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Turkish-American Jews celebrate Hanukkah at Turkish House in New York for first time

At a ceremony to celebrate Hanukkah hosted by the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C. and the Turkish Consulate in New York, members of the Jewish community lit a 19th-century menorah.

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The Chief Rabbi of Türkiye, Isak Haleva, also attended the ceremony from Istanbul via video conference to wish Jews in the U.S. a happy Hanukkah.