For Hanukkah, Local Communities Share Light & Resilience

With antisemitism at record-high levels and violence against Jews in the headlines, Hanukkah celebrations are taking on added significance this year.

On the first two nights of , members of local Jewish communities, along with their non-Jewish neighbors and local officials, gathered together in freezing temperatures for public menorah lightings large and small.

After the deadly mass shooting of a Hanukkah celebration on Australia’s Bondi Beach, these gatherings served as an opportunity to show resilience and unity, while also enjoying the traditional celebration of joy and light.

Radio Catskill’s Jason Dole attended Hanukkah lightings in Parksville and Monticello and brings you this report.