [1] is a town located at the foot of the Owl Mountains in southwestern Poland , within the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship ). It is the seat of Dzierżoniów County , and of Gmina Dzierżoniów (although it is not part of the territory of the latter, since the town forms a separate urban gmina ). Established in the 13th century, Dzierżoniów is a historical Lower Silesian town that covers an area of 20.1 square kilometres (7.8 sq mi), and according to official figures for 2008 has a population of 34,396. It is named after Polish priest and scientist Jan Dzierżon . [2] Unique and architecturally rich , Dzierżoniów features a central market s...

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