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IN PHOTOS: Hanukkah menorah lightings around the world

Jews gather worldwide for public Menorah lighting ceremonies on the first night of Hanukkah. Below are some photos from celebrations in Berlin, Budapest and Moscow.

Jews all around the world lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Tuesday night.

 

 

In the German capital Berlin, many attended Menorah lighting at Pariser Platz, near the Brandenburg Gate.

 

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Berlin Hanukkah (צילום: EPA)

 

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Brandenburg Gate menorah (צילום: AP)

 

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Berlin (צילום: MCT)

 

Hundreds gathered in Budapest, Hungary to light the first candle at the square outside Nyugati Railway Terminal.

 

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Menorah by Nyugati Station (צילום: AP)

 

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Budapest (צילום: AFP)

  

Oscar winning movie director László Nemes lit the first candle together with the executive Rabbi of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation Rabbi Slomó Köves.

 

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Director Laslo Nemes (צילום: EPA)

 

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Moscow (צילום: AFP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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