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Hanukkah Memories

By Celeste Barber

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Santa Barbara Current
Dec 24, 2024
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Latkes, Dreidels, and Presents

This year, Hanukkah begins December 25, which for Christians is, of course, Christmas Day. For others, it is the first of the eight nights of Hanukkah, the Jewish Celebration of Light, ending Thursday, January 2.

When my son was a 3rd grader at Monte Vista School, his teacher asked if Eric and I would present a “show and tel…

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