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Rabbis set up a huge candleholder "Menorah" in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Dec. 01, in Berlin, ahead of the start tonight of the eight-day-long and annual Jewish "Festival of Lights" that marks the rebellion of Maccabee Jews against the Greeks in 165 BC, which some believers say included a number of miracles pointing to divine providence.

Hanukkah prep: Rabbis set up a Menorah at the Bradenburg Gate in Berlin

By Elena Grothe

Hanukkah, the eight-day Festival of Lights, begins tonight at sundown.

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